Originally Posted by slixx002
From my understanding which I was told from one of the test only stations(Um correct me if im wrong)...if it's a civic motor (b16a meaning civic motor) and it's going into a civic chassis than you wouldnt need to have it state ref'd. But if it's an integra motor going into a civic chassis then you would have to get it ref'd.
It's just like throwing a 93 d16z SOHC Vtec motor into a 93 DX Chassis..it's still consider a civic motor.. you just have to have all the emmissions hooked up though. A few of my buddies did it and it passed. one of my buddies car had a (Del Sol) b16 USDM obd1 swap into his 92 dx hatch and we got it smogged w/out having it taken to the state ref's for inspections. Another had a 94 LS integra chassis and threw in a 95 gsr swap w/ all emmissions and it passed as well w/out state ref invovled.
The smog station didn't know what he was looking for. If the engine did not come with the car from the factory, it will need to be inspected by the referee to make it legal. In your cases, the engines were similar to the chassis that it normally came in. Technically all "engine change" swaps are required to be referee'd.