what should i do?

[AEeighty-six]

well. i actually talked to a few smog techs.

found out that the Silvertop won't pass smog.

reasons were...
1) a motor swap also requires the swap of all emission parts. only have the motor. the reason for this is, the car would be smogged as the car the motor originally came from.
2) it is a jdm motor. emission laws are different/more strict in california. so no guarantee, even with the emission parts, that she'll pass smog.
3) it is a jdm motor. so has no history. so passing a state ref would require jumping through a lot of hoops.

so. it looks like i will be either selling the motor soon. or possibly the whole car.

if i were to just sell the motor i would swap back to the 16v.
either bigport or smallport.
and as long as i can follow number one (above) i should be okay.

now. i just got to find where and which motor i want and for what price i can get for it.