I was advised that you guys maybe able or have more experience with this situation. so....

As some of you know, I have been really looking into going turbo. Done numerous hours of research on kits, ems, gauges, etc. Since I have never been FI in any of my cars, I have no real idea of the consequences besides what I think is logical.

With smog check aside, if one should get pulled over with a turbo kit on and the cop asks to pop the hood, what would most likely happen?
Impound the car?
Go to jail?
Both?

If you have experience or know please chime in. I guess this is the reason not to many of us in CA are turbo/supercharged.

disclaimer-copied and paste directly from socal forum

 

If you live in a place where cops are trained to look out for modified cars, you'll more than likely get a ref ticket. Basically you'd have to take your car to the ref and have an EXTREMELY intense "smog check". As with any kind of ticket. If you can't pass you'll be forced to pay a heavy fine. (500 plus) Other than that. no jail time, no impouding, unless your caught street racing, etc.

 

I thought the vortech and comp. superchargers were legal.

 

comptech is legal if you keep the supercharger stock. vortech im not sure about.

 

in cali, u get a fat fine, u wont get arrested or go to jail, dont worry, to give u an idea, i got a $400 fine just for the breather on my car(NA). but its a pain in the asss to deal with ref and the cops.

 

vortech is legal also.

and i heard that the new GReddy turbo kit will be legal as well...?

 

greddy should be legal

 

When does the greddy drop? turbo>supercharger