FMIC illegal???
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FMIC's are perfectly legal. I think Chris found it stated in a handbook that they are legal as long as the car originally had an intercooler. WRX's come stock with an intercooler so adding a fmic is okay.
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yea, too bad you can't run a stock airbox with a FMIC, its not hte IC thats the illegal part, its the intake you have to run.
You can be like chris and get a small *** carb legal intake though
You can be like chris and get a small *** carb legal intake though
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Let's keep it all friendly, folks. We are all just trying to answer SuzWRX's question to the best of our knowledge. I understand that others may not agree with me - that's okay, because I may very well be completely wrong. I hope that it is perfectly legal to run any FM or TM intercooler because I hope to upgrade someday myself.
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Originally Posted by AntiochCali
I've gone one step better, I am using two tornados on a split Y pipe in front of the air filter.
I don't think I can run the charge air through this....but I'll try it.
I don't think I can run the charge air through this....but I'll try it.
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Originally Posted by Wingless Wonder
Let's keep it all friendly, folks. We are all just trying to answer SuzWRX's question to the best of our knowledge. I understand that others may not agree with me - that's okay, because I may very well be completely wrong. I hope that it is perfectly legal to run any FM or TM intercooler because I hope to upgrade someday myself.
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Originally Posted by CLsmooth71
<clip> anyone with COMMON SENSE knows that they are are illegal for use in CA. <clip>
btw, why don't you believe any of the 4 or 5 people that have had direct or very close contact to direct experiences with the situation? A COP told me my FMIC was legal and he had just taken a course on whats legal and whats not. Anothre guy passed a Smog Ref visit with a FMIC. What DIRECT evidence do you have of it bein illegal?
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