I'm not sure about my v mount choice to look stock enough for visual inspection. Hopefully I won't have to star smog test in the next two yrs because I have a buddy who passes my visual but isn't star certified.

Yes precat will leave my car very soon. No longer an issue and expect to feel a dramatic drop in bay temperature.

 

Until you upgrade your I/C setup, the cheap bastard intake mod and modifying my stock intercooler ducting (blocking off battery, intake, and A/C dryer channels) had a drastic effect reducing my intake air temps.

 

Not trying to be rude, but you no you haven't. You had a smog tech that didn't do a proper inspection/didn't know the law/doesn't have his head up his ***. It's dumb but intercooler changes are illegal . Stupid CARB, if it blows clean, it should be legal.

-David Guy

 

Yes I will have to do my ic very soon! There are so many options out there

 

Respectfully disagree. Aftermarket intercoolers are allowed and can pass STAR.

 

Anyone know of a low price upgraded intercooler? Like stock placement upgrade. I got my radiator and downpipe now and it's no longer summer so fd is feeling muuuuuch cooler. Just hate this baby intercooler and looking like junk. Just want something bigger and non brand is ok for now until I do what I really want. Thanks

 

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IMO, you should look at Intake, SMIC and Duct together. Not all SMICs will work with a stock airbox and some come with their own duct, some use the stocker. I'm happy with my PFS medium with PFS intake and duct.. I think it's a good value. But there are better ones. If you're really on a budget, I'd recommend an adamc cheap-bastard kit on the stock airbox with something like a Greddy or Blitz SMIC utilizing the OEM duct.