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#1
08-17-2003, 12:29 PM
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referee smog check...
hey everyone i just bought a 93 civic dx coupe and it has a b16a japan engine in it not a b16a1 or b16a2 just B16A i have an appointment for a referee smog check next wensday i was curious if anyone knows if this motor will even be able to pass and be legal so i can drive it? they say that the referee is the one who will legalize the engine but i would just like any info on this please... the motor is bone stock right now also what precautions shoudl i do before taking it in there???? thanks
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#2
08-17-2003, 01:30 PM
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2 cats, then when you get home, none
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08-17-2003, 02:38 PM
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Well I'v heard that if you change the Intake Manfiold with the EGR valve it will pass. The inatake has to be from a USDM b16a2 or b16a3 those two are from a 99-00 si / 94-97 Del Sol Dohc Vtec. Tell of it worked. Good luck!
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#6
08-17-2003, 02:55 PM
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Look with a JDM motor It's not legal period. If you wanted the same motor then you should have gotton a USDM b16. Unless you can find another referee and pay his some extra $$$ mabey he might let u pass.
But other then that your......screwed.....sorry man 
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#8
08-17-2003, 04:15 PM
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As long as the cat is still there there should be no problem. As I've said before, myself and a bunch of my friends have JDM swaps and we all pass emissions. Cali restrictions are harsh though. Just take it to the test center to see where you're at. It doesn't cost much.
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#9
08-17-2003, 04:26 PM
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Also of note, you can't by law put an engine older than the car itself. For example, you couldn't put a '91 B16 (JDM or USDM motor) into a '93 vehicle. The engine must be the same year or NEWER for it to pass the visual inspection. The mechanical part is easy, it's the visual inspection that they screw you on and you may have to find a shady shop that you can pay them off to sign the papers. Like said above, if had gone with a USDM B16, you wouldn't have much to worry about...
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#11
08-17-2003, 05:14 PM
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the motor is 94 all i need is the referee to sign me off and pass the smog test for me so i can go to the dmv and get my registration..... for the car under my own name....
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#12
08-17-2003, 06:32 PM
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I thought that the motor was a 93' that what it says on the other post?
Did you ask the orignal owner how he had it smog passed? Sorrry about the mix's up...You know the car came with the motor 
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#13
08-17-2003, 06:35 PM
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yeah i know it came with the motor but i didnt know it wouldnt pass smog and he said he has taken it and its passed smog before he said as long as i could get it up on the tester it would pass smog but i took it to a test only shop and it didnt pass smog so they told me to go get a referee and see about them passing it and stuff .... please give me any info on stuff i should know...
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#14
08-17-2003, 06:56 PM
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Re: referee smog check...
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If it was the visual inspection it failed, most likely than not, a referee won't pass it then since they are more tightly governmentally regulated than a normal auto shop that does smog tests are. If you can't pass the visual, there is NO legal way for you to pass other than paying off some shady shop owner to write it off for you. Anyone in Cali that can't pass the visual will tell you that if they have mods or a JDM motor that is preventing them from passing legally.
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