Screw Cali and their lame C.A.R.B EO numbers

All right small problem guys, I bought my 08 taco in Arizona and modified the air intake system. When I moved to the "wonderful" state of California I had to get her smogged and it didn't pass. Dont get me wrong the air coming out her tailpipe was actually cleaner than the air it breathed in, but since Airaid doesnt have an EO (executive order) number for the 08 Tacos from the CARB (California air regulation bitches) they failed me. Not Airaid's fault, CARB has not updated the numbers since november of 2007. Any ideas? Before you all ask, no i dont have the stock part because I was an idiot and didn't see the point in keeping a peice of plastic, which insidentally the dealer wants to charge me $600 for.

Please help me, Im currently patroling Pick & Pulls but to no avail.

 

So your truck is zero emissions?

 

where are you located?

 

No not zero emissions, but in the city of LA... And all I know is what the smog guy told me.

 

your gonna need to find it at a toyota yard or find a buddy and swap out their for thr smog test

 

Wait for the big one!!!! I'm ok with 49 states.

 

The realy shitty part is I am registering my Truck in a rural area that doesnt need smog ever again, but since the first time in cali it has to be done. Why the hell does the air intake matter in emmisions anyway? I know the Tacos have a carbon trap in the intake system but why does my truck have to be cleaner than the gas hog Ford Bronco?

 

Don't waste your time at Pick-N-Pull. 99% of the cars and trucks they have are 20+ years old. Newer Japanese cars get sold to import parts dealers. So look around for Japanese salvage yards. Either that or go on Ebay. Toyota trucks almost always get picked clean immediately.

 

Part# 510-179 is legal in CA.

Do this:

Take a photo of your intake, email it here:

airaidinfo@airaid.com

along with you info (name, address, vehicle info), and they will mail you a CARB sticker you can throw in the smog guys face.

 

There in lies my problem, it is cleared to the 07 NOT to the 08, even though nothing has changed at all. They wont clear me and i tried the part number thing and he said this, " Not my rules I dont know if your from the CARB to bust me." "guess it just sucks to be you"... By the way dont go to Smog Stop.

 

TRD or AEM CAI upgrade for $320?

 

So you sent the email, and airaid said its only for 07, not 08? did they not send you a sticker?

 

No didnt send an email called the CARB folks when i pulled the number off their site and it didnt work.

 

Send them the email, who cares if its for an 07, slap the sticker ON your intake, or right near it somewhere, and take it to a different smog shop.

 

Not sure, when I called the parts department they said the Air filter box and hose replacement was 600.

 

Stock parts are pricy, the TRD CAI which is an after market but carb approved part would be cheaper.

 

Neither one is emissions certified. Hence the "For off-road use only" statement by both.

 

really? I thought the TRD CIA was CARB approved, I know it was for my 2000 Celica.

 

Are they making you get the truck weighed as well???

My 01 failed CA smog and needs to get weighed before I can complete my registration!!! They are killing me with this shit.

 

find someone with a stock intake and buy the guys some beers and borrow his intake for the morning and then throw back on the airaid