Jeffrey R wrote: > > I don;t have a conversion in my bus (just the stock 1.9 waterboxer) but I did > just go through the CA smog exam at a "Test Only" station--and passed by a > hair. My bus has always run clean since I've owned it and I was a little > cocky (actually broke) so I took it in fo r the test without tuning it up > jsut before. > > So I don't know about conversions but I've heard the engine has to meet the > specs for the year car that it is in--meaning if the vehicke is an 83 it has > to meet that standard regardless of the engine that has been put in it. I'm > not posative that's fact, but if it is I'll send the tolerances allowable on > my 1983 watercooled Vanagon. <snip>
The law in CA as I understand it means that whichever of the chassis or the engine is later rules - It has to meet the specs for smog equipment (and output of course) of the later of the two. Most people mean this to = you cant use an earlier engine but this is not it, what's important is that that earlier engine be equipped with the smog equipment of the later chassis (as in the original equipment of that vehicle). If you have a hybrid using different manufacturers' parts then you will need to definitely get a referee to generate a sticker so you can get smogged. It's possible to get an 'interesting' car (van) hooked up to a smog machine and if it runs clean you are done. Anybody remember don't ask, don't tell? :) hth but If I'm off base let me know. TBerk aka Dr. FrankenBerk |
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