[jr6784]

swap looks sick, good job

[K/Turbo]

Originally Posted by White0nGold

hey have u got it to start up??? im done with my z1 swap, but it aint starting, its cranking but not starting

The car has not been fired up yet. Still waiting to complete the Power Steering and AC. The shop is planning to have the car towed to the dealer Tuesday to have the imobilizer flashed. They still have have some other loose ends like making the evaporator work near the gas tank...you know the emissions stuff. Then we are going to take it to the Ref to see if it passes Cali Smog. The car should be done sometime next week.

[CIVIC X3]

damn i know your excited...after a month or so...finally goin to get the car back.

[White0nGold]

my car got reflashed already, but its not firing up?? its just a matter of time till we find the problem, and finaly! its unleashed

[supermex]

Originally Posted by rlmedin1

The car has not been fired up yet. Still waiting to complete the Power Steering and AC. The shop is planning to have the car towed to the dealer Tuesday to have the imobilizer flashed. They still have have some other loose ends like making the evaporator work near the gas tank...you know the emissions stuff. Then we are going to take it to the Ref to see if it passes Cali Smog. The car should be done sometime next week.

I'm following this thread closely is very informative and makes me want to do a swap too, may be in an older vic.
About the reflashing of the computer, is there an after market computer like Hondata that could bypass the flashing of the imobilizer?
Or is because California emmisions standards that you'll have to use same model ECU?

I don't know what would happen here in Florida if suddently they decided to stablish the smog laws.
Half the cars be out of the road faster than a $20 hoe panties on payday.

Any way cudos to you dude, I'm sure when is all done and tunned it will be a hell of Vic

[K/Turbo]

Originally Posted by Supermex

I'm following this thread closely is very informative and makes me want to do a swap too, may be in an older vic.
About the reflashing of the computer, is there an after market computer like Hondata that could bypass the flashing of the imobilizer?
Or is because California emmisions standards that you'll have to use same model ECU?

I don't know what would happen here in Florida if suddently they decided to stablish the smog laws.
Half the cars be out of the road faster than a $20 hoe panties on payday.

Any way cudos to you dude, I'm sure when is all done and tunned it will be a hell of Vic

Yes with Hondata K-Pro you don't need the imobilizer to match the key.

Yes, because of California emmissions standards we have to use the same model ECU. Also reflashed or programable ECUs are not legal. You can reflash the imobilizer, just not the ECU.

Cali emmissions standards and it's overkill. Our car can pass the sniffer and they can still fail us on the visual inspection. I hope Florida never gets like Cali. For a while if you bought a new vehicle you didn't have to worry about smog for about 4-5 years. Now officers here in Cali hear an aftermarket exhaust and they say that's probable cause to search under your hood. Many tuners have been getting popped this way here in Cali. You can take you car to a Ref and it passes, they will give you a sticker to place in your engine bay just incase a cop wants to look under the hood.

Supermex, I really like the work you put into your ride. It looks awsome man!

Originally Posted by White0nGold

my car got reflashed already, but its not firing up?? its just a matter of time till we find the problem, and finaly! its unleashed

GL I hope you get your car up and running soon.

Thanks Guys for the positive comments. I really appreciate them.

[jackburton]

Damn, I had no idea that cops actually care like that.
I would just get teh carb legal sticker off an old intake if I had a turbo.
I would also leave the old ecu in the car and just mount the new one some where else. Wouldnt be worth the pain of extending all the connections.

Also, I am sure if you talk to some tint shops or something then you can find other ways around it.

Of course this is just a plane for a movie I am making.

[Michalo187]

Nice swap and good luck i can't wait to see it done. You gotta post some numbers and a video. The cops in cali are crazy they even have guys who are mechanics that look at your cars and know what parts are illegal and what is not.

[jackburton]

I really think you could get waway with mounting a new ecu in a different location and being clever with the wiring. IDK though just thinking out loud.
At least thats what I am thinking for my movie.

[tuner04civic]

with a turbo and a swap i would get the hondata ecu and cover it behind the carpet. theyll never know and theres always a place to pass for inspection. nice swap so far. cant wait to see a clip or dyno or even more pix.

[K/Turbo]

Man I stopped by the shop yesterday and the car look the same as last week. They didn't do much progress. Only thing I noticed is they wired up the emanage. I put some pressure on them to finish up the car because it looked like nothing was done for a whole week except the emanage. I talked to Henry today and he stopped by the auto wrecker to pick up some ac lines.

Those are some good ideas jackburton and tuner04civic. We are actually going to have the harness wired up to make the ECUs swap with ease. I just hope I remember to swap the K-Pro back to the 05 ECU before I go back to the street.

Thanks Guys, I hope to have more pics and good news next week.

[xproductionz]

Originally Posted by jackburton

I really think you could get waway with mounting a new ecu in a different location and being clever with the wiring. IDK though just thinking out loud.
At least thats what I am thinking for my movie.

??.. why mount it in a different location when it fits fine in the stock location?

[HondaLuver]

actually here in cali, the cop will just make u pop your hood and if it doesn't look stock, they make you go to a ref... really gay, cause u gatta pay like 30 for them to check it out...

[jackburton]

^So it looks stock.

[greenEX]

CA sux bawls. Here in western MD you only have to have the car inspected at time of purchase. Also absolutely no smog testing. Plus the cops are more worried about moving violations and whether or not ur running a front liscense plate.