When your DA turns 20 years old, do the CA smog rules still apply? My '91 LS still has the original motor and I was thinking of putting in a B18C. If I stay in CA, will there be a problem? However, if I leave and take her with me, I would have to comply with local regs. I was thinking of Canada.
come to think of it, getting a U.S. car certified for Canadian roads sounds like a PITA.
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Getting cars transfered is a PITA I don’t know about smog laws as we don’t have those here, But I do know that to bring a vehicles across EVERYTHING that came with the car must be in working order…even for out of province they can fail it for having a torn door handle or hole in the seat. If you have done rear wiper delete, they could fail it for that
[QUOTE=hinomura;2187414]When your DA turns 20 years old, do the CA smog rules still apply? My '91 LS still has the original motor and I was thinking of putting in a B18C. If I stay in CA, will there be a problem? However, if I leave and take her with me, I would have to comply with local regs. I was thinking of Canada.
come to think of it, getting a U.S. car certified for Canadian roads sounds like a PITA.
:uhoh:[/QUOTE]
Cali don’t do that old car thing anymore as far as i know. You can swap a B18c1 in it and get the bar,but if its a JDM motor,then it wont pass as Cali made them illegal. Now i was lucky to have got my JDM swap bard before the law,and when i moved to Nevada,all they did was check the # on the car and block and that was it.
I would just call there DMV to see what there regs are.
Importing a car into Canada really is a pain in the ass. My buddy tried to import a 2009 lancer into Canada because the exchange rate for Canadian dollars is almost par. He eventually gave up cause it was not worth the time and effort even though he would have probably saved over 10k.
Its not impossible, but is it really worth the time? I don’t know the specifics on how to import one, but I imagine it would be pretty involved with lots of waiting. Why not just buy a Canadian teg when you move here? There are actually some G2’s in somewhat good condition for sale in my area right now.
Like this guy: http://forums.beyond.ca/st/312545/fs-k20z1-swapped-1993-integra-gsr/
Its not cheap, but its in good condition LOL
[QUOTE=wise_old_dragon;2187421]Importing a car into Canada really is a pain in the ass. My buddy tried to import a 2009 lancer into Canada because the exchange rate for Canadian dollars is almost par. He eventually gave up cause it was not worth the time and effort even though he would have probably saved over 10k.
Its not impossible, but is it really worth the time? I don’t know the specifics on how to import one, but I imagine it would be pretty involved with lots of waiting. Why not just buy a Canadian teg when you move here? There are actually some G2’s in somewhat good condition for sale in my area right now.
Like this guy: http://forums.beyond.ca/st/312545/fs-k20z1-swapped-1993-integra-gsr/
Its not cheap, but its in good condition LOL[/QUOTE]
LOL for 14 grand for a DA. Must be smoking some good green if he’s thinking about getting that much.
In Florida there are no emission requirements. From what I have heard (from people on this site) you will have to get your car inspected by a ref.
To help you out on the CA requirements, being as I barely passed the legit way.
-First off, smog is bi-yearly.
-If you have a swap, it must be BAR certified.
-Anything from 1975 and older is smog exempt.
-All emissions devices need to be fully functioning. Anything as small as a “lazy” 02 sensor, will fail your smog test.
-You must have a California LEGAL catalytic converter. It has a huge ass carb number. I however just bought a regular magnaflow cat that isn’t meant for California.
-Depending on the smog tech, he will more and likely check every part of your car. So, make sure everything is stock. I would recommend if you got a carb legal header such as DC sports, to switch it out with a stock header. Reason for that is, your numbers will be a little bit higher compared to a stock header.
Now to pass, here’s what I did (assuming everything in your car is up to par):
-completely full tank of 91 octane (I prefer Shell more than anything else, but to whichever you prefer)
-Drive around like a mad man for a good 20 mins. (revs to 4-5k, leaving your car in a lower gear, etc.)
-Went straight to the tech from that point, and didn’t have to wait as I was the first one to need a smog. (I went to smog at like 8:30 in the morning)
-Weather does make a little bit of difference, so the colder the morning the better your test will come out.
If all else fails, go find a ninja tech that will make your car pass and expect to pay a fair amount of money for that.
Hope I cleared up some stuff
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-Anything from 1975 and older is smog exempt.[/QUOTE]
This. It’s not like we get off free from smog due to the ever increasing age of our car. It’s a fixed year at 1975. My '74 Alfa GTV falls within this smog free zone. 
lol and that 14k DA is ridiculous. Sure, he put 20k into it, but that doesnt mean we’d do the same. -_- Could buy a nice used 04+ TL with that monies.
If I stay in CA, will there be a problem? However, if I leave and take her with me, I would have to comply with local regs. I was thinking of Canada.
Importing a vehicle into Canada can be cumbersome, but quite a few people have done it due to the price savings (see this for more info). Brokers can take the ease out of the red-tape, but charge a fee of course. A Canadian customs agent told me during the summer-peak last year they were processing up to 100 cars daily through the one crossing alone that I frequent. I don’t know if those numbers are the same today though.
Just out of curiousity, why would you move? I hope not to simply keep your car.
I don’t know about smog laws as we don’t have those here
Depending on where in Canada the OP would consider moving to, a couple major metro areas of Canada do have smog-like emissions testing. Metro Vancouver was the first to adopt emissions testing in Canada almost 20 years ago and is probably the strictest in the country today, although still not quite as strict as California - yet.
I’m an English teacher…but the best chances for a full-time job are in Canada. If I stay in the U.S. my chances are none. If I go to Canada, my chances are slim…Right now I’m in Saudi Arabia and I make the same pay as a community college instructor…but no taxes… I’ve had this car for 19 years and I don’t want to give it up.