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      08-16-2017, 04:26 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by Esteban View Post
Speaking of charge pipes I wanted to get an ER charge pipe because of how weak the stock plastic ones are but haven't (yet) because they are not CA legal, and I had my car smog tested the other week and they did a pretty thorough visual under my hood and I'll bet they would've noticed if I had aftermarket charge pipe. I'm gonna be pissed if/when my plastic one blows. I have a small tune but I hear they fail even under stock boost.
Is any turbo modification illegal in CA due to emissions regulation or something? That really sucks if you can't do something as innocuous as replacing a POS charge-pipe. Especially if it won't really affect emissions.
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