Yeah, finding a place in california to smog test a modified car (regardless of whether the mods are CARB exempt or not) is extremely difficult. Even with my 50 state legal turbo kit, I had to pay to get it passed illegally because I couldn't get it done legally.

 

first opf all try to make sure all the stuff that you put on your car has what is called a CARB O.E stamp intake, header exhuast all that good stuff.

 

ans as far as engine swaps you have to take it to the smog rep and get your car certified

 

it did not help me out at all, the places are all shadey out there. Or it was cause I'm a honky and had a honda in southern Cali. All my S**T had the sticker.

 

down here in miami i never seem to get any problems with cops but my car looks completly stock on the outside but under the hood is a diffrent story haha. first thing the cops look for is a car thats been droped with rims and or body kit. they will hit them up first before the go after a car that looks completly stock.

 

You got to check yourself, who ever told you this is giving you bad info, theres a lot of people who talk without thinking, My car is lowered, I have a catback exhaust, intake, headers, fogs, and some other stuff, and its still legal, because it passes the smog check.....inform yourself next time.

 

Swaps are legal as long as it is a newer engine than your car. If the engine is older than your car, it is illegal.

 

so i cant use ,lets say a b16a or b16a2 it has to be b16a3?

 

A B16a2 will work because it was found in the 99-01 Civic Si.

 

Ok my car is obd 2 right??? (i honestly dont know) call me stupid
but the b16a i was looking at said 92-95 it said gen2 obd1 now im cunfused