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Originally Posted by eyesoreracing
In my experience engine swapping in CA, the ref won't let you do any swap that changes the emissions category. No truck engines in cars, for example. That means you can't legally put a B20 engine in an Integra originally powered by the nearly-identical B18, because the B20 is from a CR-V which is laughably classified as a truck.
I haven't specifically asked about a Diesel swap, but I would be shocked if that was allowed under these same rules. Are you speculating, or speaking from experience?
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That's almost right, but according to the rules an LDV engine of the same year or newer can go into an LDV so long as all the stock emissions equipment is there and functioning, and the same goes for MDVs/HDVs. You can drop a newer/same age B20 from a CR-V into whatever other car, even a F-150 truck (but not a F-250, LDV/MDV/HDV classification depends on GVWR IIRC), as long as it has all the OE emissions stuff and can pass smog. You can also drop a 500ci BBC from a Cadillac into a CRX if you can make everything fit. A diesel swap only has to pass visual inspection since they aren't smogged, although 97 and up diesels are going to start being smogged sometime in the near future (Thanks to dumbass pickup truck drivers belching smoke on CA roads after plugging in "performance" chips). This info is from personal experience both in terms of a swap and talking to the state refs.
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Originally Posted by eyesoreracing
I would be offended by this comment if it wasn't true...
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At least it's a fun project, and in the end, aside from penny pinchers like myself, that's what it's about.