Carb Legal Intake?

Chris Co · 07-28-2014, 12:12 AM

I have a 2006 330i. I want to know what intake is carb legal in California. I am looking at the Injen SP1121BLK. I don't know it if is legal or not. Amazon does not ship it to California too.

1chanc3 · 07-28-2014, 12:41 AM

short answer: nothing. If something looks aftermarket in your engine bay, you won't pass visual inspection.

Spensaur · 07-28-2014, 12:51 AM

The Injen intake is carb legal... I had it on during smog and it was perfectly fine.

BBONG · 07-28-2014, 02:20 AM

I have an injen intake and it is carb legal.

Jamesv · 07-28-2014, 02:51 AM

Yup, it is carb legal.

MR CROWN · 07-29-2014, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Spensaur

The Injen intake is carb legal... I had it on during smog and it was perfectly fine.

+1 on this. The Injen intake is CARB legal and if purchased new, should have the CARB sticker come with it.

gryphun · 07-29-2014, 03:05 PM

get the euro box with K&N

Delta0311 · 07-29-2014, 03:14 PM

Gains are so marginal from an intake on the N52 that your best bet is to stay with stock and just cut out the charcoal filter(not sure how that would affect things in CA) and drop in a K&N. Or if you want a fancy look go with the Euro intake box and a K&N cone. Again gains will be so marginal that you will pretty much be pissing your money away. And if you go with an open (unsealed) intake, which is what you are looking at, then you will actually lose performance do to heat soak.

ferocity02 · 07-29-2014, 03:17 PM

Injen SP1121 is carb legal: http://arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermkt/de...eo/D-476-5.pdf

If you don't have one with a sticker, email Injen and they might be able to help you. But showing the smog tech the above document should be enough.

kiwi29 · 07-29-2014, 07:53 PM

Basically any intake WITHOUT a CARB sticker will fail. BUT, if you find someone who makes a legit intake with a CARB sticker, you'll pass. I put my CARB sticker on my door jam and I just tell the authorities that it melted off the last time it was inside of my engine bay and they usually don't care. I personally had the AFE cold air intake and they never cared to say much more. Also adding in some air scoops would look legit. I'm not sure 100% if it actually helps but the logic seems to support the reason it's made lol.

e90ca · 03-17-2015, 02:31 PM

I just tried getting a smog check done on my 2007 328i E90 sedan and it failed the emissions test because of this Injen Intake SP1121 that I have installed. Mine does have the carb sticker with #D-476-5 on it.

Look at the pdf: http://arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermkt/de...eo/D-476-5.pdf

And look on page 4 and it will have a note that it excludes SULEV. So if your E90 328i is SULEV, it may fail the emissions part of the smog test. At least, that's what happened to me today. Shop told me I cannot use this Injen Intake SP1121 on my car and that I need to put the stock intake back on and redo the test and it should pass.

jc5988 · 03-17-2015, 05:02 PM

factory performance intake will be carb legal, it utilize half of the stock airbox. or u can go with euro box cone style intake.

ZhengHai · 03-17-2015, 08:31 PM

I have a euro box for sale with a k&n filter

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Chris Co New Member 2 Rep 11 Posts Drives: 2011 335i Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: San Francisco Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Carb Legal Intake? I have a 2006 330i. I want to know what intake is carb legal in California. I am looking at the Injen SP1121BLK. I don't know it if is legal or not. Amazon does not ship it to California too.
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1chanc3 Major 148 Rep 1,100 Posts Drives: 2010 e92 335i Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	short answer: nothing. If something looks aftermarket in your engine bay, you won't pass visual inspection. __________________ 2010 335i Coupe- Monaco Blue Metallic
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Spensaur Lieutenant 38 Rep 555 Posts Drives: E93 328i Join Date: May 2008 Location: So.Cal iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 BMW E93 328i [9.00]	The Injen intake is carb legal... I had it on during smog and it was perfectly fine. __________________ 2007 E93 328i \| Space Gray Coral Red \| M-Tech Front Bumper w/ Carbon Fiber Splitters \| BMW Performance Rear Bumper \| BMW Performance Exhaust w/ Secondary Cat Delete \| Injen Intake \| HID Angel Eyes \| M3 Trunk Lip Spoiler
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gryphun Private First Class 4 Rep 108 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: May 2009 Location: Walnut Creek, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i [0.00]	get the euro box with K&N
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Delta0311 Banned 7478 Rep 10,120 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 335xi E92 2016 228xi Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NJ iTrader: (1)	Gains are so marginal from an intake on the N52 that your best bet is to stay with stock and just cut out the charcoal filter(not sure how that would affect things in CA) and drop in a K&N. Or if you want a fancy look go with the Euro intake box and a K&N cone. Again gains will be so marginal that you will pretty much be pissing your money away. And if you go with an open (unsealed) intake, which is what you are looking at, then you will actually lose performance do to heat soak. Last edited by Delta0311; 07-29-2014 at 03:19 PM..
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ferocity02 Colonel 530 Rep 2,083 Posts Drives: 2013 135is Join Date: May 2014 Location: USA iTrader: (8)	Injen SP1121 is carb legal: http://arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermkt/de...eo/D-476-5.pdf If you don't have one with a sticker, email Injen and they might be able to help you. But showing the smog tech the above document should be enough.
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e90ca Captain 82 Rep 671 Posts Drives: 2011 335i M-Sport Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pleasanton, CA iTrader: (12)	I just tried getting a smog check done on my 2007 328i E90 sedan and it failed the emissions test because of this Injen Intake SP1121 that I have installed. Mine does have the carb sticker with #D-476-5 on it. Look at the pdf: http://arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermkt/de...eo/D-476-5.pdf And look on page 4 and it will have a note that it excludes SULEV. So if your E90 328i is SULEV, it may fail the emissions part of the smog test. At least, that's what happened to me today. Shop told me I cannot use this Injen Intake SP1121 on my car and that I need to put the stock intake back on and redo the test and it should pass. __________________ 2011 335i with M-Sport Performance package, Carbon Fiber interior trim, gloss black kidney grills. 18" Apex Arc-8, JB4, ETS Charge pipe
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jc5988 Captain 91 Rep 611 Posts Drives: 2010 328i 6MT Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	factory performance intake will be carb legal, it utilize half of the stock airbox. or u can go with euro box cone style intake. __________________ N51- PI - PE - ESS Tuned - SSK - CDV Delete - AFE Header - B12 - Mfactory LSD
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ZhengHai Captain 240 Rep 883 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: AV, California iTrader: (2)	I have a euro box for sale with a k&n filter __________________
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