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NiSsAnGuiNNie · 02-21-2007, 09:58 AM

I was wondering if someone could let me know a few things about building a car. I am going to buy an SR20 and throw it in a 240...what red tape do I have to go through in order for it to be legit with California emissions? I am also wondering if it would be more beneficial to buy the 300ZX TT motor instead of an SR20…I haven't identified a vehicle I want to work with yet but its a toss up between a 94-98 240 and a 91-96 Z car. Any suggestions?

wootwoot · 02-21-2007, 10:01 AM

Get the z. It will be an absolute nightmare to work on and is a total pig of a car, but it will be legal for the most part. 240 w/sr=never legal. 5-0 hunt them down like f just because of them being 240's. If you think you can afford/handle a 300zx, get it.

p.s. search you wanker.

tknbkthrsdy4anfg · 02-21-2007, 10:05 AM

Yea seriously SEARCH! there is a whole 5 page thread that has been posted on today about legalizing SR's in 240SX's
But since I'm new too here is the link:
http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=132325

**S13SilviaGirl** · 02-22-2007, 08:03 AM

Search and post in the regional section next time. This is staying open so that your second question can be addressed. If it get out of hand I am locking it.

S13 Charlie · 02-22-2007, 08:50 AM

Let's see, to be legit with California emissions, you'll need to hang on to your old KA and then swap it back in every two years or whenever you get pulled over and sent to a BAR referee. The only other way to have an SR20 in a 240sx legally is to register the car as Non-operational or as an off highway vehicle (OHV), but then you can't drive the think on public streets, only at the racetrack.

Dare to be different, build a Z! Both are dated chassis', but it's been a while since I've seen a nice Z. With some work, they can hit close to 1000 hp.. well with a lot of work, but you get the idea.

wootwoot · 02-22-2007, 10:53 AM

on stock turbos a z can make 400whp though...put sr20 t25's on it and you can make 500whp. s14t28's=600whp!!!! Thats with doing almost nothing else to the dang thing. Those motors are brick houses too if done right. The initial cost is more, maintainence costs more, but to make a 240 preform near one is a lot harder.

BBSilvia · 02-22-2007, 11:06 AM

search, there are sooo many threads asking the same exact thing

Dorifto89 · 02-22-2007, 01:23 PM

Fuck California move to the UAE and put a spaceshuttle engine in your car...it's most likely legal.

s13gold · 02-22-2007, 03:20 PM

there is a nice write up in a thread...check it out..it has to do with propane and about 4 hundred to 6 hundred dollars and 2 to 3 days with your car in someone else's hands.

s13gold · 02-22-2007, 03:21 PM

^^^but You Never Have To Get Your Car Smooooggggged Again!!!!!!!^^^^

wootwoot · 02-22-2007, 03:21 PM

But you wont pass a visual and if you get pulled over you're still f'd. An SR can pass a sniffer rather easily. Its the visual that bites it in the ass.

02-21-2007, 09:58 AM	#1
NiSsAnGuiNNie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: San Diego Age: 43 Posts: 1 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Cali Emissions I was wondering if someone could let me know a few things about building a car. I am going to buy an SR20 and throw it in a 240...what red tape do I have to go through in order for it to be legit with California emissions? I am also wondering if it would be more beneficial to buy the 300ZX TT motor instead of an SR20…I haven't identified a vehicle I want to work with yet but its a toss up between a 94-98 240 and a 91-96 Z car. Any suggestions?

02-21-2007, 10:01 AM	#2
wootwoot Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: sarasota florida biatch Age: 39 Posts: 3,850 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Get the z. It will be an absolute nightmare to work on and is a total pig of a car, but it will be legal for the most part. 240 w/sr=never legal. 5-0 hunt them down like f just because of them being 240's. If you think you can afford/handle a 300zx, get it. p.s. search you wanker. __________________ I'm from Florida so I'm probably a bit more strange than you

02-22-2007, 10:53 AM	#6
wootwoot Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: sarasota florida biatch Age: 39 Posts: 3,850 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	on stock turbos a z can make 400whp though...put sr20 t25's on it and you can make 500whp. s14t28's=600whp!!!! Thats with doing almost nothing else to the dang thing. Those motors are brick houses too if done right. The initial cost is more, maintainence costs more, but to make a 240 preform near one is a lot harder. __________________ I'm from Florida so I'm probably a bit more strange than you

02-22-2007, 11:06 AM	#7
BBSilvia Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 818 Posts: 709 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	search, there are sooo many threads asking the same exact thing __________________

02-22-2007, 03:21 PM	#11
wootwoot Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: sarasota florida biatch Age: 39 Posts: 3,850 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	But you wont pass a visual and if you get pulled over you're still f'd. An SR can pass a sniffer rather easily. Its the visual that bites it in the ass. __________________ I'm from Florida so I'm probably a bit more strange than you

02-22-2007, 08:50 AM	#5
S13 Charlie Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 716 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Let's see, to be legit with California emissions, you'll need to hang on to your old KA and then swap it back in every two years or whenever you get pulled over and sent to a BAR referee. The only other way to have an SR20 in a 240sx legally is to register the car as Non-operational or as an off highway vehicle (OHV), but then you can't drive the think on public streets, only at the racetrack. Dare to be different, build a Z! Both are dated chassis', but it's been a while since I've seen a nice Z. With some work, they can hit close to 1000 hp.. well with a lot of work, but you get the idea.

02-22-2007, 01:23 PM	#8
Dorifto89 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Like an electron. Posts: 416 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Fuck California move to the UAE and put a spaceshuttle engine in your car...it's most likely legal.

02-22-2007, 03:20 PM	#9
s13gold Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CARSON Posts: 4,240 Trader Rating: (79) Feedback Score: 79 reviews	there is a nice write up in a thread...check it out..it has to do with propane and about 4 hundred to 6 hundred dollars and 2 to 3 days with your car in someone else's hands.