Trd cold-air intake question!

I just recently purchases the TRD cold air intake for my 07 v6 4.0L double cab sport Tacoma
This may be a stupid question but im just wondering:
due to the fact that is an Race or Off-Highway part it makes it e legal to drive on public roads has any one gotten a ticket and if so are they expensive also i live in cali any dif regulations?

 

never got a ticket... prob won't pass inspection though.

 

I don't know about the TRD unit but some of the cold air intakes are CARB legal. I had a Honda Civic with an AEM cold air intake that was wicked nice and it was legal. It even had CARB exemption number sticker right on the tube.

 

The TRD CAI is definitely not CARB exempt.

When it comes time to smog the truck in 4 years, just put the stock air cleaner back in (you did save the stock unit?)
I doubt you will get a ticket for having it, as I have never known an "officer of the law" to ask someone to open their hood to see if it was legal or not.

 

You won't get a ticket for it even here in CA unless you're caught racing and they want to look under the hood for racing mod parts. Happens to the ricers all the time. Just the look of racing is grounds for pulling someone over in many counties here.

As for the smog thing I've always wondered about that. Is the fact you won't pass smog simply because you have the CAI installed or does it really make that much difference in emmissions that the machines won't pass you? Never understood why more air would cause emissions problems.

Oh and it's four model years before the first smog is required on the truck then every other year after that smog is required. So basically if you purchase an 08 the first smog is required in 2012 but if you buy a used 05 the first smog would be due next year.

 

Don't know for sure but don't feel Toyota would even market it if not legal everywhere.

As for voiding warranty I don't think this would stand up if you did need warranty work by fed. law.

The TRD intake calls for removal of the secondary filter during the install doesn't it?

 

OK guys...how could something ordered/purchased from Toyota (with a factory Toyota P/n ...SuperCharger, CAI, ect), that they would install, possibly void the warranty?

Maybe I'm missing info I'm not aware of

 

yes i did or will im getting it installed by Toyota 2morrow morning along with my TRD Cat Back exhaust .... thx for the info guys

 

Just out of curiosity, how much are you paying the stealership to install the exhaust and CAI? I installed both myself in my garage with simple hand tools in under an hour. Very, easy to do and Toyota/TRD has very well written instructions.

 

There any sound clips of the trd exhaust on a 4.0? Also was fuel efficiency effected?

 

I have passed two smog tests in CA with Airaid system on my Tundra. I'll be installing airaid on my new Taco