SR OWNERS BEWARE

[jdm_master_X]

there have been a lot of busts on craigslist concerning the sale or purchase of illegal motors (commonly the s13/s14) in the bay area. i dont know how prevalent it is anywhere else, but so far, a few buddies of mine were busted and pay heavy fines.

just a word of warning, brothers. be careful.

[vutony]

Are you serious??

[jdm_master_X]

yup.

my friend tried for months selling his SR-powered S14 and he finally did about 3 weeks ago. however, it was an undercover cop and he was busted and fined by BAR. the cost was in the thousands. total ownage.

[adrianfromthecastle]

i dont get it... what was illegal? the motors were stolen?

[jdm_master_X]

its because the motors are not for street use. that was according to one of my friends.

SR in CALIFORNIA = bad

pretty much, when you sell a vehicle with an SR in it, you are selling it to someone who will use it for the street (with all the under the table stuff). and if you are operating the vehicle, you are expected to know the engine is strictly for off-road use. even the shops that sell you these motors will tell you in the paperwork you sign "THIS MOTOR IS INTENDED FOR OFF-ROAD USE ONLY AND MAY NOT BE EMISSION LEGAL in CA and other states APPLICABLE".

[adrianfromthecastle]

Ooo... i thought they were stolen or something.well duh.. you cant swap any jdm motor in your car as well as any motor earlier than the model of your car (i.e. sohc in a s14). any other swaps i think have to be checked by state ref. but dam... i didnt think they would go as far as to have undercover cops buy swapped cars

[jdm_master_X]

me neither. and ive talked to a few state refs in the area about how to go about the SR on the street. i mean, if a JDM B16 in a Civic is okay, why isnt an SR?

well, according to the referee, the only thing that holds the SR back from getting its ref sticker is the smog part. it is so difficult to get the SR to pass (hell, even the JDM honda motors). he said it can be done, but good luck making it pass.

[adrianfromthecastle]

me neither. and ive talked to a few state refs in the area about how to go about the SR on the street. i mean, if a JDM B16 in a Civic is okay, why isnt an SR?

well, according to the referee, the only thing that holds the SR back from getting its ref sticker is the smog part. it is so difficult to get the SR to pass (hell, even the JDM honda motors). he said it can be done, but good luck making it pass.

ive seen a few sr's pass... barely

[jdm_master_X]

well they fail for NOx and high HCs. ive tried everything you could imagine to fix that (except rebuild the engine of course). the thing about JDM motors is that you dont know the exact history of them, so its like a big mystery thats powering your car.

[Masterdebater]

so since th ca is made in the 180sx 89-90 and my 240 is an 89 maybe it could possibly pass with a cat and maybe some egr off of a pulsar....

[ArticDragon192]

me neither. and ive talked to a few state refs in the area about how to go about the SR on the street. i mean, if a JDM B16 in a Civic is okay, why isnt an SR?

well, according to the referee, the only thing that holds the SR back from getting its ref sticker is the smog part. it is so difficult to get the SR to pass (hell, even the JDM honda motors). he said it can be done, but good luck making it pass.

Yay for misinformation. SRs pass smog just fine. Back in the day when my friend had his car just swapped his car passed smog with no cat. An SR will pass smog just fine with a cat and if it's running right.

What hold the SR from becoming legal is the fact that the SR20DET never came stateside. The reason B16s and B18s can be made BAR legal is because the B16 came in the USDM Civic Si (EM chassis) and the B18 came in the GSR and ITR (DC chassis). It's just a matter of swapping the USDM emissions parts into the JDM motors and bam, BAR legal motor. How do I know this? I have two friends rocking BAR legal GSR and ITR motors in thier EG and EK civic hatches.

so since th ca is made in the 180sx 89-90 and my 240 is an 89 maybe it could possibly pass with a cat and maybe some egr off of a pulsar....

Negatory. The CA18DET never came to the states so the motor alone is illegal. It can pass the sniffer though. Any motor can be made to pass the sniffer. What kills with smog here in California is ****ing visual inspection.