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4ag into sr5, dmv reg
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:00 pm
by rollaboy831
calling all 86 owners who have swapped a 4ag into there sr5, im just finishinjg my gts swap and would love to know how the **** do i approach the dmv with this, please and thank you
Re: 4ag into sr5, dmv reg
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:49 am
by EJ86
Let them register it as a SR5, so it will be cheaper...
Re: 4ag into sr5, dmv reg
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 4:59 pm
by NC Panda
what they said. they aren't going to look into your engine bay every time a cop sees the car and if you are worried about passing inspection just make friends with a guy at an inspection station, some of them won't notice the difference anyway since it's pre-95
Re: 4ag into sr5, dmv reg
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 1:34 am
by EJ86
Is it possible to do this


Re: 4ag into sr5, dmv reg
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 9:52 pm
by KonaTrueno723
Man..wished my state offered classic vehicle license plates like that.
Re: 4ag into sr5, dmv reg
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:05 pm
by overspool
According to the EPA (not state government, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT) as long as your vehicle is older than 1990, you can swap whatever engine in whatever car you want. That being said, 1990+ EPA regulations state that as long as the engine was offered in that vehicle (doesn't matter trim, just make and model) of the same year as your vehicle or newer, you can install that engine as long as all emission control devices are in place.
You can swap carburetor to EFI, but not EFI to carb.
Re: 4ag into sr5, dmv reg
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:57 pm
by carbd7age
overspool wrote:You can swap carburetor to EFI, but not EFI to carb.
D'oh! Glad my state (Tennessee) offers Antique Auto tags for anything over 25 years old. I'll try to pass the emissions test anyways, but if she's too stinky I can fall back on that.
Re: 4ag into sr5, dmv reg
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 12:23 am
by gekishibu86
You wont any have problem with dmv and also with smog as long as your sr5 is not an 84.
Re: 4ag into sr5, dmv reg
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:59 pm
by revhappy86
i had one and am currently working on another gtsr5 and you just register it as an sr5. in chicago they dont check under your hood, and if the info that overspool presented is true then it doesn't matter! got to love a classic

Re: 4ag into sr5, dmv reg
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:21 pm
by overspool
I'm an emissions tech here in Utah. Not a glorious job, but it pays alright.
If you don't have all of the emissions devices in place, you will get marked for "tampered", but as long as it passes the sniffer test you should be fine.