Hey Chris... where exactly would I get a "440" Hemi? -----Original Message----- From: JordanVw@AOL.COM <JordanVw@AOL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 8:39 PM Subject: Re: Audi 5 Cyl Swap: Alert! Possible Trouble
>In a message dated 99-01-26 10:02:01 EST, condor2@FLASH.NET writes: > ><< the vehicle. E.g., with my 91 Westy, I will be legal only if I swap in a > 91 or newer Audi 5cyl, along w/all applicable smog equipment. > If you're planning to swap in a motor, be advised that Fed standards are > slowly being implemented throughout the country, a visible check of your > motor may or may not trigger an inspector to notice the slant 5 instead > of the wasserboxer, yet if they find out a swap has been done, (yes they > -do- ask FBI type questions) and they run the serial numbers on the > block that show the engine older than the car: you are out of compliance > and in the nether world of dealing with the Feds who are very nasty > about this presently. > Bottom line, if planning a Vanagon motor swap in, purchase a motor of > the year of your van or newer to avoid trouble. > >> > >Much ado about NOTHING. >this is unnecessary, and will be cost ineffective. maybe texas is different, >but in Pa. all the vehicle needs to do is pass emissions (if you live within a >major city limits) regardless of engine. > where i live (out of city limits) i dont have to have emissions.. >i could have a fire breathing 440 cubic inch hemi in my vanagon and it would >be legal as long as i passed Pa. state inspection (which is not emissions) > >chris >allentown, pa >forget the 5cyl, lets go MOPAR MADNESS!!!!! ;<) |
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