I keep hearing that in california you can only swap an engine the same year and newer of the car your swapping it into. Now does this apply to jap-spec engines also that are imported(i.e. nippon-motors engines). Another question I have is that when you swap this engine, do you have to swap a tranny also. I have the automatic tranny and want to use that for the time being, will I run into any problems? Also, anyone that had a shop do this swap on a 2nd gen, how much did it cost you for everything. Thanks guys.

p.s. I did look on supracharged or whatever that site is, so please don't reply with a link to that site.

 

this deserves a bump

 

did you post the question there? everyone that frequents that forum (supracharged) is familiar with motor swaps, few people here are.


from what i would guess cali has the most strict emissions laws so they are probably going to be bitchy about putting in an older motor, even if it has the same emissions controls(EGR etc)

i live in NC, the county my truck is registered in doesnt even have an emissions test. beep your horn, check your brakes, get your inspection.

 

Yes, in CA you must swap in the same year or newer engine, and all the emissions controls and the OBDII must be intact and working.
You might check to see if there's any problems with the Jap-spec engines, they may not be CARB certifiable (or whatever) and might be illegal in CA period.
From everything I've seen on the Supra swap, I 'think' the transmissions in 2nd gens (manual or auto) will bolt up.

I recomment using the convenient Search function near the top right of this page - there are tons of threads about Supra swaps... Try the Tech section as well.

 

supra motors will bolt to a W or G series tranny with the stock supra bellhousing(at least as long as the original tranny isn't a R154).

there's some speculation that you may be able to bolt up an R151F or R150F behind a supra motor with the R154 bellhousing by swapping the input shaft from a jeep AX15 transmission into the R series tranny, as it's a different length. check marlin's board for more info

 

Why use the stock auto? You will have a great engine with lots of power and a crappy tranny.

Engine swaps are not quick or easy and take tinkering time after the fact.

To get a good shop to do this stone cold, having never done one, I am betting 6k will come and go pretty easily.

 

see, I'm just getting estimates because I don't have soo much mechanical knowledge, so I'd rather have it done by someone who knows what they're doing. I've been told be some rice kids that jap engines are have different specs(more lenient) when it comes to U.S. standards, including california. What credibility their word is, I don't know, but I'd like to gather as much information about the swap process as I can before opening the wallet.

 

i find it funny that we don't get jap spec cars and trucks here because they aren't up to our emissions standards, despite the fact that they're legal in one of the most densely populated places on earth.

it's mainly because they don't have EGR valves...but neither does my motor

 

Awfully expensive thing to pay a shop to do...