1988 325IS with s52 Swap, ZF 5-speed Transmission - $11600 (Sacramento)

[Hermes]

The point is it's for sale in California, but it's not a legal California car. That makes a huge difference in who is willing to buy it. Personally I think that if you want to do an engine swap in our commie state you should know the rules. When you just do your swap and hope everything works out you're an idiot since the car can be impounded and sold by the state.

[SoDelBMW]

Not to steal the thread but really how bad is Cali emissions and whatever goes with it? As I am moving out to California in the next 6 months for college I guess I should get informed.

[toddness]

California emissions are the strictest in the country - if you have a heavily modified car or swap or installed headers and lack a cat - good luck.

If you are coming as a student, you should not have to register your car here unless you plan to claim residency. As a student you may be exempt (I think you have to be under 24 and not working) - I don't know about work-study.
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/?1...bk/ch12/ch12_5

DMV.CA.gov is the official site - there are a number of imposter sites that may or may not give accurate information with similar URL's.

[Hermes]

Smog approved swap

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4888078646.html

Edit: ebay special, not bar approved

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/4868279554.html

[az3579]

Smog approved swap

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4888078646.html

Edit: ebay special, not bar approved

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/4868279554.html

I don't see how that first one is emissions approved when it was originally OBDII and then converted to OBDI...

[Hermes]

It depends on the ref who does the approval, and back then it was easier to get away with stuff. I'm not saying I like any of these cars more than the other, but if it was me as a resident of CA I want to see that approval sticker before I fork any money over for a possible registration headache. As long as the state has approved it before the car merely needs to maintain how it was approved.

[Mike V]

Damn that's nice. Acquiring the M Coupe last year helped to scratch the itch that I had for an S52 swapped E30, but I'd still love to have one.

[UdubBadger]

Looks good to me


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[duhmiko]

California emissions are the strictest in the country - if you have a heavily modified car or swap or installed headers and lack a cat - good luck.

If you are coming as a student, you should not have to register your car here unless you plan to claim residency. As a student you may be exempt (I think you have to be under 24 and not working) - I don't know about work-study.
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/?1...bk/ch12/ch12_5

DMV.CA.gov is the official site - there are a number of imposter sites that may or may not give accurate information with similar URL's.

I live in SoCal. A lot of my friends have gotten their cats stolen or just drive rice rockets...

You can drive to East LA and pay $200 to get approved for smog. Not bad since it's only every 2 years. I don't know anyone who's been pulled over because of noise but you just have to be careful where you floor it...