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hey i want a turbo set up for my car because rims and a drop isnt cutting it. i need somthing that will take people by surprise. i was going for a swap but it looks like its going to cost me alot more. lot lot more! well heres the question. whats the virginia laws regarding turbos! is it illigal to have one, cuz i dont know if it will pass emmissions and inspection? any help will be good.
angelo

 
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mex might know about the turbo laws he's doin one right now for his civic btw welcome to the club.

 
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hey buy me a k20a (rsx-r) and then when i yank out my engine i will trade you the k20a3 i have..

 
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if the k20a3 had a turbo i might consider! lol hey specialblend i sent u a pm regarding swaps.

 
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sorry dude but i have an SI.. it would be turbo'd but ive heard horror storys about detination and such. i was thinking about jrsc but i dont like the power gains.

 
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all motor = WIN

 
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will a turbo'ed civic pass emissions? or state inspection in VA.
thanks

 
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sheesh everyone lives over in herndon or centreville

 
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hmmm.....i thought there were more turbo'ed civics in the NOVA area....

 
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I would have been turboed in April but I am STILL missing parts from my SF kit. supposedly everything was shipped a couple days ago and should be in transit; however, I will not have the TIME to install the kit at least until september it makes me sick knowing I have $4000 worth of parts just lying around that can't be put to good use for months.

as far as laws, I'm not concerned. are cars are already ULEV.. even with a turbo it should still pass emissions testing. I am also going to make a closed-circuit PCV system, that should help.

 
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they will pass, we dont have emissions test in va turbos are legal

 
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no emissiosn test? I live in VA, and every 2 years the DMV requires you to take an emissions test. that's what that sticker is for on your windshield with the month/year.

 
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yep...i gotta do that too(emissions)
maybe u mean like a visual inspection (like California has...i think)
i'm thinking of boosting...but i'm still not sure cuz i wouldn't want to have to remove everything to pass emissions. but as mex said....we are ULEV so it shouldn't really affect us.

 
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u think virgina is strict should see cali's laws

 
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yah...i hear y'all can't have any mods at all...and u have that visual inspection thing. its kinda ironic cuz cali seems huge in the whole "import scene"

 
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**** that
Va strict as ****

 
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yep...i just found out that they do a visual inspection...but the main things they look for are the cat...and anything bad with the exaust(holes or something).

i have an lx....bc the way the cat is...would i have to buy a highflow cat and exaust if i want a turbo kit(for the sake of argument...an SF kit).

 
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I dont think u'll pass the emission.. because you have to replace the cat when you turbo up and that would mean bad results from a the smog tests. I know because i was at a shop where this 1999 civic failed because of turbo

 
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thats discouraging...
did the guy that fail have an aftermarket cat?

 
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Well he had a an after market cat. And that's maybe why he failed. In order to work your turbo well you're suppose to change ur cat to something bigger and wider.

 
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i was thinkin of just goin to ex headers, random tech cat, and some sort of catback...

 
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thers no emmisions testing where i live spotsyvania county fredericksburg but i herd it should be coming in a couple of years

 
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Hey mex you live in PW county and it's every two years? Hell I'm one county over in Fauquier and they make us get a SAFETY inspection every year. As far as I know, we don't have emissions inspections in this county.

 
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yeah, we get the safety vehicle inspection every year, but every other year, we have to do a visual inspection AND emissions inspection. I suppose it could be a PWC thing, but the emissions form is mailed from the DMV. I passed the visual inspectin with my turbo, now next december I need to pass emissions

 
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ok, see I thought that it was all a part of the inspection "package". What part of PWC you live in?

 
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southmost part, right around woodbridge.

 
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Yeah I live about 5 minutes from the PWC line.

 
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So all in all you should be alright with a turbo?

 
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DOH!!!! double post

 
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id just run stock cat for the test. then get a test pipe