- Mon Dec 22, 2014 8:25 pm
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the b20b is classified as a suv/light truck engine... its not smog legal to put those types of engines in a regular car.
the old prelude has a b20a. very very different engine. also that A makes the world of difference... but even that engine wouldnt pass... cause its an old engine and you cant put an older engine in a newer car. thats not smog legal either.
I have no doubt it could pass smog in most cases, but a visual inspection can be the downfall, its hit or miss depending on the area I guess, but this is just what I have found floating around the interwebz, its all very circumstantial from what I read and everyone has their own opinion but I personally would not risk it if I had to smog/inspect my car. that's why I live in a county where we don't do smog/inspections lol.