Mazda pickup to WRX conversion....DBTuned FTW!
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Originally Posted by GT35 STI
Status bump?!
Originally Posted by that one legacy
good grief, you just saw it at the meet last night, and you already want a status bump? 
its all in good fun, i bug the shieet outta him about his up and dp's and wanting a ride in the STi.---updates---
Valve covers have been painted a nice high gloss paint. and i'll paint the intake sometime this week. Now i just need a stock clutch for a decent price and send my Flywheel out for a good ole' resurfacing.
The metal for the motor mounts needs to be bought still, and i need to remove the 70hp beast of a motor thats in there. Just fixed all my lighting issues and the various loose ends i needed to tie up on the plumbing side of the suspension..
Need to buy a gallon of POR15 and a UV Block(clearcoat) for the frame.
On a side note... I got a nice new picture to add to the collection of mini truck pics. now if only someone wants to photoshop a wrx motor under the hood of the mini truck, so i know what i'm gunna be looking at(and confusing the HELL outta the service guys with). haha
/sunday update
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Originally Posted by TitanSTI
LOL @ you.
im just having fun now cause its way too easy to get to him. im mean when im bored.
im just having fun now cause its way too easy to get to him. im mean when im bored.
uh oh justin. look out. looks like they're e-thug teaming up on you!
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Originally Posted by dz
Engine swaps are only legal within the same class of vehicle in CA. Car to light truck is not the same vehicle class. According to the law, the engine/driveline have to come from the same vehicle as well.
http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/StdPage....s-Jan_1994.htm
Originally Posted by Double Phister
doesn't disabling the CEL negate the need for hacks like a resistor?
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Originally Posted by Snot Rod
Well... it's a mixed bag. Here is a general overview of California engine swap/emission control laws (it's 12 years old, but it's from the *offical* state website):
http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/StdPage....s-Jan_1994.htm
When I took an Emission Control System class at Palomar College back in '99, the instructor said you get an "automatic fail" if the light doesn't come on when you turn the key.
http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/StdPage....s-Jan_1994.htm
When I took an Emission Control System class at Palomar College back in '99, the instructor said you get an "automatic fail" if the light doesn't come on when you turn the key.
car motors into trucks are OK
truck motors into cars AREN'T
as far as i can come up with, the law was made for people who would stick 454's(& other bigblocks) into lighter cars...for racing and whathaveyou.
I will have alllllllll of my emissions parts there and working correctly. FYI
wont have a hood for a little bit, but...who needs that?!
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Originally Posted by Snot Rod
When I took an Emission Control System class at Palomar College back in '99, the instructor said you get an "automatic fail" if the light doesn't come on when you turn the key.