cought with sr in cali

[SHIFT_KA24DE]

Originally Posted by kman10587

I live in Bakersfield, CA and my friend drives his SRT-4 around with no exhaust tips or mufflers whatsoever. He's been pulled over twice and the cop never gave him a ticket for illegal mods. So I guess it depends what part of CA you live in whether it's really a big deal or not.

of course. SRT-4 aren't imported from another country. Built here in US and are on the market. can't be illegal. sr's on the other hand were never on the market here.. period.

[SHO411]

So let me get this straight, if I decide to drive to Cali and get pulled over, I could get a ticket for having a V6 instead of a I-4, probably not as long as it is OK by GA law, but how do you guys survive there then. I think it is a violation of consumer rights, as long as you pass emissions and are not tampering with safety devices, it should be none of their concern when you put chrom in your engine bay. We hate GA cuz you can't hardly go past 15mph over the speed limit. Cops are everywhere. You can take a small block and swap it into a civic for all they care, as long as you pass emissions for that engine year. Damn the laws in Cali suck, I would organize a protest or something cuz, it is like them telling you well you can buy this house but if you paint your walls a different color, we will give you a ticket, or buying land thats has corn already planted on it and them telling you you can't grow wheat, THAT IS PLAIN BULLSHIT IF YOU ASK ME.

[SR20DETpower]

Originally Posted by monooxide

Your not going to have a problem witha swapped engine or Smog if you live in the state of Oklahoma like me... hell the cops near the lake encourage people to get better engines to try and beat the OHP Camaros which can go 210 for like 15 -30 minutes

ok I guess I will be the one to raise the BULLSHIT flag on this one....


first of all, where are you going to get up to 210mph for 15-30 minutes?

2nd of all, since cops are a government organization, they must adhere to rules more then we do, especially when it comes to safety. The government will not fund a car that goes 210mph for 15-30 minutes, you know why? because cop cars are limmited to a certain top speed, this is based on the tire's speed rating that comes from the factory. And if you notice cops only use certain types of tires..rated to 155mph, and they always replace bad ones with the same type that came from the factory. This is why the new B4C camaro with the LS1 is limmited to 155mph, although theoretically, that engine with that chassis could go faster with an ECU mod... something a police organization would not do in today's world.

3rd--- ENGINE.. show me an engine that goes constantly at 210mph for a minimum of 15 minutes non stop and I will show you a costly race engine that is rebuilt almost as many times as it is used. It takes horsepower to go that fast, horsepower is not cheap, or reliable. These are cop cars we are talking about here, not race cars from IRL, NASCAR(which doesn't even do 210mph for 15 minutes), Top Fuel(they do over 210mph for a second and their engines get rebuilt, or atleast tore down and inspected after every race)

4th---COOLING.. the amount of strain that full throttle for 15 minutes puts on a street engine is immense, in fact I HIGHLY doubt that any could do it.... definetly a forced induction vehicle could not do it, the turbo or supercharger would literally melt.. a turbo would be way over a 1000 degrees, and thats just when boost hits towards redline... imagine that much heat... dissapating into a metal device for 15 minutes...

yeah

bullshit!

[SR20DETpower]

bump---

just cause I love that reply so much and it will raise your IQ level 2 points to read it

[logik23]

lol, you're so full of yourself.

[SR20DETpower]

ty ty its my best asset

LMFAO

[lucki17]

i really dont get california's laws sometimes, you cant put in a faster motor in a tiny 240sx but the govener himself drives a fucking hummer? how does that work out? i would hold a drift rally, with signs and tire smoke, make a statment, that sucks that you have such strict laws.

[logik23]

They are politicians, they don't make sence! That's their job, it's to keep the masses in order by keeping them confused!

[orestes]

back to the original question at hand... if i had my car exactly how i want it with SR swap done and upgraded and cops tried to pull some bullshit on me id be like fuck you im taking my car to oklahoma or canada or something.

and i think the swap is illegal because the SR20DET would never have been fully inspected and gov't approved and shit so its illegal to use on public roads

[zauber]

this thread got me thinking. i plan on swapping in a rb20det into my 240. where i live i am quite certain that i can pass my yearly inspections and emissions here, but say i would bring my car to california for whatever reason. if i got pulled over and they looked at my engine would they try and inpound my car? i know it really isn't a legal swap anywhere, but since i would pass in my state would they let it slide and tell me not to bring the car back?

[mrflip69]

You're registered out of state. Cops can't touch your car...unless you get busted for speeding/racing/whatever :P

[InFuZiOn]

logik....to be a politician is to be a master in the art of bullshit

and sr I <3 the bullshit flag lol....nice reply

[Pavlo]

I am from GA as well. A lot cops here s*ck a big nut, there are some cool ones though. They hate imigrants (I am Ukrainian). If it would be another redneck speeding they would probably let him go, me- he would right so much sh*t it's not even funny.
So if when I am getting my sr I will definilty get a laser/radar detector/blocker. Maybe a nice modern looking CB radio, cause they ask sometimes truckers to help, you can just say ohh, nevermind we got him. lol

[Chuki_breath]

Originally Posted by zeroneonzn

ye cuz 2 guys got poped and the cops knew the motor now there in jail for 1 month each with over 5gs of fines for little stuff to like exhaust and some other mods and there lices are gone for 3 years

o he forgot to mention the kilo's of crack stored under the spare....that explains the life behind the gate.....i just hope they brought there chastity belt.

[alkemyst]

Originally Posted by mrflip69

You're registered out of state. Cops can't touch your car...unless you get busted for speeding/racing/whatever :P

Huh? not totally true since the SR20 is not legal in any state it would still be a 'crime'.

Depending on state an illegal engine swap (and to clarify this as far as those who think cops are clueless, they have printouts of the 'proper' engines for known 'race' cars on the street): You lose you car totally....doesn't matter if you have a lein/loan on it or it's your parent's car...it gets towed and smooshed, you lose your Driver's License, you are fined (possibly in the tens of thousands although more than likely you will get the option of hundreds of hours of community service), you can go to jail.

Regardless of whether your state has emissions testing or not...you cannot put a non-US emissions tested engine into any car..the SR20DET is not a federally offered powerplant and is illegal in all 50 states, end of story.

Of course (california and busted street racing excluded) your chances of getting caught are very minor even with a FMIC.