Blackfin
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One thing I forgot to mention regarding the air-box mod and AIS blocking is emissions, since I live in Cali we have pretty strict smog laws, can't even get full exhaust here only slip-ons due to C.A.R.B. they might even start smoging bikes, so i'm worried that if i do the air-box mod and AIS blocking is that's gonna interfere with emissions then if it doesn't pass i won't be able to register it, just wanna make sure before i commit to doing the air-box mod that's all.
AIS blocking is only needed if you don't care for the popping in the exhaust during deceleration. TBH, this is only really an issue for guys with catless headers because it can get quite loud. Most guys with slip-ons on the stock header like the burbly exhaust.
If you're worried, leave the AIS alone, open up the airbox and run the stock header/cat.
Perhaps you can leave the system intact and make it selectively active by, say, a ball valve in the AIS supply line:
Put it somewhere you can reach it while remaining otherwise hidden. Open it for the testing, close it to reduce the popping
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