will a CA pass smog?

[drk_drftr]

I've read alot of post about the SR not being able to pass smog without some sort of "hook up" or a KA motor swap but, the pulsar came with a CA motor, so if I swap in a CA18DET into my 240, will it pass smog? Are there any tricks that will make it work?

[kazuo]

IIRC Pulsars did not have DOHC motors, only SOHC, and they werent turbo.

If you're planning on using a JDM CA motor, you still wont pass smog without a "hook up."

You can use a USDM CA18 but it will need to be the same year or NEWER than your chassis, and that basically means you can't pass smog (IIRC; unless they had CA's in USDM chassis after '89), and even then, they weren't turbo or DOHC.

Blah, search

[drk_drftr]

i thought they came CA18et, do the heads fit?

[SilviaDriver]

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If the engine is not identical to the original then it is not a replacement part, instead it is considered an engine change.
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