spinyard

Look what I got today! Passed the referee on the first try... Driver side drop.... I wanted to thank all of you who have helped me out!

spinyard

BTW Looks like the college auto tech (the one who put the sticker on) could use a little help in putting on stickers.... Kinda like a kick in the nuts after all the time and effort that went into this project making it perfect...

MaK92-4RnR

Congrats!
















































now come do mine.

Outsane

nice work

anthony1

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Awesome!

vasinvictor

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Cole Brooks

Did you go to the miramar college referee in san diego? b/c my sticker look the same lol

Lets see some pics of your swap

SacRunner

Well done! And it's nice to know you passed with the driver side exhaust; the refs have told me the driver side drop is ok, but it's nice to see one actually pass.

spinyard

yep miramar!

superchiem

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Son of a gun! So I didn't have to move the exhaust to the other side lol. Congrats!!!!!!

Navy

deyzin

I got mine at miramar too, ya its a bummer. I put some clear tape over mine to protect it from the door seal. Can't complain though the tech was super cool.

calipatient

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Wow! I am just now seeing this?

My buddy owns a smog shop and did me a favor.. but I would LOVE to have THAT!

Anybody know if this is only in Miramar? I'll drive down if that's what it takes!

I want my drivers side drop to pass! Any info would be appreciated!

deyzin

Just call the number and make an appointment. You can take it to any ref in the state. Doesn't matter where you live. Put some stickers in your door jam and maybe he will put the carb sticker under the hood where it belongs.

Talon84x4

We got my friends to pass in Bakersfield, 3.4 into and 84 PU drivers drop, made the crossover ourselves

spinyard

yeah the smog tech in miramar hates his life and lets the students do all the reffing ... good luck

85gijunk4x4

i'm not from california, so help me out...

what is a referee (i'm guessing some kind of inspection?)

and what on earth is a "drivers side drop"? something to do with the exhaust?

dropzone

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you got it. referee approves engine swap..

ultimase

You're not in california so you don't have to worry about the ref. In california smog is very strict in that any engine swap must include all emissions equipment from the donor vehicle, and the donor vehicle must be newer than the recipient vehicle.

If you swap a motor or if you are modding the motor and want it to pass smog you must bring the vehicle to a ref. Here they check everything to ensure that the swap is legal.

For this swap to most recipient vehicles have the exhaust on the driver's side, most donor vehicles that have the 3.4 motor have the exhaust on the passenger side. So people make a cross over to "drop" the exhaust on the driver's side instead of the passenger side as stock.

spinyard

couldnt have said it better myself but basically the ref is a huge thorn in your side but in some ways its a good thing because i hate sitting behind an old car @ a stoplight just reeking of unburned pump gas yuck!

vasinvictor

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Stay far away from Arkansas then :hillbilly: