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Old 06-03-2005, 03:56 AM
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Re: what happens if u get a ticket for a intake

Well there are 2 different issues here.

1st being that any modification to your car is technically illegal and they can right you a ticket no matter what aftermarket intake you have.

the 2nd, is emissions. In California, your intake must be CARB certified (K&N) and have the sticker saying so...otherwise you will fail inspection...and can be ticketed for that. Some other states may operate like this as well, but to my knowledge, CA is the only one.

Anyway, your 2 options are
1) put the stock intake back on, go to court, pay $30 for wasting their time, go home, swap them back again.

2) contesting the ticket by finding the legal decible level and using a decibel meter on your car. This may or may not work, and if it doesn't, you're stuck with the entire cost of the ticket. I'd opt for option 1, pay the $30 and move on.
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