can you bar a jdm b16 in a 94 hatch if so then tell me the secret

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i want to swap my hatch with a jdm b16 and i wanted to know if its possible to CALIFORNIA Bar it. i want to go legit. i get pulled over enough already. so i figured that going legit will help me out in the future. please help i need to know withing a couple of days before i drop the cash for the swap.

[92b16vx]

Use a USDM ECU.
Motor has to be same year or newer than the car.
and you have to use all the US emissions equipment.

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is that what you did or is it something you heard? so the ecu has to come from the us b16a2 or a1? if i put the computer on will the engine light go on? is there anything else because someone said i have to change the throtle body from an us b16

[92b16vx]

Just something I heard.....from C.A.R.B., if they don't know, than no one does, since they make the policies.

Call them and ask...

(800) 242-4450 California
(800) 322-9277 Nationwide
(626) 575-6858 Non-USA

http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aftermkt/replace.htm

But simply replacing the ECU will not make a code go away. To use the 99--00 Si ECU, you need a conversion harness from OBD IIb to OBD I. Then, you will need to rewire anything like o2, vtec, I believe the alentator has a different number of wires, and a couple other small things.