acura, honda engine swap?

[i vtec do you]

i have a stock 1999 ls integra.no work done to it at all.my goal is to make more hp and torque and its going to be a DD and going to build it piece by piece.i want it all motor. i want to try to shoot 220 hp.

anyways i'm thinking of swapping an engine to a b18c series. is it better to get a gsr engine instead of a type r because i heard that its harder to build a type r because of its high compression?

and to my real question, is it legal to swap a engine that's not meant for my car? like a ls to a gsr engine. do i need to go to the dmv and tell them that i changed my engine?(sorry for the stupid ?'s). and how will it pass smog? and also can i put like a engine thats 1996 to a 1999 or it has to be 1999 and above.

thanks

 

[itsheidiyo]

You can use a Type R motor, people only say it is harder to build for boost to which this is not even true.

It is legal to swap this motor in because it is an Integra motor and you are putting it into an Integra.

All that matters is you still have all the smog equipment hooked up and it will pass smog. Also the motor MUST be a 99' or higher otherwise it will be illegal.