ok how the hell am i going to be able to ref my k20a type r now.. hmmmm.. feel kinda weird knowing that i cant now.. does anyone know if i can still ref or not... how can i get my registration and stuff if i can get the smog pass without the state ref.. if anyone knows anyone or anything give me a hand.. i'll let you test drive my car if you do.... will hope someone can help me ..

 

where are you located?

to get it reffed, you need to set it up exactly like its american counterpart. it needs a us legal exhaust manifold (i think dc sports has one) and all the sensors found in the rsxs or the new si. then it has to run on a US ecu.

 

i'm in california.. so everything has to be in the u.s. spec right from ecu to manifolds and etc...so where can i go and check and see if i'm missing anything b4 i go and ref my car.. or do i just have to go and see if i pass.. and if not i dont pass.. will they tell me why?? will i have like 2 months left and i need to do it soon.. so any help will do if you can...

 

Hey I have a 1992 Honda Civic Hatchback CX and im gonna be putting the K20A type R in it and I was wondering about the customizing thats gonna have to be done for it to fit. This is my first engine swap so IDK. Thanks.

 

k20a type R huh?

well, that means you sourced it from a japanese RSX, which means it probably has higher compression than the USDM k20a.

that could lead to overly-rich carbon monoxide output. I'm guessing if you fail, that's what you'll fail for.

like sac said, you need to run a USDM ecu (the latest year model you can get your hands on).

you also need to run your stock exhaust from the cat on back. no high flow or aftermarket cats or catback exhaust systems. you're trying to keep your exhaust emissions to a minimum. you'll also need to get ahold of a stock airbox intake if you can.

if you fail, you'll probably need to take your car to a tuner shop and have them try to get as much carbon out of the engine as possible. but your engine is so new, that may be a waste of money.

i say 50-50 you'll pass.

good luck.

 

most new engines like that wont have much carbon or if not any build up at all. But to see make sure you can by SeaFoam you can get it local car place (orchelans,autozone,o'reilleys) any of those places and it will tell you how to use it but it cleans out your entire engine from injectors to carbon build up etc. its reallly good stuff. u can try that out as well.

 

i had the same question, where can we get the car ref at?

 

dude, do wut my friends do to pass inspection, pay someone off