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Originally Posted by Teco760
hello there great thread, i was wondering though, if u live in california and you buy a 92-95 civic vx that is out of state does that mean it wont pass CA smog test because of the fed ecu & 5 wire o2 sensor? also y is it that w/ the 92 all u need is the ecu and w/ your 94 its a bit more tricky? also if with a out of state 92 civic vx do you think with a CA ecu it will pass CA smog?
thanks,
AL
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AL ...
Sorry I missed your question. It is my understanding that you wouldn't be able to bring a non-Cali VX into Cali and get it registered. The emissions sticker would prevent you from doing so, regardless of the ecu in there... a smog shop wouldn't even touch it. Also DMV checks for that sticker, so even if you got a smog shop to give you a passing cert, the DMV wouldn't accept it. There are a few exceptions to the rules (for instance, military); check
Before Buying a Vehicle From Out of State - Be Sure You Can Register It in California FFVR 29 for details.
With the 5-wire O2 sensor of the '92s, it should be just a matter of swapping the ECU since the harness is already in place. That's why it's easier to get a Fed ECU into a '92 than into a later VX.