i have a 96 rs , gsr swap

went to do emmisions and they couldnt find the connection to plug there machine into

Were could it be hiding ?
were does it connect to so i can posibbly trace it back ?

 

It's not under the dash?

 

they couldnt find it
And i dont know where its supposed to be to find it my self

 

It's suppose to be behind the center console on passenger side.

 

^ ding ding.

I was thrown off the first time until I found it on the passenger side.

 

i know where its supposed to be
and its not lol

i checked behind the radio and evrything to see if some one moved it

 

It connects to the ECU.

common places honda hids the ALDL connectors is

Right rear of center console (see pix above)
behind ashtray (remove ashtray from ashtray holder in dash)
Behind glove box (if the gen 3 glove box is like the Gen 2 then ignore this location)

Now When is the manufacture date of the car?

if it's 5/95~7/95 it might be a production issue.
there is a "96" teg around in my town that is still OBD1 the production dat on the car is 6/95 but the title and vin say it's a 96.
if thats the case your ALDL is a 3 wire connector under the dash on the right side next to the heater fan.

also what ECU is in the car?
p72 or P28

if you have a p28 and NO jumper harnes the car is OBD1 and late made 95.

if your running a OBD2~OBD1 jumpper then the ALDL your looking for is useless as the comunication protocal of OBD2 is not the same as OBD1

Also if your running a Chipped ECU some Times the chipping method used will not Support Code readers any more.

had this on my Chipped P28 the J12 was cut for data logging and the Snap-on scanner wouldn't read the computer any more reconnect J12 and all would work fine.

 

I can tell its supposed to be on the passenger side of the center console, because the holster for th plug is still there, but no plug

 

by holster i mean the white box in the picture above

 

Is the car stock?

If not someone could have switched it to an obd1 in dash harness.

 

gsr swap, not sure if the swap obd2 or 1

what should i do ?
what should i look for ?

 

post what ecu it has and if it has a jumper harness or if it a splice in job.

hell just post some pix of what you have.