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Post by racerb on Dec 12, 2004 19:24:28 GMT -5
Hey guys as your new moderator, feel free to throw whatever questions you can think of at me, as I'm here to give you my most. Even if it's an off the wall item, I'll do my best to make it easy to understand, just don't hold back. racerb
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Post by rye on Dec 15, 2004 15:01:42 GMT -5
Can you come and put my engine in for me?
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Post by 4thgenceli on Dec 15, 2004 15:21:37 GMT -5
Can you come and put my engine in for me? Good one rye LMFAO
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Post by White87GT on Dec 15, 2004 17:15:22 GMT -5
Me next.
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Post by 4thgenceli on Dec 15, 2004 17:17:14 GMT -5
Then u can build me a 3sge engine
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Post by racerb on Dec 16, 2004 7:32:48 GMT -5
Hey travel was not in the job description, I can only prep and tune at my shop. As far a building engines, I've found it's quicker and easier to let the pros do it, especially when talking race engines. By the time I pull the engine, tear it down, send it out to a machine shop, soarce the parts and reassemble, Ive got way to much time in it. When a shop does it for you, they get to deal with all the hassles, and most of the time they've done hundreds of the same engines, so it's nothing to them. What Tom needs for his engine, might not be what one of you other guys needs for yours, just keep it basic and do the simple freshening, not the total rebuild. If you insist on going all the way with it, concider a JDM replacement, you might be surprised just how cheap they are. racerb
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Post by 4thgenceli on Dec 16, 2004 8:49:26 GMT -5
true, JDM are cheap, but the don't have teh emmisions crap that i need. so...... usdm it is for me
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Post by racerb on Dec 17, 2004 7:32:14 GMT -5
Hey it's true that the JDMs don't have all the emissions crap as you say, but this is also true of all the Honda engines being replaced around the country. It has been shown, that most if not all Japaness engines will pass our emissions test even without a working cat. But this is not to say, that you can run without one, just to show that these engines run extremely clean before the cat is installed. All the JDMs I've looked at had the most important piece, the external or internal EGR valve. Also remember that you will still be tying it all back into your factory cat system. What makes me beleive you should have no problems with this installation, is the fact that so many hybrid cars are running around the state of California, only the strictest state in the US for emmisions testing. racerb
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Post by White87GT on Dec 17, 2004 7:52:19 GMT -5
Hey it's true that the JDMs don't have all the emissions crap as you say, but this is also true of all the Honda engines being replaced around the country. It has been shown, that most if not all Japaness engines will pass our emissions test even without a working cat. But this is not to say, that you can run without one, just to show that these engines run extremely clean before the cat is installed. All the JDMs I've looked at had the most important piece, the external or internal EGR valve. Also remember that you will still be tying it all back into your factory cat system. What makes me beleive you should have no problems with this installation, is the fact that so many hybrid cars are running around the state of California, only the strictest state in the US for emmisions testing. racerb Bob, you are right. The problem is, without USDM EGR equipment, the car will fail a visual inspection....period. Doesn't matter what it was smogged at, or the emissions levels.
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Post by racerb on Dec 17, 2004 8:04:46 GMT -5
Hey if thats the only problem, then just modify or retrofit the US spec EGR onto your JDM replacement engine. I don't know about your area, but here our inspection guys do so many different types of cars, that I've not once seen them even look for the EGR on my cars and trucks. racerb
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Post by White87GT on Dec 17, 2004 8:06:52 GMT -5
Hey if thats the only problem, then just modify or retrofit the US spec EGR onto your JDM replacement engine. I don't know about your area, but here our inspection guys do so many different types of cars, that I've not once seen them even look for the EGR on my cars and trucks. racerb East coast tends not to care as much outside of New York and DC. It's the west coast that's given everybody the problems. Cali, AZ, Oregon, and Washington all have strict rules about it. Hell, the AZ people on this board have posted about it before, Jeremy included. But, Kentucky does not have emissions. ;D
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Post by racerb on Dec 17, 2004 8:22:37 GMT -5
Yea what I'm saying in general, is with a little homework and some creative mods, a JDM could be made to pass any US inspection/test they could throw at it, just gotta know what the inspectors will look for most. I've found that in emmisions states, they tend to look less for engine compliance than they look at what the machine is telling them as far as readings. The strictest test I've seen, was at my friends inspection shop, it was a safety only inspection in which the state requires him to go over every inch of the car. He told me he can do 3 or more sniff (standard emmisions) tests in the time it takes to do 1 of these safety checks. racerb
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Post by 86er on Dec 25, 2004 2:55:47 GMT -5
I got my JDM motor for 475 long block. I just got USDM intake/exhaust manifolds, and swaped ever thing over, but that was for an 86 motor, if you get and 86/87, you can do this, but if your car is an 88 and up, then you have to do a head swap, not worth the effort in my book.
the whole swap for me, from a 2se to a 3sge, was about 600bones. not bad for the power i got out of it.
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Post by 9600 on Dec 25, 2004 9:38:18 GMT -5
New york inspections suck.....
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Post by 86er on Dec 25, 2004 21:36:11 GMT -5
lol
Just slip him a Abe Lincon:)
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