The big B18A turbo let down

pauls81sc · #1 10-01-2004, 06:09 PM

I'm working on a b18a swap (from a 90 Teg) into my 89 CRX Si.....nothing too fancy to begin with...intake, exhaust, cams.........but then I started thinking TURBO (Yea, Baby!!!)

I searched the California ARB EO list and found 2 listings for CA SMOG LEGAL kits. One by HKS, the other by Greddy. I couldn't find the HKS kit listed on their website so I called them and they told me it never went into production. I called Greddy and they either don't make it anymore or never did to begin with, the guy wasn't sure.

So it seems my smog legal b18a turbo dreams may always be just that...DREAMS.

Unless, of course I'm missing something.

91civicDXdude · #2 10-01-2004, 07:05 PM

any b series turbo kit will work with the b18. Will any others pass smog?

pauls81sc · #3 10-01-2004, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 91civicDXdude

any b series turbo kit will work with the b18. Will any others pass smog?

In order to pass smog there has to be an EO (Executive Order) issued by the California Air Resource Board (CARB) for the turbo kit that lists the specific engine (B18A, B18B, etc..) and the specific year.

To get an EO, the manufacturer has to submit the kit and pass emission testing.

In my case it would have to be a kit for a 1990 Integra B18A. The only ones I could find on the CARB website were the Greddy and HKS kits and you see where that got me.

icE_x · #4 10-01-2004, 08:47 PM

man jus move outta cali into new mexico or something. their emission laws suck! come to florida where i live

YZ125rider21 · #5 10-01-2004, 09:15 PM

ya flordia dont have any laws hardly...haha...how about you let me register my car at your address...hehe

TheSilentChamber · #6 10-01-2004, 09:47 PM

I'll open post office boxes for people in texas if they want to register there car here. I did it for someone before heh.

integralover · #7 10-01-2004, 11:58 PM

ah yes, florida is nice. hell the laws are so lax here i have a damn high flow cat that i know is not even CARB legal

but why don't you just save your old manifold and plumbing and when it comes time to get your emissions checked hook it back up and then take it off. sorry i live in fl and don't know cali laws.

91civicDXdude · #8 10-02-2004, 01:29 AM

move out of california.

Cali is a nice place to live if you want to have your car stolen 3x a week and have to suck off some smog tech to get your car on the road becuase it has an illegal turn signal bulb

krupted hatch · #9 10-09-2004, 01:15 AM

give it up for cali laws. look around some people will have hooks on smog.

YZ125rider21 · #10 10-09-2004, 02:56 PM

sounds good with that texas po box.. but shit i live worse county and they see my car with texas plates...they be saying bye bye to my car...

Cjz89civic · #11 10-09-2004, 02:59 PM

Can you find the CARB Id numbers if you can I can get you the GREDDY Carb ID sticker. Yes it would be a legal sticker. So here is the deal if you get a greddy Turbo for any b18 motor I can get you the sticker to make it legal. ALSO this goes for any turbo kit from greddy I can get the sticker to make it CARB legal. Check out mine.

this is the pics for all the CARB ID STICKERS I have for my car.

Santas90Si · #12 10-09-2004, 07:00 PM

man I thought everyone understood to mount the MSD away fro engine heat and vibration. Thats what the pasenger floor board is for.

Cjz89civic · #13 10-10-2004, 03:14 AM

When I showed the guys at MSD how I set mine up they said it looks good a great location in a civic. Hmm I guess they were Bullshitin me huh?

TheSilentChamber · #14 10-10-2004, 03:43 AM

thats a solid state iggnition, vibratoin and minor heat are not going to effect it.

I read in honda tuning a few minutes ago it was illegal in cali to put a larger engine in your car than what it originally came with. Has an interview in it with a guy incharge of the Drag Net police thing that cracks down on illegal modifications and racing and such.

YZ125rider21 · #15 10-10-2004, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSilentChamber

I read in honda tuning a few minutes ago it was illegal in cali to put a larger engine in your car than what it originally came with.

BINGO. In Cali, if you have a 1.6L motor stock, then you can only replace it with a 1.6L engine. Your only option is being able to replace it with the same engine out of a NEWER car...but no larger displacement (Unless you do a stroker kit, or bore it over.)
So, before you go wanting that Turbo, you want a better D16a6. Smog Tech will look for the D, if he see's a B, you're done, game over.

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