I'm Not Going to Jail!

[lehiguy]

This part is true, the rest about the 30 year rolling exemption is no longer true. It stopped at 1975, but with our wonderful PRK lawmakers, it may change again.

Technically, even though '75 and older vehicles do not require smog inspections, all emission control devices are still supposed to be retained and working properly. The question is, will anybody ever check?

Adding another note: If the powertrain is changed out on these newer vehicles, it has to be inspected by a "referee" who puts a special label on it for future smog checks. So the powertrain you use has to be complete and all functioning, including MIL, computer controls, etc.

Good hell, move out of CA! Let the smog Nazis have it to themselves.

 

[Max.Powerzz]

I just went through this. Both cats were dead,and I wanted to do a y-pipe into just one cat. The shop freaked out as if their lines were all tapped by the FBI, and were adamant that they had to follow regulations to the "T" or risk the death penalty. And this was one of the "flexible" shops that's not normally concerned with those types of things.

 

[roscoFJ73]

I just went through this. Both cats were dead,and I wanted to do a y-pipe into just one cat. The shop freaked out as if their lines were all tapped by the FBI, and were adamant that they had to follow regulations to the "T" or risk the death penalty. And this was one of the "flexible" shops that's not normally concerned with those types of things.

Sounds like they have been warned

 

[rchalmers3]

....donor vehicle has to be same year or newer than the recipient. You can put a truck motor in a car, but not vice versa. It has to be paired with the same type & vintage of transmission as the donor vehicle. And the active smog components must be retained in the same configuration as in the donor vehicle. .....

This is not exactly correct. Yes to same year and newer. Yes to transfering ALL the emissions systems from the donor.

The part you didn't state correctly is the weight classification. You CAN put a light truck motor in a Land Cruiser..... because the LC weight classification is in that catagory. Motors from lighter cars or heavier trucks are NOT allowed. That is why you are not allowed to put car motors in LC's as you state.

Your info on trannys is suspect. I was a certified smog tech and sat on a panel that helped the Air Resources Board write the BAR 2000 laws back in the day and I don't recall any limits on the trannys. We dealt with what would impact emissions and trannys don't usually make stink.

Hope this helps "clear the air"

Rick

 

[cr cruzr]

Just convert the damn thing to CNG, LPG, or Diesel, and tell the BAR peeps to go to hell. It won't matter what engine is under the hood. The key is that you get a lifetime smog exemption with these types of conversions.

When you convert the fuel of the vehicle, it forces the smog people to adhere to a whole other set of rules. They are required to follow these mandates just like anybody else.

Cheapest place to find a CNG vehicle? Try a local auction house that deals with municipal vehicles. Plenty can be found - and most with low miles. If you can do an engine swap, you can do it for less than most any shop will charge just for another engine.

Let the naysayers join in...


(note that this info. applies to California)