Okay, so today some punkass CHP pulled me over for no reason.
First thing he said, "do you street race?" I told him no, and then he said, "pop your hood" I said, "sure".

So he looks at my engine, and he looks at the engine stamp.
Then he goes back to his car and writes out a ticket.

He wrote me up for "modified emissions, state ref. certification required."

So my question is, is there anyway I can have my car pass the inspection at the state referee?

My car is a 99 civic hatchback cx with a 94 Integra GSR engine.


somebody please help me out.

 

put the stock motor back in
that would teach him....

or buy all carb legal parts for your motor

 

i think the only aftermarket part on the car is the AEM short ram intake.
and the dc headers.
but i think the headers are carb legal.

what ECU would i need? because right now im running with a P28.

Edit: I forgot to mention the rsx type s exhaust.


Modified by Adankid at 10:22 PM 8/2/2008

Edit: I just checked the headers and the intake and both have a label that says CARB # and some numbers after it.





Modified by Adankid at 10:23 PM 8/2/2008

 

Isn't it technically illegal to have another engine in a car without getting it BARd. And to get it BARd, you can only use an engine the same year or newer than the car..

 

so am i screwed?

 

Time to move to a different state!

 

I would, but thats not a choice right now.
I'm only 17 and I don't those kinds of funds.

 

yup cant put an OBD1 engine in a OBD2 vehical...

 

what does the OBD# mean?

 

on board diagnostics. 1 is i tihnk 92-95 and obd2 is 96 and up. its basically just emissions

 

oh. thats something i didnt know.
thanks for teaching me that.


but, not even with a obd1 to obd2 jumper harness?
because that's what my car has.

 

yeah but your running an obd 1 engine in a obd 2 car, and im guessing your using a jumper harness to connect an obd 2 engine harness to a obd 1 computer. when you go to get tested for emissions they're gonna test your vehical as a 99 civic with an obd 2 ecu which you dont have.

 

thats just straight up bull ****. I would of tached it at 8k and dumped the clutch right in front of that motherfu*%er.

as corey smith said..
Im still screaming fu*k the po po

 

just get ahold of a obd2 ecu. it should just plug right in and read as an obd2 . correct me if im wrong anyone. you just have to make sure there is no check engine light or funky things like that

 

which would be a P72 ecu right?

 

also. i think the reason the idiot gave me the ticket was because me saw the fuel pressure regulator.
those are illegal?

 

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x2.
Yea...put the stock motor back in or youre screwed.

 

yeah, thats what sucks.
I dont have it.
I bought the car with a GSR engine.

So what I need to find is a 99 civic cx motor and put it in and take it to the ref and i should be fine?

 

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what do you mean by pay someone?

 

tell them u blew your motor and this is all you had to work with. [freak]ing cops

 

yeah i can try that.
but thats not going to help me pass my smog.

 

By pay someone he means pay someone to give you the REF certification.

 

I just think you should blow the court house up... j.k **** I think the fbi just landed on top of my hose to black bag my ***

 

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Well, you're supposed to get your current engine ref'd, that's what the ticket is for. Normally, if you put another D16Y7 (CX/DX engine) in your hatch, you do not have to BAR it, it's just a replacement engine. Since you have an Integra engine, you need to go through the Bureau of Auto Repair (BAR) to get it certified. Although, since you got that ticket, you need to visit the ref anyway, and it'll be much easier for you to get the ticket cleared with a D16.

Unfortunately, as someone already mentioned, if you keep the B18, you're technically SOL since your engine is older than the car--but maybe if you convert it all to OBD2 maybe you could get it to pass BAR? Getting the certification isn't that hard, lots of people have done it. You pretty much just need to put everything back to stock, OEM specs and have the correct ECU and emissions gear. Check that thread, find a lenient ref station, and try to pass it...

Alternate solution: trade the GSR swap for a newer, all stock B16/B18 so you can BAR it. Or just go SOHC status....

 

dude... cali blows... In WI you can do anything (mod wise) without getting pulled over... the only thing cops here care about is your windows being "too" tinted or your subs being "too loud".