cail smog for celica swaper..... Options

[st_celica_killer]

well since everyone is doing their celica swap.....to 3sgte .....well it even pass smog....in cail..if i did a celica 3sgte swap and i'am living in cail..well it even consider passing the smog.test.......since cail is a hard place to pass smog...??????

[Kwanza26]

Simple answer... no.

Detailed answer... you won't pass because of the lack of an EGR system and because the engine being sourced (if JDM) is not a CA emmision certified engine... not to mention the engine must be from a car of equal age or newer. It's possible to maybe find a USDM 1994-1995 MR2 Turbo and do smog legal 3SGTE swap, have it inspected by BAR, and have it be labeled smoggable... but that's hard, and expensive... not to mention there are less than 300 94-95 MR2 turbos in the ENTIRE united states. If you do a JDM motor... there's no cheap/easy legal way to get the engine legalized and smogged. Under the table every 2 years is what most people do. They pay smog stations to "overlook" the EGR, the illegal Intercooler, the illegal turbo, the illegal intake, illegal exhaust manifold... and so on... I don't mean to discourage... so I'll just say... know friends who are friends who are smog techs.