JDM engine swap. Will it pass CA emissions?

[ctkao2112]

Blew up my engine, so I'm planning to buy a JDM engine with 50k miles and swap that in. It's a long block, with turbo and all accessories included, so it *should* be an easy drop in. Will it pass California emissions? For example, EGR? Anything else I should ask the seller before committing to the purchase? Can someone who has done this before share their experience? Somehow I cannot find many posts on this...

[LenSpeed6]

is there really any difference with a jdm engine with these cars?

people part these cars out like they are going out of style, you should be able to find something here.

[Jeff23spl]

experiences with JDM engines could be win or fail as like any other used engine bought without warranty...
I got 2x KL from them in Canada, the first one was better but both times i had surprises later on....Not the performance cams expected. Got a very used engine the second time and get it replaced after almost a fight and got one without performance head nor the cams....
Those was without emission but we talk about more than a decade ago.....


You could take no chances and swap everything electronics from your old engine to make sure it will work.
And I would check the timing chain and bender at bare minimum and probably think about putting a new chain/VVT in it while the engine is out of the car....

If you look for a cheap option, getting one from a junkyard with a minimum warranty is probably the best one over jdm...

For JDM story, I even saw a guy looking for the reason why is jdm kl engine wasn't performing and figured out he got a 2.0l instead of a 2.5... This was for KL engines but i did see some 2.0l with direct injection from overseas....just make sure you really get a 2.3l turbo engine, nothing else....My experience let me learn that they can go very far to make money...

[SaveMelMac]

Swap over all your electronics, smog nazis won’t know the difference if there are any with this “JDM” engine.