as long as your vin number is on the car and not any other cars any swap should be "legal". the emmisions is where us 2g people get screwed because the downgrade to the obd1 from obd2 throws all the emmisions off. if the OEM ecu works with he motor you should be fine.

 

once again, in almost every state it is technically illegal to put an older motor into a car. some smog guys wont catch it, others will. If they do you will NOT pass visual whether you pass emissions or not. I have a 6bolt in a 97 gsx, using OBDII still, I have dangling wire harnesses that are no longer used, and will not pass, i have to get smogged illegally.

 

Yes the only reason that any inspector would see that it's a swap is by seeing dangling harnessess or if you mention it. I've never met an mechanic or tech that new I had a swapped engine. No one can really tell.

 

So If I swapped it and got rid of the dangling harness it would most likely pass the visual???

 

It all depends on how strict the inspector you go to is.

 

well i know people who smog cars

 

Either way it would be more ideal to just suck it up and purchase a Gst/Gsx am I correct?

 

you got it

 

Yep it'd be easier and cheaper to just suck it up and buy GST/GSX

 

If you go to www.slowboyracing.com they have 420A turbo kits. At least last time I checked.