jdm mistake

hey guys...im new to this so if everything is messed up gimme some time... i got a 1990 honda civic hatch std. and i want to swap out the sohc for a dohc with 160 hp i think the engine codse is like b16a1 or something...the problem is i was gonna just buy a jdm engine...well i recently found out that they wont pass smog so shy of bribing the guy ....i need a dohc engine!!!!! please help cuz we all know how sohc engines fair against all the muscle cars around here....also cheap suspension links(ie polygraphite bushings) would be appreciated...thanks alot

Well technically any JDM engine isn't gonna be smog legal but I think you could get the B16 that came in the 95 Del Sol Si (b16a3?) and I think should be legal since it was over here in the states. Or the one out of the '99-'00 Civic Si. I'm no expert but just thought i'd throw those out. BTW welcome to the boards.

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I don't see why it wouldn't pass emissions?! As long as everything is working. Where did you get your information?

Japanese emissions were nowhere near as stringent as those in the US until the intro of the LEV engines.

My guess is he's a californian in which case my understanding is it's near impossible to meet the smog requirements with a JDM motor.

Oh. Well in Canada they can pass emissions. :p

just get an american b16 like they mentioned above(94 del sol,b16a3: or the 99-00 civic si, b16a2)

or get yourself an integra motor b18..whatever.

or how about smog the car, then swap the engine the next day...

why cant u just get hotrod emissions done??? i know we had a b16 rex come into our shop and we had to run it under hotrod emissions

if you're in cali, they dont pass the visual inspection..they'll pass emissions just find anywhere in the country..its just in cali where jdm engines are illegal, that they cant get around that visual... if this is the case.. there's plenty of usdm b series engines out there..

ohh ok
what do they do? just check the engine code?? cuz if thats the case, i'd just engrave a 2 or 3 into the end and smear grease all over it

Actually you can pass smog. I have a friend who has a 88 Civic Hatch with a B16 and he passed it but had to go to the state referee. I think every major city has a referee around. You have to know what they look for. They look at the engine code and they look for the emissions control equipment for the car the engine came from. As long as you can point that out, then you can continue to the next step which is the actual smog. Also, the engine has to come out of a car that is your same year or newer. If you really want a B16, I suggest getting a Del Sol or 99 Civic version. I chose to go another route and go for the Integra B18B. They are USDM engines and won't have any problems passing smog as long as you have a the aforementioned equipment. The B18B/C are more powerful than the B16 anyway.