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

As was said earlier, pulleys are not on the radar. Any "catback" exhaust is legal, headers, thats a different story, none that I know of are legal, only the OEM. Intakes, a couple aftermarkets are legal, but, you need to make sure your year car is included in that. Funny thing is, you said you're intake passes, mine never does. Remember, always things you can do, take a look at my garage

 

Yo Firebro17, just a heads up you may want to get rid of that little red "ECU Killer" MSD coil. Those things have been known to cause many problems in MINI's and I hate to see you mess up your car.

Just ask WAY or call Jan and ask about those things. The OEM coil and wires are still better than the aftermarket stuff.

 

And its coming to a state near you :lol:

From Wiki:

Due to its preexisting standards and particularly severe motor vehicle air pollution problems in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the U.S. state of California has special dispensation from the federal government to promulgate its own automobile emissions standards. Other states may choose to follow either the national standard or the stricter California standards. States adopting the California standards include Arizona (2012 model year),[1] Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico (2011 model year), New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, as well as the District of Columbia.[2][3] Such states are frequently referred to as "CARB states" in automotive discussions because the regulations are defined by the California Air Resources Board.

 

I'll look into it.

 

Actually all aftermarket pulleys are automatic fails, if the tech sees them, during inspection.

The JCW pulley is CARB certified because it went through all the tests and is an OEM piece.
Also because it's from the manufacture there is no exception number required.

If you have decided to do a pulley paint it black as that helps to make it less noticeable and closer to stock.

The same rules apply to the Sprintex Supercharger.
I believe they offer 3 different pulleys yet in California only one,
a 70mm pulley, is CARB certified and California legal.

Hope this helps...

 

Anything that could change the emissions is a no no. A smaller pulley pulls in more air so it in effect changes the emissions. It's a very vague law, take for instance intakes, they all do the exact same thing but only a couple are legal? Some techs will balk at aftermarket IC's, when they really don't change anything, unless they assume colder intake air will change the emissions? A lot of it really comes down to the almighty dollar, the state wants their money

 

You should be fine as long as you don't put a flashing neon sign under the hood pointing to your aftermarket FUN pulley.

 

I have had no problems with my GP IC yet....maybe because it still is a Mini part? Now if I drove up with a W2A......might be a different story? Here in the Central Valley the techs are pretty tough, as we have the worst air in the nation, after it all blows down from the Bay Area :lol:

Btw, I keep all my OEM parts just in case.....

 

Congrats, now go drive it like you stole it.