aye i live in sd.. deep down sd .. chula vista to be exact.. .. i have a civic with an integ motor and no one will pass smog for me.. can neone help? i need it by the end of monnth but sooner will help.. thankz all.. <U>CAN ANYONE HELP AT ALL!! </U>


Modified by oshortstacko at 5:25 PM 4/26/2003

 

gee thanks for the help..

 

Why wont it pass? Smog, or visual? Ryan

 

Is it visual, or do you not have carb approved parts on it? DC header maybe? Run as many stock parts as you can. Some places won't pass because they see the twincam motor, and don't want to deal with it. What motor have you got in it?

 

smog... they said that the emission for a civic motor has a different standard than an integ and i have an integ motor in my civic.. so it wont pass!! what should i do?

 

you should not expect that kind of help here. dont post that type of thing here.

 

did i ask for ur help? maybe u cant help me but others can.. u aint everyone else.. so chill.. and obviously if i got a reply then maybe sumone has an idea..

 

I have a jdm xsi engine, and it passed better than my stock d16a6. I was also running I/H/E but it all looks stock. I just said it was a factory replacement engine from a del sol 1.6L . Ryan

 

1) your post is very vague and uninformed, do a search for smog and see what you come up with.
2) you say it is visual since they told u about that BS, so just go to a diff shop and dont tell em its an integra motor.

 

A JDM engine with little smog control plus intake, header, and exhaust passes emission tests? Legally? For what state? For one thing, I don't know where you guys live or get your vehicles inspected, bt the inspector should run he different tests and compare the results to the pass/fail standards reguardless of what engine one has in the vehicle. Yes, no USDM Civic came with a twin-cam engine until 1999, but what inspection shop really keeps up with that? And yes, if you own say a 1991 DX hatchback with a different engine than the stock d15b2, reguardless of what it is, the vehicle will be required to pass based on the stock specifications. If you put in an Integra engine from a newer year than the Civic, it should emit fewer emissions unless you do soething stupid like remove all the smog controls, the cat, and install some huge downpipe, and if you do do that, then you are just asking to fail. "Please fail me for being a dumbass." One can make a car fast and have it efficient at the same time. It really urks me when I see a new 2003 ULEV Civic Si on the road with a huge tail pipe and whatever else to make it loud as hell. It just went from ULEV to LEV to 1969 muscle-car pollution emmiting. My vehicle in California emissioned, but I live in North Texas, and already here with all of the new emission regulations, TXDOT is setting up mobile emission testers, and if you drive past one emitting too many emissios reguardless of whether or not you have a current registration, you will get a hefty citation. Emission control is one point in the automotive world that will only get tighter. If your Integra engine has its stock smog controls and a reasonable exhaust, you should have no problems with emissions tests. Unless of course you put an older year Integra engine into your Civic, which would have been poor judgement since your vehicle has to pass emissions for the car's year, not the engine. Or you could just wait until the car s 24 years old so that it is exempt from emission tests... (Texas law)

 

You're going to have to get a ref to initially approve your swap and he will issue you a BAR sticker if you have met the criteria for a legal swap. If a regular smog tech recognizes that you don't have the original motor, he can't pass your car as such without approval from the BAR referee.
The motor will have to be same year as your car or newer, and if newer, will have to adhere to the smog standards of that year and type of motor.
If you have a different ecu than the one from the swapped motor, and don't at least appear to have rudimentary smog equipment from the new motor (o2 sensor(s), etc.), you won't pass visual.
There are other issues, such as jdm motors, but if there is a usdm equivalent, it can be worked around for the most part. Your best bet might be to ask around and find a station that will pass your setup as is with an extra "fee".

Good luck...
for more info try
http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/St...4.htm