turbo legal?

[Kuro3]

I was wondering....is turboing my 3 even legal? Also, is there some way to make it look a little more discreet so that cops won't pull me over cause they see the FMIC and don't mistake it for a radiator lol?

[crashkelly]

I was wondering....is turboing my 3 even legal? Also, is there some way to make it look a little more discreet so that cops won't pull me over cause they see the FMIC and don't mistake it for a radiator lol?

unless the kit you buy is street legal then no its not legal. you can alway paint the front mount intercooler black so it wont be noticable(well you would probably want to powdercoat it for longevity)

[probin94]

eh if you get pulled over....tell em its a mazdaspeed. you bought it that way from the dealer....lol.


james

[Young Roids]

Yea paint the IC black but don't use normal paint and don't powder coat. There is a special paint designed for ICs that I saw one time. Sorry but I don't have a link to it but I know it exists. Try searching for it.

[Captain KRM P5]

there is nothing illegal about adding an aftermarket turbo kit to the car unless you remove parts of the emissions system

[Kuro3]

so there's special high-heat resistant paint for that sort of thing? sweet!

should I maybe think of putting in a different grille?

[MS38449]

there is nothing illegal about adding an aftermarket turbo kit to the car unless you remove parts of the emissions system

Unless you live in Oklahoma, they have no laws on emissions!(silly)

[zoom-zoomhatch]

Unless you live in Oklahoma, they have no laws on emissions!(silly)

Some places in Texas don't either.(dance)

[Kosh]

Florida too right?

[peterbuilt]

And alabama really just doesn't care.

[clos561]

florida no emissions, they going to try to bring them back i heard. but its not illegal to turbo the car or upgrade as long as noise, and emissins pass required tests buy your state.

[BlackCherry06]

Mods that interfere with exterior lighting or your view out the windows are a risk, along with anything that adversely affects your emissions system or causes more than allowable noise are the only things they can bother you about. Improving performance without affecting emissions or noise isn't illegal.

[clos561]

"its for better gas mileage"(laugh)

[mazdaspeed32007]

when i used to live in florida i saw some guy in like...a 1975 toyota truck with a wooden back bumper and no front bumper....unless you consider his radiator a bumper, in that case he had a bumper.

aaaaand a kid in the area belonged to a club and he had an old junker and threw some hydrolics on it. (yes it was very funny) he would drive over this bridge with it slammed to the ground and drag the body of the truck. parts would fly off behind him and everything. it was sweet. cops would see the truck all torn apart and keep driving by. awww, i miss florida. lol.

[BluMicaR]

No laws in Indiana. LMAO. Really, just speeders and it seems that's about it. I REALLY don't think a cop would EVER pull you over for seeing a FMIC behind a grill on your car. I don't think they even pay THAT much attention to stuff they don't have to - like they know your make and if you make too much noise or have too dark a tint, your plates, if a brake light is out... But I don't think they're eyeballing modifications or engine specs and such to pull people over.

[clos561]

most cops would think its a radiator, not everyone knows about tuner scene

[Falconx84]

"its for better gas mileage"(laugh)

just trying to do my part for the environment, sir