Would you guys even bother putting in a jdm motor living in California?

 

Really depends on what you use the car for.

 

I had a JDM B16A1 on my old car (EF9) ... i live in Cali...what wrong with that? I have friends that owns Smog shops..........

 

well I want a jdm h22. My motor has high mileage, i want a motor that is faster and jdm h22 will cost me 1600. I also dont know friends that work at smog shops

 

be careful dude. i would hate to see you get tagged with all of the crackdowns that cali is doing.

 

Integra + h22 + cali BAR = not legal.

 

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That is another reason why! I might pay the extra cash and get usdm. But we'll see. I can't get in trouble for having a usdm h22 in my car right?

 

this is probably a dumb question but if you could bolt up the prelude cat wouldnt this pass smog?

 

I passed smog on my integra.. i did a jdm b18c gsr motor. i passed smog everytime wit no time. CHP didnt say nuthin about the motor, all they wanted was the receipt for it. It was no biggie for me.

 

dont they check for vin on the motor? it wont pass visuals right?

 

If you're worried about it now, it would be better off not to do it at all. Save yourself the worries.

If you want to make your ride different than most other integra's around, then go for it.

 

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care to explain this statement of brilliance?

 

a jdm motor can pass smog and be BAR certified as long as it is newer or the same year as your car, and you model your setup like a USDM model. For example, a bunch of people who have 92 Civic hatchbacks would want to swap in a gsr motor, so they would run the same emissions equipment, sensors, etc as a 94 or 95 Integra GSR, since it is also obd1. If you want a b16, you make it match the emissions/vacuum diagrams for a Del Sol VTEC 92-95 (obd1). However, if you had a 96 Civic and wanted a b16, you would need to mirror the setup of a 99-00 Civic Si (obd2).

I am pretty sure that you could do the same with an H22, you would just have to make sure your engine bay looks exactly like a prelude and make sure the motor is from the same or newer year. The only no-nos that never pass BAR inspections are lsvtec or b20vtec, or even an entire b20 (because you can't BAR a car as an SUV).

These should help a little:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=84270
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=385337