Dont hate me for asking this

so are like TRD Volant and URD (and other companies) cold air intakes true cold air intakes? or are they air filters...
cuz in sd i heard it was illegal to have a true cai

 

i dont think it has to do with it being true cold air vs. ram air, i think it has to do with emissions... there will either be 50 state legal or not

 

aem brute force says its a cold air intake, and its cali legal with the CARB sticker

 

brute force isnt a true cold air, only true Cold air i know off is URD which most likely isnt CARB exempt

 

my friend said its illegal cuz its a "street racing accesory"

 

They can be considered TCAI... but no dealer can prove that the amount of colder or cooler air they provide could void your warranty And if you are worried aboutz state inspect; do a quick reinstall and all is good. No further ???'s lets move on to bigger and better stuffesses...

 

ok thanks

 

Usually they'll have a CARB 50 state legal statement.

 

yeah panda, i bought a 63 K&N and its not cali legal but its not like you will get pulled over for it, the only TCAI i know of is URD and most others pull air from the engine bay so its not TRUE cold air intake but i didn't go with URD cause i didn't want to take the chance of water soaking my airfilter while its up front but its all up to you

ps you me and derek need to meet up i've been down here for a few weeks now

 

You bring up a very good point! I know for sure I don't want a filter outside of the engine bay, or any place where you could get water and mud on it. For the small amount of power gain if not any vs inside, it is just not worth it I think, especially for the high amount of us that go off-road.

I remember a kid in high school who had the air filter location in his wheel well, on one of those gay 4 cylinder rear wing/front drive "race cars". I remember that it always seemed to have mud and dirt and other crap on it that you don't want on an air filter.
I think it may be worth it at the race track, but not for a daily driver.

 

no yeah i agree, mine pulls from the fender but URD makes such a big deal about how there's is THE TRUE cold air intake an all others are not which may be true in some aspects but its more to just market their CAI as superior than others which that might be for on road purposes but not a good idea for off road....my engine bay is still dirty from mudding...and i've tried cleaning it more than once haha

 

My TRD CAI said in the instructions and on the box "for offroad use only". I am pretty sure it is still legal on pavement.

 

I HATE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for asking