Failed Smog, Intake hose fault Options

[nics]

Hi everyone, I just did a smog test for the my registration renewal. I passed all the emissions stuff expect but failed the comprehensive visual inspection due to a craked air intake hose which was just taped together.

Should I just buy a replacement for the hose from the yard or just install a aftermarket filter?
Should I go for Injen or Weapon R or which other brands would you guys recommend?

Thanks

[alltracman78]

Hi everyone, I just did a smog test for the my registration renewal. I passed all the emissions stuff expect but failed the comprehensive visual inspection due to a craked air intake hose which was just taped together.

Should I just buy a replacement for the hose from the yard or just install a aftermarket filter?
Should I go for Injen or Weapon R or which other brands would you guys recommend?

Thanks

****ty, I don't specifically know CA smog laws, but that won't effect your emissions at all [it's before the TB] and doesn't interfere with any emissions devices.
It's a repair, just like patching your exhaust.
I would think it's legal, and either the inspector is an idiot or is just being a dick.

[Hanyo]

****ty, I don't specifically know CA smog laws, but that won't effect your emissions at all [it's before the TB] and doesn't interfere with any emissions devices.
It's a repair, just like patching your exhaust.
I would think it's legal, and either the inspector is an idiot or is just being a dick.

messing with your intake pipe or anything engine related is illegal in california unless it has carb cert. You can even use heater hose as an air hose in California. It just give them one more reason you fail you.

[alltracman78]

I would assume as long as the engine is running fine a repaired intake pipe would be legal and legit. :shrug:

messing with your intake pipe or anything engine related is illegal in california unless it has carb cert. You can even use heater hose as an air hose in California. It just give them one more reason you fail you.

Did you mean can't?

I understand this, I wasn't referring to him replacing the hose with another [non CARB certified] hose, I was referring to the tape he said he had on the hose.
That makes it a repair, not a modification, just like if you repaired a hole in your exhaust with an exhaust patch.

To me that should be legal, even in CA, though like I said I'm not 100% certain on how they work there.

[Hanyo]

I understand this, I wasn't referring to him replacing the hose with another [non CARB certified] hose, I was referring to the tape he said he had on the hose.
That makes it a repair, not a modification, just like if you repaired a hole in your exhaust with an exhaust patch.

To me that should be legal, even in CA, though like I said I'm not 100% certain on how they work there.

Yea I agree with you all the way. But from what i take on it is. The car has to look 100% factory for it to pass.

If you patched up your intake piping properly without leaks, and they saw the patch; they would still fail you because it has been "modified".

It sucks too, because to replace that intake piping with the original one cost around ~50-100 dollars.

I once took a car to get smoged, and they failed the car because there was electrical tape on the intake box that holds the filter.

[daazndood]

I understand this, I wasn't referring to him replacing the hose with another [non CARB certified] hose, I was referring to the tape he said he had on the hose.
That makes it a repair, not a modification, just like if you repaired a hole in your exhaust with an exhaust patch.

To me that should be legal, even in CA, though like I said I'm not 100% certain on how they work there.

Yea I agree with you all the way. But from what i take on it is. The car has to look 100% factory for it to pass.

If you patched up your intake piping properly without leaks, and they saw the patch; they would still fail you because it has been "modified".

It sucks too, because to replace that intake piping with the original one cost around ~50-100 dollars.

I once took a car to get smoged, and they failed the car because there was electrical tape on the intake box that holds the filter.

freaking rediculous. they could just look at it in 2 seconds and tell us to take it back instead of wasting everyones time pretending to smog check it when they already know its gonna fail the visual test. what people do for money...