passing smog w/ sr20

[kimchixboi]

ok i've been going through the forums and i keep seeing all these forums asking about passing the sr20. the sr20 will pass the sniffer cuz the smog laws in japan are a ****load stricter than here. the only reason ppl fail is because the visual part. and itz not because the technician pops the trunk and see a red top. he probably doesnt even know wtf a red top or a black top is. the reason ppl fail the visual is because when they swapped either they themselves or the shop that did it didnt install the EGR. you need the EGR to pass the visual. and for those that dont know the visual part of the test is the technician popping the trunk and checking that the car has all the parts and all the parts are in working order. make sense to everyone??? no EGR no pass. if you're reading this and failed the smog because of the visual it's because the technician didnt find the EGR. but also, the reason most ppl dont install the EGR is because they would've had to drill holes in the engine to install it. (what i've heard.) anywayz hope this helps

[kimchixboi]

oh yea i forgot to add, itz the same for the ca18det engine too.

[kimchixboi]

then you must've installed some ****ty *** engines because i know the sr20 will pass sniffer if it is running good. but it also cuz ny might have stricter law then CA. but i dunno. the only thing i've heard is the whole drilling holes for the EGR. the sr20 passing smog here is a fact.

[kimchixboi]

opps.. i meant hood...

[jacob360]

EGR isn't the only reason the sr20det fails visual. It fails because it's a JDM motor. Even if the smog tech thinks it's the stock motor, he would ask if you have an EO number for the "turbo kit". The only way you can get an sr20det legal is to go through the Smog Referee, and they would never sign it off. I currently work for the Referee doing smogs. We just finished signing off a guy who swapped a 98 USDM GSR motor into his 96 Civic, and he had to go through tons of bullsh*t just to get it done. Imagine what it would take to get a JDM motor done, if it could be done at all.

If you got your sr20det smogged in Cali, then you got an illegal smog, and you better remember where you took it so you can go back in two years, cause guys that will risk there smog license passing Jap motors are sometimes hard to find.

Cali smog laws suck. I figure, if the numbers are clean, then who gives a ***** about the rest. But that isn't the way it is. When I do my sr20det swap, I'm not even going to try to do it legally. Even the Ref I work for told me I'm going to have to get an illegal smog. He doesn't care, cause he's cool, but he does his job right and would never let anything slide.

If you ever get a registration that says you have to go to a Test Only Center, put the stock motor back in. Don't even think about showing up with the sr20det installed, unless you got the ref to sign it off, and he gave you a BAR label.

If you have any questions I can ask the Ref and find out. There are a few things I still don't know. Recently they started allowing JDM motors to be installed, but they have to be configured very strictly to the vehicles original stock emissions equipment, and I think it has to be the Jap version of the same US motor. I'll find out more about that tomorrow.

PEACE

[SpeedRacer1]

The SR runs rich to protect the engine and turbo from detonation, it might pass but will probably fail the smog test. There is no holes needed to install the EGR, the SR comes with the EGR already, most dont use it for other reasons.

[hokiruu]

Wow. I have a daily driven 240sx that I'm swapping an SR into. Lucky for me we don't even have to test for emissions up here. But when I move... man that's gonna be tough.

[[GoaTSLonG]]

umm kimchixboi did you just have an argument with yourself?