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04-30-2013, 11:19 PM | #1 |
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Any of the FI kits CARB approved yet?
Any of the Turbo or Supercharger kits CARB approved or pending?
I've been trying to keep up but there's just way too much noise in some of these FI threads. Any help would be great. |
04-30-2013, 11:25 PM | #2 |
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The Vortech kit is in the process of getting certified. From what I understand this pertains to their complete kit, and not their tuner kit
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Simple answer is no
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Not yet. Like sdsubie said, Vortech is applying for CARB approval in the near future.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31633
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Yeah, very important for people to understand that Vortech is CARB approved ONLY with their tune. Using a different tune renders it non-CARB approved.
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05-01-2013, 07:35 AM | #6 |
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Ive heard mixed opinions but does CARB approval = CA legality? Their tune doesnt bother me because theres not really a way of knowing if its vortechs tune or not lol I doubt the smog tech will care that much to check.
Being CA legal in the future really would convince me to shell out for their kit. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
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CARB stands for California Air Resources Board. They're the non-elected lawmakers in California where air quality is concerned. So yes, CARB approval automatically means CA legal.
Vortech does the CARB thing so often, it's almost guaranteed that if they say they're going for CARB approval, they will get it. |
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Of course, nothing stops you from buying the complete kit, then going to a third-party tuner for their custom tune. Technically you'd be in violation of CARB, but as you said - no inspection tech will know the difference. Edit: clarified complete vs. tuner kit - I realize that there are third party vendors that will sell the complete kit as well, so it isn't necessarily purchasing direct from Vortech. Last edited by Foobar; 05-01-2013 at 09:20 AM. |
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They will care if it fails the physical or visual inspection. You will have to take the official install diagram so they can ensure its proper. Get ready to visit the state referee every time you get pulled over and they make you pop your hood. A lot of police officers don't buy the sticker deal and will send you to the referee to ensure it is legit. As long as your tune is clean and the ecu reports that all emission systems are OK you will pass. Last time I went I had an ecutek flash still on my Subaru but it ran even cleaner than stock. The ref even congratulated me. Problem was that all this costs time and money to do.
They also cross reference your sticker and kit over the internet on the carb site. It shows up with pics and all the details. |
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This is a link to the page that most referees will use:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermk...es/amquery.php Hopefully the link works... |
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I feel so sorry for car enthusiasts in California... Damn.....
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Don't. We have an "inversion" layer here that's caused by the mountain ranges. It traps pollution in the Los Angeles basin and is nasty. I'm glad the air here is pretty clean compared to 30 years ago. Other cities in the US are different. You had your pollution blown away because there were no geographic features to block it. Not so in CA.
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