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Josh2222
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Car: 1989 Nissan 240sx

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yea i would like to know if the sr20det motors are street legal in california??.. because i want to swap something other than a ka24de in my s13... i need it to pass smog here though which is damn strict..


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jdm_master_X
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Car: 92 Nissan 180SX LHD!...LaWL
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welcome.

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thanks!

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Cameron
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Joined: Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:15 pm
Car: a 240

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Josh2222 wrote:yea i would like to know if the sr20det motors are street legal in california??.. because i want to swap something other than a ka24de in my s13... i need it to pass smog here though which is damn strict..
waiiit a minute.... if you got a DE in your 89 S13 then the engines already been swapped once lol. :D the 89s were KA24E so that makes it feel even more suckier huh? lol i got a Ka24E myself but i can do a swap here in GA

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anti_flag_army
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Joined: Tue Nov 07, 2006 8:57 pm
Car: 91 Miata, 90 240sx coupe

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no, swapping anything else besides the same engine that came with the car for that year is "illegal"

You can always do it and go to a friendly smog shop, they charge like 250 to do it.

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srpowered240sx
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Joined: Wed Jun 29, 2005 1:17 pm
Car: 90 240sx-sr, 92 F-150, 00 bmw 323ci, 1991 s13 coupe, 99 F250 Dsl

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negative, but sometimes you have to sacrafice legality to have what you want. a bank robber once told me that.

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teddy
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jdm_master_X wrote:welcome.

no.

search.

thanks!
You just answered 50% of the questions for this past week in one try. Bravo


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