Cali guys: 1mzfe swap smog legal??? Options

[Davesceli]

I was lookin around and read about the v6 swap. Can we drop that motor into are car without dealing with the smog crap. Thats the main reason i haven't done the 3sgte swap. I don't want to have to go through the hassle of finding someone to "help me out" with the smog test.

While on the v6 subject, can the 1mz fit in our car with the supercharger attached. I read that the 3mz was kind of a tight fit.

[xelan]

So with regards to the California Certification part (#1) would mean that if I move to Cali, my car is legal in the other 49 states, that I could stick an engine in it that came from another car made to Federal regulations?

[6strngs]

So with regards to the California Certification part (#1) would mean that if I move to Cali, my car is legal in the other 49 states, that I could stick an engine in it that came from another car made to Federal regulations?

I think (though it's really just a guess) that if the car is registered in another state at the time of the swap and it is made to be legal in that state, and then you bring it into california they really can't do anything about it and it won't have to apply to the cali engine swap laws. the thing is, it will have to have all cali-spec emissions requirements and will need to pass the smog test. most (non-modified) cars from out of state don't pass right off the bat when they come to cali and need to be modified slightly to meet with the emissions standard. when my parents brought the civic to cali, the people at the DMV inspected and smogged it and seemed really pissed that it actually passed (pissed because now they'll make less money ripping you off.)