Cold Air Intake

[DirtieWork]

Hello every one im completely new to this forum and to tuning i have a questin about cold air intakes i was looking at the Injen Cold Air Intake but it says that its (No CARB) OFF-ROAD USE ONLY what the heck does that mean i live in cali so i know emissions are a big thing. thanx in advance!!!

[DirtieWork]

O and one more question how hard is it to install a cold air intake as opposed to a short ram intake. and are there there any benefits to getting one over the other?

[ThetC]

in my complete honest opinion, cold air intakes is a waste of a concept and money, and could potentially mess your engine up (if water is inducted) the best possible intake you can do on a tc is the weapon-r intake made by monster motorworks.... it is a mean short ram, its gonna save you dough, and they have an awsome option of a cold air box..... even without the cold air box, it produces more horsepower than a cold air intake, im not goin to tell you how it is constructed though, though you should check it out and be amased......hint- its a secret

[ThetC]

amazed* lmao

[DirtieWork]

cool thanx can anyone help with the no carb part i am still confused about that does that mean it wont pass smog or that i can get a ticket for having it?

[ThetC]

dont worry about it, its only the air comming in, not the air going out, no prob

[DirtieWork]

cool thanx bro...i just ordered the monster motorworks intake

[navylife59]

CAI is not a bad concept. Why suck in heated air as opposed to cooler (ambient) temp air? This entire debate on water logging your engine is unfounded. Looking at a correct CAI install, you can plainly see that the filter is in a enclosed area. This means it can only ingest water if you are driving thru some severly deep water. You shouldn't be doing this anyway so don't worry about it.

[ThetC]

i still recomend the weapon-r with the cold air box, its the best set up...
monstermotorworks.com

[ThetC]

niiiiccee, you will love it

[navylife59]

Sounds good but I am going to go with a custom RAM set up.

[DirtieWork]

Well they sell some kind of ram air attachment for the intake i got over at monster motorworks should i get that as well???

[chicotunner07]

If its not CARB aproved then dont get it, u could run into some trouble in california, if u live somewhere else, then go for it, anything that is not CARB legal will get u introuble in cali, and definitely do with a CAI, i really have never met or spoken to anybody that had a water logging problem with a CAI, that is unless they are complete a-holes, tell me would you drive into a 2ft puddle or would u drive around it? CAI arent the problems dumb drivers are the problems!!

[DirtieWork]

WHAT IN THE &@#^ is CARB any way???

[chicotunner07]

California Air Resources Board, im guessin ur not from Cali, neither am i but i read alot of magazines, the reason why manufacturers go out of their way to make something CARB approved is because they know if it is legal in California, then its legal in any other place!! Hawaii has something like that too i believe

[DirtieWork]

Actualy i am from cali im just very and i stress very new to tuning my car...i just got my 07 tc spec last week...and untill now i had a crap car that was worth less than a full tank of gass...so now that i got my new baby im all about tuning to i stess that im a n00b please be kind....

[DirtieWork]

o ya and i appreciate all of the help patience!!!

[chicotunner07]

So yeah, if u decide to put anything on ur car make sure its CARB approved, or you will not be able to pass emmissions

[DirtieWork]

well cant i just put the origional one back on when i go to smog it?

[chicotunner07]

yeah, u could, an intake is easy to swap out, but when u get into more complicated things like a turbo kit, or a whole exhaust system, then it becomes a little harder to do, just look around, a lot of manufacturers make CARB approved products!!