no, to bar a swap... the engine you are using for has to be atleast the same year or newer than your car.

 

its official no more jdm motors. i failed to day they didnt even pop my hood. they said because jdm motors pollute more and some other bs

 

if no more jdm motors then why do they still sell them like at attarco and stuff? wouldnt it be illegal for them to do that???

 

so a 96-99 jdm LS b18b longblock will not pass smog in a 1993 integra with all stock components from the 1993???

 

well the law took affect on april 15. so that probably why they still sale jdm motors. but you would be able to ref it if it was the same yr. for example if my hatch was a 1995 and i put a jdm b16a it would be coo because its considered a replacement engine. but my hatc is a 1992 and they didnt have those motors back then. and as far as the integra being ref if that motor is it has to be the same yr. thats exactly what the ref told me. but if you put a us spec bottom block they will bring out the ref sticker and give it to you. he said it should only be like this for a couple of months because there has been outcry about it. if you guys have questions pm me and i can try to explain

 

Pollute more, lol such crap.

 

see told ya that they will refuse to smog a jdm motor now orless you find a shop that wont read the motor codes....

 

This is odd...


I heard as long as the motor is of same year or newer, the motor was offered in that car, and it has all o2 sensors/smog control devices etc. plugged in, you should be okay?


Where can we read about these laws and who votes for them to be in place?


Maybe this is just a way to get people to just buy new cars instead of fixing the old ones.

 

damn i was planning to go to attarco and buy a 94-95 b18b block to swap into my gf's car too. now im thinking if i should even do it since smog will come up in the fall. i dont want something that will not pass smog!

 

im gonna go to the ref's again soon as i wanna do a swap but need to know what can be reffed att he moment

 

couldnt u just slap on usdm manifold headers ect. ect. yeah probly more time more money but if u know a friend that will let u borrow these things wouldnt that work

 

you guys may have heard those things but these are all new laws. it pretty much come dopwn to the bottom block. if you have a us bottom block u can ref any motor in ur car pretty much beside b20 and ls vtec. but if you have a jdm motor it has to be a replacement motor only. so basically i could ref a jdm dx motor in my car but whats the point of that bs. so say if u have a jdm gsr u cant ref it. so u buy a us bottom block and voila state ref complete just more loopholes. i wen back there today and ref my boys car.

 

Chris imma swap me a ls1 in to my car like the civette lets go see if we can ref that

 

lol and u got an ek lets do it. they will prolly ref that before a gsr or b16 lol

 

haha probly there is a old school rx7 with a ls1 swap reffed

 

foreals. man living in cali is a hassle. crime, drugs, and state ref

 

yep haha

 

i doubt state ref falls into the same category as drugs and crime but true cali fail place to live at the moment

 

yep thats why im biting my time and moving Washington for bit and somewhere else from there

 

can you ref a 94 gsr with a jdm d15b (yes single cam in integra)

 

nope as they never had them in the us market says that on the site directly lol

 

jdm d15b is the equivalent to the usdm d16y8.

 

the sohc zc is a direct replacement for the 88-91 civic/crx si. no need to ref, can go straight to smog.

 

if you can ref a LS1 i a 240 there has to be a way to ref a single cam in a integra

 

How about this.... 96 integra rs

with 98 GSR head, 96 US block, 95 GSR Tranny

lol frankenisten GSR