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rockhead1
October 5th, 2006, 08:57
Does anyone know if rusty's air tube is smog legal in Ca. for a renix engine? I searched and could not find anything. Thanks
backpack96
October 5th, 2006, 09:11
Does it have a CARB number??
maybe email the guys at rusty's and see what they say.
RWKHausSupply
October 5th, 2006, 09:58
NO IT IS NOT
rockhead1
October 5th, 2006, 10:16
Thanks
cal
October 5th, 2006, 16:00
as far as i can recall the only CA smog legal airtube for the renix is the "xj armor" one .. but that guys world renowned for taking money and not shipping product, never answering email or returning calls..

Your probably best off keeping the stock air intake and filter setup.
IslanderOffRoad
October 5th, 2006, 17:49
How hard is it to swap a stock airbox back on for smog?
rockhead1
October 5th, 2006, 18:05
not to hard to swap it back into a xj. But I am putting this engine in a yj and it does not fit.
JohnX
October 5th, 2006, 18:13
If it has the same function, then most smog guys won't care. Just make sure whatever setup you choose has all the same vacuum hoses, etc. connected to it just like the original setup was.
RWKHausSupply
October 5th, 2006, 18:48
If it has the same function, then most smog guys won't care. Just make sure whatever setup you choose has all the same vacuum hoses, etc. connected to it just like the original setup was.

He's not dealing with "most smog guys" if its in cali.. He's dealing with the Smog referee station. Huge difference..
JohnX
October 5th, 2006, 19:22
Yeah, I was just thinking about that. Because its not in an XJ he has to referee it for the first time...Might be a problem, might not. If eveything looks correct, you should be fine. If it looks like a hack job, they will find anything they can to keep it off the road. I think I would try using the stock air intake from a YJ connected to the new motor and try it, the worst thing that will happen is they tell you to "fix" it. After you pass the ref station inspection, you can change it to something a little better.
IMORTL
October 6th, 2006, 17:53
This passed smog in Cali... twice... it might depend on who you take it to...


http://www.geocities.com/an_imortl/p1004681small.jpg
JohnX
October 6th, 2006, 19:31
This passed smog in Cali... twice... it might depend on who you take it to...


http://www.geocities.com/an_imortl/p1004681small.jpg
My point exactly....All you have to do is get it past the ref...nobody else cares much.
Jeepsterboy101
October 6th, 2006, 19:33
I sold my last because of the state ref :(
chelms27
October 6th, 2006, 22:23
I passed smog with rustys... On a 1997.
MJR
October 6th, 2006, 22:40
The reason no one makes a smog legal one for 87-90 is because they are the only ones with the intake preheater setup like older carb'd vehicles.
sintax
October 8th, 2006, 22:48
I have one of the XJ Aromor ones. I snapped a pic of the CARB sticker and posted it up online somewhere if you wanted to try to duplicate the sticker. I'm sure the Ref would only care about the number anyway. Tell him the sticker came off =P