what do i have to do to have a legal swap in cal.
06-09-2007, 09:41 PM
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Re: what do i have to do to have a legal swap in cal.
Originally Posted by turbozexcrxman
Id buy a pinto and turbo it...then run from the cops and leave them....then tell them to go to hell and kiss my ***
Does california have beefed up camaros and ----....At motorsports park here in memphis we had a competion called beat the heat....you get to race all the cop cars.....the fastest one they had was a camaro z28 and it ran like a 14.3....how pitiful is that? If I had a 12 second CRX Id leave the ---- outta them on the hiway
Cept for the copter
But Hey....It would be fun...without the jail part 
Does california have beefed up camaros and ----....At motorsports park here in memphis we had a competion called beat the heat....you get to race all the cop cars.....the fastest one they had was a camaro z28 and it ran like a 14.3....how pitiful is that? If I had a 12 second CRX Id leave the ---- outta them on the hiway
Cept for the copter
But Hey....It would be fun...without the jail part Its cali dude everything starts here and then ------s. Its simple people here build drag only cars
Street cars/street racing is dead
06-10-2007, 01:53 AM
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Re: what do i have to do to have a legal swap in cal.
JDM B16's will not pass emissions in CALI, you can take it to the referee but 80% of engine with the stamp "B16A" fail actual emissions test and are gross polluters. Why? Multiple reasons but I will not explain here for the sake of typing on the road. Del Slow and 99/2000 Si b16's do well, but all must be converted to OBD compliant ----. Best bet is to leave the LS block and put the LS head back, they have lower compression and less chance of be beat to ---- when you get them from an importer.
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06-10-2007, 04:36 AM
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Re: what do i have to do to have a legal swap in cal.
Originally Posted by PoweredT3A6
JDM B16's will not pass emissions in CALI, you can take it to the referee but 80% of engine with the stamp "B16A" fail actual emissions test and are gross polluters. Why? Multiple reasons but I will not explain here for the sake of typing on the road. Del Slow and 99/2000 Si b16's do well, but all must be converted to OBD compliant ----. Best bet is to leave the LS block and put the LS head back, they have lower compression and less chance of be beat to ---- when you get them from an importer.
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I've seen plenty of JDM engines pass smog. As long as you get all the correct visual ---- and a working cat, you'll pass easy.
06-10-2007, 10:57 AM
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Re: what do i have to do to have a legal swap in cal.
Originally Posted by PoweredT3A6
I didn't say JDM engines!!!!!!!!!!! I said JDM B16A stamped units...not a1 a2 a3, and we've tried them with usdm ecus also its a crap shoot is all I'm saying.
You definitely have something else not functioning correctly then. Being a B16A has nothing to do with it.
What was not passing?
06-10-2007, 12:35 PM
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Re: what do i have to do to have a legal swap in cal.
i have read a few reports on this and its the cam profile and something else i just cant remember off the top of my head, that make them not pass that i actually have the artical out in the car maybe later i will reread it and post what i find if it may help 
06-10-2007, 09:31 PM
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Re: what do i have to do to have a legal swap in cal.
Originally Posted by PoweredT3A6
MADMAX...I'm sorry but you are WRONG. Simply.
What was not passing when you were trying? Too much fuel, NOx, visual, etc? Could be the motor too. I mean these are older motors and Hondas don't have a good track record with the oil control rings. Too much oil in the combustion chamber is an easy way to fail too.
I can not stress enough a good cat and good O2 will pass most cars. Running too lean or too hot will always fail you. It produces far too much NOx and a catalytic converter can do nothing about it.
