Carb approved kits for California

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Gota laugh at the fanboys...
I posted in the GTM thread twice regarding the CARB approval.
First post was ignored, follow up post was deleted.. I had only asked how many GTM kits had previously been CARB certified.

Smoke & Mirrors..

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roy'sz

took the liberty to google it. Only saw results for stillen.....so....yeah! But for the record, if I did live in a state that didn't require it, best belive not 1 part would be carb legal lol.

Nixlimited

My issue with CARB is the methodology of enforcement. I am all for cleaner air and such, but then why don't you measure my emissions rather than failing me because I have changed something? For example, a CAI may have absolutely no effect on my emissions, or I may still be well within allowed emissions, but I am going to fail just because I put the part on? That's crap, and it has no rational relation to the end goal, which is improving air quality. If I had it my way, what you did to your car wouldn't matter so long as you passed the emissions test, since that's what actually matters. In the mean time, CARB just kills innovation and small businesses that want to sell parts to car enthusiasts. Fortunately, enough of us are willing to ignore CARB to keep shops in business.

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TerribleONE

Yea I can't see that happening to be honest

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Nixlimited

They recently posted that all their parts have been approved. I can definitely see it happening. It is a slow and arduous process, unfortunately.

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weiboy718

I hope it does! I believe my 1st smog is next year

tower74

I take it you have to go through all the same BS if you put a turbo on as well? Glad I live in the mid west....fewer people means fewer BS rules

Lug

Turbo system will simply not be approved in cali. I remember JWT trying for years to get their twin turbo on the 350Z approved, don't think it ever happened.

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tower74

Damn that sucks...Just don't under why they have to be so anal about modding the car. As long as we don't remove the catalytic converter then we're golden in Missouri...at the same time if you know the right people...inspection....we don't need no inspections.

Lug

We have a simple exhaust test where they...you know...test what comes out of your tailpipe. To a logical person without an agenda, that should be the end-all of emissions testing. If the goal is met, who gives a rats *** what the engine/exhaust is doing to get it. Methinks Cali has other things in mind and other axes to grind with their emissions standards.

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esfourteen

New York doesn't even do emissions on OBD II cars anymore, its simply a scan for codes and visual inspection (kick the tires)

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Nixlimited

This is exactly the point. I'm actually not sure what they are doing is technically legal. My car shouldn't fail it's emissions test based on a visual inspection if it in fact is well below the emissions standard, which, btw, is VERY low. My STi--with absolutely no emissions equipment--very nearly passed the sniffer. I could have probably tuned it on the spot to get it to pass. If OEMs can make turbo cars, then there should not be anything to prevent a well-made aftermarket turbo kit on a non-OEM turbo car. It's the stupid California legislature which is corrupt and incompetent.

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tower74

I agree...Unless your car is spitting out tons of black smoke what's the big issue. I can understand the smog issues but it seems more like a plot just to get even more money because I'm sure it's not free.

ByThaBay

Time to revive this old thread.... Enthusiast Auto Care in collaboration with BTW tuning are proud to bring you the first 50 state C.A.R.B. approved twin turbo kit for the vq37vhr platform. All Nissan/Infiniti models will be covered. Testing has already completed and the kit has passed all the tests.

We are gearing up to meet major demand for this kit and are not taking pre-orders yet. The CARB EO# has not been assigned yet. We expect the EO# to be assigned within a few months, then we will begin taking orders.

Here are some details about the kit:

*Ecutek tuned
*GTR Turbos
*GTR Injectors
*Proprietary emissions control strategy for clean emissions (PATENT PENDING)
*8psi boost achieved relatively early on (approximately 2.5k rpm)
*Includes launch control, flat foot shifting, and other advanced ecutek features.
** 100% street legal !

If the kit is configured for a track/tuner configuration it is capable of producing well over 600whp on e85.

FL 4Motion

Pls contact Trips and get to be an approved vendor on here, iirc, it’s against forum rules to do otherwise.

Having said that, Sounds like great news. Sadly, CARB approved mods are getting to be the only way to go nowadays.