Engine Drivetrain 1st Gen Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Pulley Legality Questions

Blah blah blah, just put the pulley on and enjoy.

 

Is California a state or another freaking country???

 

Step 1. Grow a pair
Step 2. Install pulley
Step 3. Go have fun

 

From what I understand because the JCW uses a smaller pulley, CARB isn't a concern for a pulley swap.

 

OK, so one quick call later and I believe I can address the original question with relative affirmation. A smog technician typically is only looking at modifications such as headers, intakes and any extra hoses and/or other "foriegn" lines running around the engine that don't appear to be OEM for the particular vehicle they are inspecting. That said, in the instance of an intake for example, some are CARB legal and some are not. They will be stickered appropriately so as to reaffirm their legality to the technician. K&N intakes are typically OK as a CARB legal part. In my case, I originally added a DDM Works intake, but opted to go with a gutted JCW intake so as to avoid the question... Now I'm not saying I believe DDM to not be CARB legal, I don't remember for sure. I'm saying I wanted to avoid the question when inspection time came around, so I opted for an OEM part. Additionally, when I added my catch can, I was careful to add it inline wihout disrupting the OEM flow, so to speak. The MSD coil pack I installed came with a CARB sticker which I affixed to the inner firewall. My exhaust is a JCW so I have no issues there either.

Pulleys are not on the radar and it's likely that this mod will never be detected. As was stated above, I too believe the JCW has a reduction pulley as a stock alteration. If you're looking at adding a header, I'd suggest contacting RMW or another reputable tuner to get their take on that particular modification.

I say go for the pulley change, and any others you can put together, and enjoy!

 

Without becoming political, I'll just say that California is a state of being..... And being as I just said that, I believe I'll drink. They haven't kept me from doing that yet! :beer

 

That's what you get for living in that state.....it's been like that for what? 30 years?

 

Yes it is up to the tech to catch the pulley. Some do some don't.

The way the law reads any modification with out a CARB exception number is an automatic fail even if the emissions are reduced.

The Bay Area is pretty laid back compared to the Los Angles area.
The story is that if you're stopped they'll look for non-stock parts so that they can issue fix-it tickets.

Hope this helps...

 

The intercooler is a perfect example.
It's an automatic fail according to the law.

Some techs will pass you, just luck of the draw I guess.
Like Dave.O says, no neon signs.....enjoy the pulley!

Hope this helps...

 

PULLEY! PULLEY! PULLEY!
Add the pulley because speeding is against the law also and we all do it everyday.

 

Dont worry about installing stuff, check my garage, and my car passes every time :cornut:

 

Hopefully some Cali's will chime in hear, but I know a lot of people out there that have reduction pulley's on their MINIs.

 

Words of wisdom from AEN, "what me worry"

 

I have a 16% reduction pulley on my '05 R53. While I've never heard of this, I'm sure it could be so. Anything's possible out here. I've never had an issue with passing smog and have never had a smog technician ask a question regarding pulleys. Any mods made where a red flag may arise have been done so as to not draw any extra attention.

I will ask the question to a couple of reputable sources and drop back to let you know what I find out.

 

From what I understand it is a foreign country. Seemed nice when I visited many years ago.