Cold Air Intakes

[ruimond]

Hi,

Just wondering if they are legal or illegal in Australia?. I did look around and some people say they are legal as long as its covered somehow or as long as its well secured it's fine. But i'm not to sure of the law here.

Thanks

[saspy]

a cop is not gonna pull a yaris over and say "pop the hood"

[katsudon]

Hi,

Just wondering if they are legal or illegal in Australia?. I did look around and some people say they are legal as long as its covered somehow or as long as its well secured it's fine. But i'm not to sure of the law here.

Thanks

its fine to have a cai, as long u dont have a turbo.... haha

but make sure its secured!

cheers

[hasher22]

acually it is illigal to have a CAI. The filter has to have a cover.

[lunjiaow]

Plenty of cars have it here in Perth. Just have to be careful in the rain.
Im planning to get one on my yaris one day.

[JohnnoEH]

It's illegal if you don't put the filter in a airbox, other than that you should be right. Best to make a nice, big one with a nice big intake going to the front of the car, that way your filter is shielded from hot engine bay air and is gulping all that lovely cold air being pushed into it as the car moves along.:thumbup:

[ruimond]

Cool thanks for the info.

[jinxor]

So we have to create a custom box to house the cai? just so that the coppers dont pull us. Wouldnt that defeat the whole purpose of having a nice open cai.

What about sri?

[lunjiaow]

You could use your original box and have pipes leading to the bumper. At least when you accidentally drive into puddles you wont get hydro-locked. Also you can change your panel filter to one of the K&N replacements.

[kargoboy]

FYI to you Aussie folk, the Simota CAI has a heat-shielded filter...problem solved.
And no chance of hydrolock (or even CELs from wet filters).
I know there are a few scattered Simota dealers in Australia but if you can't find one
I'll be happy to ship to you. Even with postage it's still less expensive than most intakes.

I'll do $165.00 shipped to Australia. PM me if you are interested.

These are for the Liftback and will fit the Sedans as an SRI (dunno what you call the sedan
there, though).

[djgab101]

dam cops .... i say we punch them in the face lol naaa just joking!!!!!!! but really.....

[saspy]

cops gonna trace your ip and haunt you down

[jinxor]

lolz... they would be like "You said something explicit about the NSW police department, we shall take you and give you a nice big fine"

Honestly, all the cops do is friggin fine. It should be more like india, where if a copper catches you, you give him some bribe and wallah!!!! you drive like a king

[jinxor]

kargo, that is 165 US dollars or australian? :biggrin::biggrin:

[kargoboy]

kargo, that is 165 US dollars or australian? :biggrin::biggrin:

U.S.

[leasaunce]

doing a CAI on the yaris is no point. waste of $$$. unless you have tuned the engine for it. This is my just my own experience, if you after style n noise then go for it...

[kargoboy]

doing a CAI on the yaris is no point. waste of $$$. unless you have tuned the engine for it. This is my just my own experience, if you after style n noise then go for it...

When you drive a car that is what, 85 to the wheels, every little bit helps.
Anyway, who stops at just an intake? Once the modding starts, it's hard to stop.

[jinxor]

and the bank account depletes :(

[WRW76]

mine will be depleting soon after i recover from xmas,exhaust and CAI i think.

[jinxor]

great idea... I have the tanabe medallion exhaust and it is the bomb....
I am planning on a CAI too....

Anyone else from australia interested in a CAI? Perhaps we could have a group buy.

[NJBob]

doing a CAI on the yaris is no point. waste of $$$. unless you have tuned the engine for it. This is my just my own experience, if you after style n noise then go for it...

Most of what I've read and heard.......it's not hp you feel but you DO feel a quicker response/sensitivity at the throttle especially with a less restrictive exhaust. My 2 cents. :iono:

[hasher22]

I just got done by the pigs becuz my AEM intake does have a filter cover

pig "did u know grime and dirt can be sucked to the engine and your engine can blow up"
me "thats why the filter is there"
pig...*silence* "its the law blah blah blah blah.....dont be a smartass"

GOT TOLD BITCH!

recieved a 135 fine......

[jinxor]

damn....thats a lot for a fine...
What about something like the AFe intake, since it cannot take in the dirt, would it still be fine?
and if the law is soo effing strict, why are the supercharged cars allowed either?

[1NZYaris1]

Just get an afe intake and call the bonnet the lid :laugh::laugh:

:burnrubber: