I'm picking up a 2000 theft recovery GSR from auction tomorrow and i have a 1994 jdm gsr motor and i know salvage theft recovery cars need to go to CHP to get inspected in case the parts aren't stolen. But if i convert the whole car including wire harness into obd1 without using jumper harness from ecu you think CHP will know? I have no choice because i have a 1994 civic EX harness and the knock/secondary are already hooked up.....

 

I believe when u swap motors the software must be as, or more, current than the year of chassis manufacture. Since your car is a 2000 gsr I assume the engine swapped in must also be OBD-2. Since your vin was and always will be for a 2000 car I don't think there's a way around it. This applies to smog checks and getting the car B.A.R. 'd and ref'd.

 

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well smog im probably going to do illegal if anything, im just worried about the inspection for chp.

 

no, that doesnt matter...

as long as the motor does not come up stolen then you are fine...

 

If you put in the JDM engine - there wont be any numbers for the CHP to check and hence you'll have to go through another process of putting the a USDM engine in it. This is assuming your tossing in the JDM b18c.

 

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I have paper work for my jdm b18c motor. I bought it from a warehouse. I used it on my EJ1 coupe, but that car got totaled and i pulled the motor out. Only vin number on the car is the tranny which is usdm and it's off a db8.

 

You have to change out the head. Because it will show a lower year.

 

from how i see it, since you put in the JDM motor and your getting the car inspected, they might give you a ref ticket...

on the other hand, if the cop is pretty chill, he'll be cool with the fact that the motor is a jdm motor and does not come with a US VIN...