Legalities of Engine Swaps
06-16-2004, 05:11 PM
#31
Contributing Member
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Pasadena,ca
Posts: 10,109
Fenix, please search it has been covered before. As said above, NO JDM ENGINES ARE LEGAL
06-16-2004, 06:26 PM
#32
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 123
Originally posted by -HyJynX-
Fenix, please search it has been covered before. As said above, NO JDM ENGINES ARE LEGAL
Fenix, please search it has been covered before. As said above, NO JDM ENGINES ARE LEGAL
06-17-2004, 02:20 AM
#33
Fenix, no matter where u live or wut u try... if get caught ur car is impounded... In California, beginning January 2005, if u have more than 3 fix it tickets for mods or wutever else they find wrong with ur car, its automatically impounded. And pending the judge u get, he/she will be able to have the power to say whethere or not u get ur car back... most likely doing an engine swap with a non-street legal motor will grant the judge to say kiss it good bye. YES California is comming down on the kids who go the cheap route on parts and stick us (the gys who spend the money to get the right equipment) with the short end of the stick...
There is also speculation that if u are pulled over for mods, and u receive a point, the judge can also make a ruling to make that point permanent on ur record. But like I said this IS only a SPECULATION, but hearing this from my source... most likely, these new laws will pass... making it harder for us to enjoy our cars.
But like everyone else said to all the new ppl...
PLEASE DO A SEARCH FOR THE TOPIC U HAVE IN MIND IT MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED OVER AND OVER... which IMO, is more than enuff info on any topic here on any forum...
There is also speculation that if u are pulled over for mods, and u receive a point, the judge can also make a ruling to make that point permanent on ur record. But like I said this IS only a SPECULATION, but hearing this from my source... most likely, these new laws will pass... making it harder for us to enjoy our cars.
But like everyone else said to all the new ppl...
PLEASE DO A SEARCH FOR THE TOPIC U HAVE IN MIND IT MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED OVER AND OVER... which IMO, is more than enuff info on any topic here on any forum...
06-17-2004, 07:41 PM
#34
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 2
NiSmO Knight, thanks for the help. i tried a search and didnt really come up with specific answers. it was probably there somewhere, ill just blame my newness for my lack of searchin skill, lol. thanks again.
06-19-2004, 04:26 PM
#35
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 123
Originally posted by NiSmO Knight
Fenix, no matter where u live or wut u try... if get caught ur car is impounded... In California, beginning January 2005, if u have more than 3 fix it tickets for mods or wutever else they find wrong with ur car, its automatically impounded. And pending the judge u get, he/she will be able to have the power to say whethere or not u get ur car back... most likely doing an engine swap with a non-street legal motor will grant the judge to say kiss it good bye. YES California is comming down on the kids who go the cheap route on parts and stick us (the gys who spend the money to get the right equipment) with the short end of the stick...
Fenix, no matter where u live or wut u try... if get caught ur car is impounded... In California, beginning January 2005, if u have more than 3 fix it tickets for mods or wutever else they find wrong with ur car, its automatically impounded. And pending the judge u get, he/she will be able to have the power to say whethere or not u get ur car back... most likely doing an engine swap with a non-street legal motor will grant the judge to say kiss it good bye. YES California is comming down on the kids who go the cheap route on parts and stick us (the gys who spend the money to get the right equipment) with the short end of the stick...
07-09-2004, 07:07 PM
#36
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 9
Man i dont car im getn me a srd20det anyway man thell have to cach me first, for i give it up!
07-22-2004, 11:55 AM
#37
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SLO
Posts: 1
I read the other post and know that an SR20DET isn't legal. But what about the NA SR20DE for the 240? 1: It was available in front wheel drive in the US and 2: "operates in a similar fashion" as the CARB website states as a requirement for imported Japanese enignes.
07-22-2004, 04:43 PM
#38
Contributing Member
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Pasadena,ca
Posts: 10,109
No e-rock, if it wasn't in the 240sx then it isn't legal.
What was the only engine in a 240sx? KA
What was the only engine in a 240sx? KA
07-27-2004, 06:15 AM
#39
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: GILBERT, AZ
Posts: 167
OK AFTER ALL MY TIME READING THE CLEAN-AIR-ACT THERE IS NOTHING IN HERE THAT SAYS THESE MOTORS ARE ILLEGAL.....
READ FOR YOURSELF AND TELL ME IF YOU CAN FIND ANYTHING: http://www.epa.gov/oar/caa/contents.html#iia
READ FOR YOURSELF AND TELL ME IF YOU CAN FIND ANYTHING: http://www.epa.gov/oar/caa/contents.html#iia
07-27-2004, 10:29 AM
#40
Contributing Member
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Pasadena,ca
Posts: 10,109
There was a page not to long ago that was posted...only if I can find it
08-10-2004, 12:54 PM
#41
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: la
Posts: 68
as far as the na sr20 goes it was available in japan in the 240's so getting them is easy and cheap and as long as it's newer than your chassis it's legal because 85 percent of the time the drivetrain orientation isn't crossreferenced for the engine so they think it's a spec-v engine or something
08-10-2004, 09:27 PM
#42
Jynx is rite, u can't use the na SR20. By federal law, u can only use another KA as a swap (KA must be same year as the chassis or newer). They have guidelines that u must follow in order to make the swap smog legal. Ask any smog emissions tester, and they'll tell u that u cant use the na SR20. Even though it was from the SE Sentra here in the US.
08-12-2004, 08:53 AM
#43
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: la
Posts: 68
unless you classify the whole car as a rebuild...i forget the exact terms but california allows for non original engine swaps how else would the hot rod guys get away with it?
09-07-2004, 01:26 PM
#44
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Mission Viejo CA
Posts: 61
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermkt/replace.htm
This explains how the hot rod guys get away with it and it also has the guidelines of legalities. Please note this is the "California" Air Resource Board website. Don't know about other states.
This explains how the hot rod guys get away with it and it also has the guidelines of legalities. Please note this is the "California" Air Resource Board website. Don't know about other states.
09-21-2004, 10:12 PM
#45
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Orange County, CA
Posts: 241
engine importers catalogue --it says that under japanese swaps on that link. but where is "engine importers catalogue " anyways.