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this has been several times already, i am not one to flame but search.... and i guarantee u that the next ppl to most will be a litle bit more harsh responding to u..... and as for the mounts, i'm not sure if anyone will release them, but there has been ppl that swapped b-series into the 7thgen including someone hear in the bay area.
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by Hawk
yes it would fit, it wouldn't be legal (cant put old motor in new car) but it would fit.
yes it would fit, it wouldn't be legal (cant put old motor in new car) but it would fit.
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Rep Power: 0 The donor engine should be newer than the car it is going into, among other things.. (i'm guessing the B series motor would have to be from a 2002 Model car)
I wanted to fit a 4AGE into my Toyota Paseo earlier (the 20V Blacktop version makes about 180HP!!) but couldn't, as the shop refused to get the motor for me, once they realized i was gonna use it on the street.
I wanted to fit a 4AGE into my Toyota Paseo earlier (the 20V Blacktop version makes about 180HP!!) but couldn't, as the shop refused to get the motor for me, once they realized i was gonna use it on the street.
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Rep Power: 343 Originally posted by wcsjunior
how is it illegal??? the guy can have a 2001 civic and swap a 2001 B18B or something in there and it would be just fine.
how is it illegal??? the guy can have a 2001 civic and swap a 2001 B18B or something in there and it would be just fine.
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Rep Power: 306 The laws in California are the most strict, and usually adopted in sort by states that do inspections.
In California, it is illegal to put an engine that is older than the car it is going into. Yes, you could put a 2001 Integra motor into a 2001 Civic. But since they did not produce any B-Series cars in 2002, you would not be legal. Now some states do not conduct smog checks, therefore you would not be illegal.
That is just one of the reasons I left California for nicer climates.
In California, it is illegal to put an engine that is older than the car it is going into. Yes, you could put a 2001 Integra motor into a 2001 Civic. But since they did not produce any B-Series cars in 2002, you would not be legal. Now some states do not conduct smog checks, therefore you would not be illegal.
That is just one of the reasons I left California for nicer climates.
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Rep Power: 349 here in florida we have no emissions checks and i just check the law book and asked my dad a police captain and u can swap in an older motor
In Illinois is it legal as long as you can pass emissions for the year of the cars body. I have a 2001 Civic, so I can drop as old of an engine as I like as long as it is up to 2001 standards.
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Rep Power: 0 since the original poster is from cali....we were going on laws that are geared toward California....each state has adopted their own laws when it comes to thing like emmissions.
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