anyone know if the srt4 motor in a 1st gen is ca state legal?

i've been hearing rumors that the type of obd 2 it is will cause me to fail smog

but then others are telling me to call the dmv and they will do something


just wondering if anyone here knows for sure

 

With the SRT4 engine you would be using the PCM and electrical from the SRT4 so no you wouldnt fail emissions,it would be like the car was an SRT4 from factory.The carsbody doesnt affect that....lol

 

uh here in california we have to pass a visual inspection...

and then someone was telling me about the whole obd 2 thing


i thought about the whole computer situation and as long as it's stock it will pass
but visual..yea...

anyone else?

 

Visual is not a big deal. They are looking to see if you have the proper smog devices in place.If it burns clean then it burns clean. Just go to a place where you know and have a understanding tech not some grumpy bast. and make it a 'pass or don't pay' station. Failing that you can go to a stateoffical refereeand have them look at it. Try the pass or don't pay places first.

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i sure am glad i dont have to worry about smog.....hell, we could slap a hemi in a neon and run straight pipes and not worry about anything

 

thank you a lot dr_ky!

my buddy was telling me to go get it refed since thats what he's doing with his GSR swap



i'm just going to call them with all that information and hopefully they are like "yea you can do that"

 

I would have thought that as long as the new engine is the same or a more stringent new vehicle certification standards it will be fine but they still may want to have a look.

 

yea but i'm pretty sure they have seen it done before so i hope that it is legal and smogable

 

i worried to i have a megan header and that thing sticks out like a sore thub..thats one thing i hate about CA its the worst..so im stuck with all bolt ons....unless i can find some mexicansmog deal in the guts of LA

 

LA is worse than up here in the north


i'm pretty sure if i can get it refed i can get it smoged

i remember reading somewhere some guy got a sticker from the DMV or somewhere that said they are aware of the engine swap
so hopefully i can get one of those and be on my marry way