Would the cops even care? or pull you over?

doubt it. i have one. half my bumper is missing. my intercooler is sticking out. i havent been approached . . . . . yet

 

wow

 

Most cops dont know engines too well let alone be able to guess whats under the hood without showing or telling them. They just look at it and say its another Import Street Racer, Lets give him a ticket.

 

Well the thing is, it wont past smog for sure right? The SR20DET alone [without any other modifications on the car].

 

cops in so cal know too well what an sr20det is.
But why would you care? you act like you're driving around a 300 pound of drugs.

sr20det isn't even 50 state legal. some states don't give a damn like Ohio lol!

 

it passes emission in ga

 

Most of the time euro and japanese motors are cleaner then motors from the US of the same era. LEVs were out in japan and europe before the US.

 

i guess it depends on where you live.

 

What about California?

 

from what i understand in CA, you're fucked if they see the engine lol

 

What about California?

Cali is more restrictive. You have to pass a visual inspection too. You are not allowed to swap out the engine for a non-USDM engine.

I have a JDM engine in one of my cars and it passed emissions with flying colors. In fact, it was better than what my car did with the USDM engine in it. I'm hoping the same happens when I swap in my SR.:12dunno

 

just keep your stocker ka, and swap the sr out whenever smog comes around.
that's what i plan on doing in the near future.

 

Well the thing is that I my mileage is pretty high [190K]. You think any shop can rebuilt my motor? Because I'm just thinking of going to a SR20DET motor swap... or I can always turbo up the KA once I find some mechanic to rebuild the motor.

 

itd be cheaper to pay the man

 

Yeah for about one grand and up. So your saying ANY mechanic should be able to rebuild KA24DE motors?

 

Not any mechanic. A automotive machine shop should be able to do it. For the price of a sr you could have a built bottom end and more on a ka.

 

that is a question for your local car forums, as it varies from place to place.

 

PA doesnt care what motor it is. No smog testing done for anything pre 95 so the engine passes by my Mechanics standards. Swapping KA and SR all the time is a waste of time and requires way too much work for two fucking stickers.

 

Would the cops even care? or pull you over?

do you have a huge blinking neon sign over your car that says "LOOK AT ME VVVVVV I HAVE AN SR20" or do cops have a 6th sense about these things... "mmm... i can smell an sr a mile away"

this thread doesnt make sense....

and about inspections/emmissions... WV rocks, no emmisions(test-pipe all year round) and inspection is tires, windows, lights, and exhaust noise... oh and its only $12. haha you could have the glowing blinking sign as above and they wouldnt do a thing

and that is why i live there

 

its not possible to drive an sr in public. you will die and everyone around you will go to a peanut-butter and jelly purgatory where you will remain for the term of 34 years until you get some little kid to roll the dice on a fantastical board game to send you back to the real world.

 

Holy Shit, That happened to you too?!?!

 

well also is disobey traffic laws, speed, race other cars, drift in the streets well yeah u can spotting a face alot of shit, or if you just normal to commute to places obeying traffic laws, I wouldn't see a reason for a cop to pull you over, just be on the safe side, always have a front license plate mounted

 

well also don't disobey traffic laws, speed, race other cars, drift in the streets well yeah u can face alot of shit, or if you just drive normal to commute to places obeying traffic laws, I wouldn't see a reason for a cop to pull you over, just be on the safe side, always have a front license plate mounted

In addition to what I said along time ago, drive like a granny when you see cop, push the clutch in, obey every single, keep your windows down (tinted), don't blast your stereo, Don't put on those yellow headlights (cops love to pull cars over with those). Make sure you car is not too loud, run a Cat, it's like a $600 fine in not having a CAT. I only got pulled over once since I had my swap which was back in December and it was on Memorial day weekend, and I was going 10 mph over the speed limit, he was checking to see if I was sober. Don't drink and drive

 

why a front liscense plate?

 

umm....because it's a law here in CA.
but probably not in PA due to you don't know what laws we have here.

 

CA sux....good thing CO cops are all pretty much legally retarded....my damn ka wont pass emissions...but its beyond fixing...SR is goin in next week and i will prolly pass with that....Cops only pull you over here if you look mexican and have stoopid nike swoosh on your rear window with a zacatecas sticker above it,