05-05-2020, 10:41 AM | #2 | |
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2- I recommend upgrading the charge pipe with any stage 3- Not familiar with CA laws, but the charge pipe can easily be seen 4- You do not have anything to worry about as long as you are running the recommended maps for your mods
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05-08-2020, 03:11 PM | #3 |
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I could counter and say maybe it's the manufacturers who suck. Why they couldn't get some of these products CARB approved is beyond me especially when they are dealing in the biggest marketplace in the US. However, it is a little frustrating when you read about the bolt-ons and tunes other members are adding and we are stuck with piggyback solutions we can unplug when getting a smog check.
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05-08-2020, 03:43 PM | #4 |
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On the bright side, it saves you the money on a mod that isn't really either necessary or beneficial. In the unlikely event that you bust a pipe, the new replacements will probably last another 40k, and until you start really pushing the tune and adding parts, they won't make any more power.
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05-10-2020, 08:00 AM | #5 | |
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Every state (or most of them?) has laws that limit mods, and thus every state has probably had modders harassed by police writing tickets for them or inspectors failing to pass registrations. When I was starting out, that was a tactic to take cars off the street, via massive fines worth more than the cost of the car (it used to be a form of bench racing to calculate your current 'ticket-level' - mine was over a grand on my 240z). |
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05-10-2020, 12:33 PM | #6 |
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I know it's all chance, but there don't seem to be too many N20/N26 charge pipes that have blown at all, seems to be more of an N55 issue. I've been on the stock pipe with no issue - Stage 1, some people blow them stock with no tune, etc.
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05-10-2020, 12:57 PM | #7 |
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Why don't you buy a used OEM pipe on the cheap or an aftermarket one and keep it in your trunk with some duct tape or an extra clamp? If it blows you tape it up/clamp it and limp to a shop or dealer, have them install. Gotta pay to play, right?
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05-10-2020, 03:55 PM | #9 |
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I got the black ER one and it looks the same, just not cheap plastic..shocked if they knew it was after market.
Cops can pull you over and look at mods ? WTH is that ? I would laugh at them and go to jail. Is that just a CA thing ? |
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05-10-2020, 05:43 PM | #10 |
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Wow thats crazy. And I believe all sites have that "legal" misnomer on it for California, they have to for obvious no mod reasons I guess.
The ER I got has no visible writing and before/after pics look really close. Man I couldn't live with that. Good luck |
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