s14 turbo vs. cops

[i4jdm]

so have any of you with ur kaT or sr20 been pulled over for running a turbo.....if so what happen? mainly interested in stories from California because im thinking of turbo but scared to what happens if you get pulled over. pls share your experiences with me and the rest of nico

[S13_love]

zer...cafml

Not me...but there's a story for ya.

[Razi]

Once I got pulled over and got my hood popped. (I have KA-T and live in Southern California).He said something about my manifold and called one of my intercooler pipes a "cold air intake", and he didn't do anything.

I have a bottom mount so you can't see the turbo unless you tried.

[i4jdm]

umm you think side mount intercooler will be caught be cops...i wonder if a ka can run on a stock sr intercooler, those are side mount and tiny, right?

Once I got pulled over and got my hood popped. (I have KA-T and live in Southern California).He said something about my manifold and called one of my intercooler pipes a "cold air intake", and he didn't do anything.

I have a bottom mount so you can't see the turbo unless you tried.

[i4jdm]

guys check this link out i used to think OREGON was safe from dumb car modding laws http://www.autospies.com/news/...40755/

[simmode1]

umm you think side mount intercooler will be caught be cops...i wonder if a ka can run on a stock sr intercooler, those are side mount and tiny, right?

Stock SR intercoolers are dinky. Just run a FMIC and paint it black...

[i4jdm]

Stock SR intercoolers are dinky. Just run a FMIC and paint it black...

but can the stock intercooler run well as a daily driver? or is it not big enough because if i go turbo ill only run it at a stock level(~8lb boost) maybe look for a different exhaust that doesnt look so big

[jessetang]

Haha. Cannot believe somebody saying stuff like "stock intercooler run well as a daily driver..."

Nissan did not, and does not build a car so you can change every single part of it. Silvia made 200/220/250 for a reason: Skyline. Not so you can add a boost controller and say the smic is a piece of crap.

[i4jdm]

Haha. Cannot believe somebody saying stuff like "stock intercooler run well as a daily driver..."

Nissan did not, and does not build a car so you can change every single part of it. Silvia made 200/220/250 for a reason: Skyline. Not so you can add a boost controller and say the smic is a piece of crap.

well you kindof bashed on me but its ok you answered my question very well and gave me some insight into an idea

[spooled240]

s14 turbo vs. cops....the cops always win bro lol

[i4jdm]

s14 turbo vs. cops....the cops always win bro lol

i gust read your post you just got busted..hella sucks...well i live in no cal and i will not get busted for my exhast so if i can hide the intercooler i think im ok as long as i dont drive out of my area...i live in the mountains with paved streets lol....so the big 4x4 turbo diesels do get pulled over and they got stack pipes hella loud and black smoke everywhere....kind of ugly but as long as you aren't dui or speeding there really isnt much popo problems

[Second Shadow]

This might sound kind of dumb but I'm curious, I'm from Missouri and we can pretty much mod our cars to our hearts content. We have a safety inspection where they just check for break pad/rotor life, worn out axles that sort of thing.

if I'm in CA with my car for whatever reason, and a cop sees my exhaust and pulls me over on suspect of illegal mods, is there anything he can ticket me for? My gut would say no as it's legal where the car is registered, but I don't know for sure.

[i4jdm]

This might sound kind of dumb but I'm curious, I'm from Missouri and we can pretty much mod our cars to our hearts content. We have a safety inspection where they just check for break pad/rotor life, worn out axles that sort of thing.

if I'm in CA with my car for whatever reason, and a cop sees my exhaust and pulls me over on suspect of illegal mods, is there anything he can ticket me for? My gut would say no as it's legal where the car is registered, but I don't know for sure.

i dont think they can do anything since your car is registered in a different state and your just visiting and not living in California

[kornaz]

Law states you have 10 days to get CA plates. They won't f*ck with you as much as they do with cars with CA plates, but they still can if they want to.

[Kalypso]

s13's in cali love vq35

[Razi]

I have an intercooler that I painted black.Nobody can see it.

[spooled240]

unless someone rats you out!

haha j/k j/k...i think i'll paint mine black also

[i4jdm]

so wats the deal spooled are you done with ka-t or you going to pass your emmisions and go right back...maybe do some stealthy mods lol...

[whitebride91]

my nephew got caught a couple of years back when he had his t3 set up on his ka. the turbo was a z31 t3 that wrote NISSAN on it. the cop didnt know anything so he assume the car was stock turbo and my nephew didnt get a ticket for his ka-t.

[spooled240]

^damn that's smart

so wats the deal spooled are you done with ka-t or you going to pass your emmisions and go right back...maybe do some stealthy mods lol...

for now, i'm done at least until I get it smogged in December. But maybe i'll have the itch to go back. As of right now I just feel it's not worth the hassle dealing with cops, fines and CA in general. My Calstate University tuition just went up 400 bucks per quarter so I'm gonna have fun with that also...CA is AWESOME!!!

[adrianfromthecastle]

a year ago, I got pulled over by CHP.

He asked me to pop my hood (I have a stock SR redtop, w/ stock everything except an HKS filter)... after looking at my engine bay for about 5 minutes while scratching his head, he told me to close my hood and go about my way (after he asked if I had a catalytic converter).

but not everyone is as lucky as I was. Cops are getting smarter and knowing what's what nowadays.

[spooled240]

apparently teddy has had some decent luck with his sr also and look at his car it looks like a full on drift car lol

stock sr looks legit but if you get caught you're effed with an engine swap

ka-t's don't look legit with tubular manifolds and what not, but it's pretty easy to swap back to stock. You're usually just effed if you pop the hood unless it's really stealthy.

but a heavily modded sr20/rb/ca/etc. and you're just effed all around

If it hasn't happened already, nissans are most likely going to become the new hondas with the engine swap crack downs so it's time to get that stock looking exhaust tip and that blacked out FMIC

[adrianfromthecastle]

If it hasn't happened already, nissans are most likely going to become the new hondas with the engine swap crack downs

yes and no... the main reason why cops were cracking down on Hondas and their motor swaps was due to theft being very predominate in that make. Their engine swaps are still legal as far as c.a.r.b. went, but a lot of the engines found were reported stolen.

[hbpignosePA]

idk why cali guys mess with swaps or cars that are underpowered from factory

either get a factory turbo'ed car (evo sti) or get a classic or soon to be classic.

if i lived out there id rock a 510 or z any day.

and rust is not as big of a factor

[Psw Jdm]

thiis will help....?

http://www.apexi-usa.com/products/?id=5500

[mrgrape]

^damn that's smart

for now, i'm done at least until I get it smogged in December. But maybe i'll have the itch to go back. As of right now I just feel it's not worth the hassle dealing with cops, fines and CA in general. My Calstate University tuition just went up 400 bucks per quarter so I'm gonna have fun with that also...CA is AWESOME!!!

yo spooled u f***er, how about we make a pactwe both graduate college make some serious CASHkeep our koukis but mod it to f***in hell and we dont give a f*** if we get reffed, cuz we have too much monnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnney =pppppppppppppp

[spooled240]

i will take you up on that pact and i'm gonna install 4 turbos on my ka and two apex'i N1 dual exhausts shooting 5 foot flames out the back when it's not puffing out black death lmao

[shimizu_17]

so have any of you with ur kaT or sr20 been pulled over for running a turbo.....if so what happen? mainly interested in stories from California because im thinking of turbo but scared to what happens if you get pulled over. pls share your experiences with me and the rest of nico

If you still live in mt. shasta area I wouldnt worry to much. If you live in small town then cops are usually more relaxed bout modding cars.

Besides if you are that tripped out about being pulled over just throw in a SR and keep all the oem plastic s*** and smic. Or make a ka-t ultra sleeper status such as bottom mount log mani with heatshield, side mount intercooler, stock sr intake pipe and filter box, etc. etc. etc.