REbuild kit! Vitara! Emissions?! :(
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REbuild kit! Vitara! Emissions?! :(
I live in California.
Emission laws suck ballz, and I need to smog-in fact, I was supposed to 4 months ago. The problem with my car is I have the MIL for p0141 and the (stock) engine has low compression in cylinder #3-possibly broken piston ring or sticky valve-but I do know either way I want to rebuild.
Car:
2000 Civic dx
104k mi
DC headers, ex intake and exhaust setup
Blah Blah....Blah
The question is....I was looking up some info on rebuild kits, and I found a legit one-the FJ kit with Vitara pistons-here:
(so the first kit plus vitara kit):
http://www.onecamonly.com/archive/index.php/t-276.html
I know its old, and I don't even know if I could still get it....but back to the question- can I upgrade to Vitaras and still pass emissions? I heard with the Vitara rods I will be running low compression so that won't pass...but I don't know enough about this kit. Also, I don't know how much building I will get into, but I'll start anywhere as long as my engine is fully functional.
Any input is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Emission laws suck ballz, and I need to smog-in fact, I was supposed to 4 months ago. The problem with my car is I have the MIL for p0141 and the (stock) engine has low compression in cylinder #3-possibly broken piston ring or sticky valve-but I do know either way I want to rebuild.
Car:
2000 Civic dx
104k mi
DC headers, ex intake and exhaust setup
Blah Blah....Blah
The question is....I was looking up some info on rebuild kits, and I found a legit one-the FJ kit with Vitara pistons-here:
(so the first kit plus vitara kit):
http://www.onecamonly.com/archive/index.php/t-276.html
I know its old, and I don't even know if I could still get it....but back to the question- can I upgrade to Vitaras and still pass emissions? I heard with the Vitara rods I will be running low compression so that won't pass...but I don't know enough about this kit. Also, I don't know how much building I will get into, but I'll start anywhere as long as my engine is fully functional.
Any input is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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Re: REbuild kit! Vitara! Emissions?! :(
Vitaras are usually used on turbo builds. It says so right there in that page. Just get an OEM rebuild kit (or a new/used engine) and call it a day.
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And I guess I read it wouldn't leave a CEL as it is fine on stock ecu, and I don't know why I thought otherwise.
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Should have mentioned plans to build for turbo in the first post. And I don't know why you think they will somehow affect emissions. Unless you're absolutely positive you're going to boost it then I wouldn't.
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Well I'm not getting turbo before smog, so to avoid confusion I'm just asking about the current state as it is. Secondly, I was asking if it would be worth it if I didn't have it turboed YET. What's up with the condescending tone, bro? Of course if I was an expert I wouldn't be asking. Ya, maybe to some it might sound stupid-but I'm in a continual learning process and there's some things you just don't learn without asking the experienced mechanics and diy'ers. Anyway, thanks for the reply-I appreciate it. Hey, maybe one day we'll cross paths and you'll see a legit *** ferio.
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Re: REbuild kit! Vitara! Emissions?! :(
Sorry. The question makes no sense on it's face. Turbo pistons on an engine that isn't going to be turboed and may not ever be boosted.
I already told you to go OEM in a previous post.
I could care less about seeing a "real Ferio".
I already told you to go OEM in a previous post.
I could care less about seeing a "real Ferio".
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Well since the car is a 2000, it will have to run an OBD2 computer to pass emissions and when you mess with engine internals like pistons, you need to tune it to run right again. There's supposedly a way to chip the OBD2 computers, but I haven't ever looked into it past that. Higher compression generally gives better combustion, so I'll go out on a limb and say it will at least have a tougher time.
There's nothing wrong with keeping stock compression and turbocharging you car, I'm running almost stock compression, it means you have to be a bit more careful but it's not a complete dog out of boost.
There's nothing wrong with keeping stock compression and turbocharging you car, I'm running almost stock compression, it means you have to be a bit more careful but it's not a complete dog out of boost.
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Re: REbuild kit! Vitara! Emissions?! :(
Well since the car is a 2000, it will have to run an OBD2 computer to pass emissions and when you mess with engine internals like pistons, you need to tune it to run right again. There's supposedly a way to chip the OBD2 computers, but I haven't ever looked into it past that. Higher compression generally gives better combustion, so I'll go out on a limb and say it will at least have a tougher time.
There's nothing wrong with keeping stock compression and turbocharging you car, I'm running almost stock compression, it means you have to be a bit more careful but it's not a complete dog out of boost.
There's nothing wrong with keeping stock compression and turbocharging you car, I'm running almost stock compression, it means you have to be a bit more careful but it's not a complete dog out of boost.
Whether it's building and/or turboing, all internals should be upgraded, correct? Also, in what order would you upgrade internals-cams, pistons, springs, valve stems, bore, etc...? I know there are a lot of places to start, but I wasted my time with bolt ons (but actually I just didn't want to get another dx mani/cat that would crack on the cast iron again for 20x the cost of the headers I got.
I have researched basic upgrading and engine upgrades, but I don't really know where to start...being CA legal is extremely tricky...
Anyway, thanks for the informative reply!
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