how do you pass smog in cali, 3s swap Options

[pandakid]

for those with 3s swap that live in cali how did you guys pass smog?

[Green_MachToy]

My JDM gt4 is a 98 and is OBDII. As far as the topic question, there is a way and we have discssed it here before. I wasn't able to find the thread, but its here somewhere. Long story short, you have 97, unless there is a car that the 3sgte came in that was sold here in the states that I am not aware of, you will not be able to do the swap and pass smog. You need to have the same year or newer engine found in a similar body style car. The good news for those of us with 94's, they consider the MR2 and the Celica the same body style (sport compact or something like that). You then have to make sure the engine is a CA engine. Probably the easiest was to verify that is run the vin on the car you get it from and make sure it was originally sold in CA. When I talked to CARBS they told me that there is a code or a vin number on the block that signifies CA or fed. You have to have CA! Once you find all that, you have to get all the smog equipment as was already posted on this thread and go see the referree. I know someone that did a swap in an older (85)celica/supra to pass the referree. So it can be done. Be ready to spend some cash! I found an engine, we are talking long block nothing else...it cost me $2500 rebuilt. I sold it and bought the gt4 clip delivered for $4000 (at that time). To pass smog, it cost me the regular $50 or so dollars plus a couple 1's on top of that.

This post has been edited by Green_MachToy: Apr 20, 2006 - 12:28 AM