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Old 03-17-2002, 03:54 PM   #1
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Question for the JDM GURU's

i have a 91 jdm b16 motor and its sitting in my garage. my car is a 95 cx. now i know taht here in CA it is illegal to swap a older motor in a car, so how can i convert this JDM motor to make it look legal? does it include swapping VIN and blocks? any info is greatly appeciated.
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Old 03-18-2002, 12:15 PM   #2
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your pretty screwed on both counts....its illegal to swap in an older motor and its also illegal to swap in a JDM engine....
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Old 03-18-2002, 03:43 PM   #3
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lol yeah just about so your your engine now costs oh like 10 bucks for a nice paperweigth
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your pretty screwed on both counts....its illegal to swap in an older motor and its also illegal to swap in a JDM engine....
Hey Marked...been a while!

I'd just like to say that I have a picture of your old baby at Nopi...just wondered if you'd like it (a scanned version of course)

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Here she is:

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Old 03-24-2002, 10:53 PM   #7
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Sounds like the easiest thing for you to do is find a "Friend" at the inspection place and "repay" them that money you "borrowed"
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why is it illegal to swap in a jdm engine?
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