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XxJaPxOxNeEs23xX
09-16-2004, 11:38 PM
sorry this sounds stupid, but i was talking to couple people in my auto class, and they were telling me if i get something that is 50 state legal it means that its only CARB legal but if i get caught by the cops it will be illegal to the referee. is this true?? they said its CARB legal meaning that i could possibly pass smog, but if a cop sees it and sends it to a referee, the referee will say that it is illegal and make me pay a fine. is it true or not.
GlacierFreeze
09-17-2004, 12:38 AM
50 state legal means it's not illegal in any of the 50 states of the United States of America.
Salty_X
09-17-2004, 01:10 AM
California: One of the fifty states.
50 state legal: Legal in ANY of the fifty states.

If a part is CARB certified, that means it's legal in California, and will come with a sticker you display in the engine bay - so in the event that a cop checks your shit, he can see it and figure out something else to write you a ticket for...


The people in your auto class are in there for a reason: because they don't know shit.
nightwalker
09-17-2004, 01:23 AM
The people in your auto class are in there for a reason: because they don't know shit.

hahaha, welcome to Zilvia-U. School of hard knocks and some automotive knowledge. Where you choose what you want to believe! :rofl:
evilimport
09-17-2004, 04:05 AM
I thought that meant you have to get the CARB legal piece checked in all 50 states before you can install it.....





J/K :)
airsoft
09-17-2004, 11:01 AM
thats 50grams of carb, ATkins no likey you
hmooblis
09-18-2004, 05:03 PM
most of this is true but my bro had a hedman header that was 50 states legal but he still failed his i/m test.
nismo2491
09-18-2004, 05:07 PM
what the hell did you just say?
try english next time.
KEvin
hmooblis
09-19-2004, 02:19 AM
hahaha sorry... fixed, i was in a rush... oh yeah my 200 post
91rusty240sx
09-20-2004, 03:04 AM
CARB certified means that the manufactuer ran multiple tests to prove that their product was deemed Smog-legal/friendly by the people at CARB. Thats why if you ever get pulled over by the police and they give you a ticket for having an intake, but its CARB approved with a CARB-EO#, you can fight the ticket. However, if you smog your car with the CARB approved products, theres a chance that you will not pass smog, even though it is CARB approved.
MakotoS13
09-20-2004, 06:24 AM
50 state legal SHOULD be self explanitory....
holisticbeatz
09-20-2004, 05:08 PM
You got a problem if you live in Washington D.C.
MakotoS13
09-20-2004, 05:37 PM
You got a problem if you live in Washington D.C.

you're my hero for thinking of that. dang... seriously... classic.