I currently have a 2000 gsr, but i was going to get a 92-95 civic hatchback, and i wasnt too sure on the smog rules in california for swapping in a jdm gsr. (b18c1) Does anyone know if the jdm motor's a are smog legal, or would I have to go with a usdm? any info would be helpful. Thanks.


Todd

d/w about it many people do those swaps in cali, i have three friends that are currently doing b18c of swap right now...

The jdm swaps are doable as long as you leave all the smog equipment in. As for getting it Bar'd that's a different story. You can pass smog with jdm motor

when you say leave all the smog equipment in, r u refering to the stock header, piping, etc? Thanks for the info thou, for my next car, i wanted to do a swap, and i know jdm is the way to go, but i wanted to make sure i wouldn't run into problems....is it necessary to get it bar'd? Thanks alot.

Todd

CVTodd1 - where are you in CA? I'm looking for a place to do my swap. Let me know. Thanks.

bennybenster- I'm in the bayarea, you've probably heard of oakland, i'm about 10 minutes away from there

I have a jdm B16 in my civic hatch, if you go to a ref that knows what he's doing he's going to pick your jdm motor apart. The ref i went to told me i had to go from having 2 O2 sensors to having 1, that i had to change my throttle body b/c i don't have a map sensor, and that my intake manifold had to be changed b/c it says PGM-FI on it. I am in Santa Barbara, and went to the ref on the UCSB campus. If anyone knows how i can get my car smogged without changing everything, let me know please

Damn, I don't know... That sucks, the ref picked it apart like that. I'll talk to my friends, and see if they know anything, because they know more about cars than I do, so if I find out anything I'll let you know.

I have a jdm B16 in my civic hatch, if you go to a ref that knows what he's doing he's going to pick your jdm motor apart. The ref i went to told me i had to go from having 2 O2 sensors to having 1, that i had to change my throttle body b/c i don't have a map sensor, and that my intake manifold had to be changed b/c it says PGM-FI on it. I am in Santa Barbara, and went to the ref on the UCSB campus. If anyone knows how i can get my car smogged without changing everything, let me know please
if you what it to pass legal you have to use the us tb,intake man,and us ecu to pass the bar.if not i know someone that can do it for 150 and i now someone that works for AAA that will hook me up with a smog guy pm me but you will have to drive down to LA