Is there a CARB Legal KA header?

[45guy1]

I have a California S13 with KA engine and am looking for a CARB legal header. Is there such an animal?

[corn322]

I'm pretty sure the Hotshot header is CARB legal.

[ddgsxr504]

nope, it's not. The only CARB legal header there ever has been was made by Greddy (S14 only) and it sucked straight donkey d*@$.

[zer0c123]

Isn't the DC sports one CARB legal?

[InsanityInc]

DC Sports is CARB legal.

[i2ice4m3]

nope, it's not. The only CARB legal header there ever has been was made by Greddy (S14 only) and it sucked straight donkey d*@$.

why did it suck straight donkey d*@$?

[ddgsxr504]

Sorry Insanity, I didn't know that the DC was carb legal. The Greddy sucked phat johnson because it kept cracking at the secondary flange in front of the o2 sensor. I went thru three of them before I said F' it and went with Hotshot since it was the only other one around in 2002. Well I hear there was Pacesetter but yeah ok whatever!

[dfw240_EE]

Doesn't Nismo have a set of headers? Or are those just the Hotshot headers?

Correction: Nismo does indeed sell the Hotshots, according to Courtesyparts.com
Modified by dfw240_EE at 11:34 PM 1/29/2006

[45guy1]

ended up ordering a DC header through Stillen. Good price. Will let you guys know how it works out.

[onosqv]

So this is what goes on in Nissan & Infiniti Engineering Talk.... oookkkkkk, haha.

Yea, DC Sports is the only "legal" header.

Keep in mind if you kept everything, the hot-shot will pass as long as you don't go to a super anal-retentive smog place (I passed fine - the hot-shot didn't affect emissions at all... in fact probably didn't affect my hp at all either, haha).

[45guy1]

Mission accomplished! Upside: DC header fits fine with a minimum of "fudging", sound and performance are better and a bunch less underhood clutter.Downside: despite anything we've collectively heard, this header (S13, KADE, 4-2-1, 1-piece) is NOT CARB approved. I found this out when I faxed my receipt to DC in a vain attempt to get a CARB sticker. DC responded with a phone call telling me to hang on to the receipt and re-submit near the end of the year, when they figure they'll have an OK. WTF??