BUT depending on where you live, like outside of CALI, there are usually garages that will just let you buy an inspection sticker. Or do like me, I havent had one for years lol.

 

Haha so if you get one of those stickers then you're good?

 

well where are you from? I know around here there are no emissions laws at all. OBD1 conversion is where its at, then go get it professionally tuned. Hondata has alot of features that you really only need if you're running a pretty heavy setup, Crome would prolly do you just fine from what i've heard(and be cheaper too).

Get a compression/leakdown test done on your engine, you can either have a shop do the compression test or you can rent a compression tester and DIY, but the test will tell you what kind of shape your engine is in. If all is well, go ahead.

And as for HP goals, i've read just about double the OEM hosepower is safe on stock internals.

 

So is it like impossible to turbo my car without OBD1?

 

no its very possible, OBD1 will just give you a really good tune, as apposed to wiring in a piggy back system that just tells your ECU to pump out more fuel.

 

Oh, so I can do it, its just that tuning it will be more difficult and less effective?

 

yeah, you can still do it.....ehh, I think sniper was running on a FMU for over a year and his still running strong. While on the other hand forty had really bad luck eventhough he had converted to obd1.[&:]

But anyways, if you don't live in CA. you should convert to obd1 and run a chip ecu.

 

Would that be ok in AZ?