Date:         Tue, 26 Jan 1999 19:37:47 -0800
Reply-To:     Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Legal swaps Was: Re: Audi 5 Cyl Swap: Alert! Possible Trouble
Comments: To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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At 6:53 PM 1/26/99, David Marshall wrote:
>In the lower mainland of BC the smog rules are not quite as strict.
>
>If you car had a cat - it must have a cat.  Stick the tester in the pipe
>and revv it up on the rolling road.  If the emmissions are within spec (or
>lower) you pass.  Sounds quite fair to me!  The mechanic told me someone
>with a 1969 Bus came in with a 1987 VW 16Valve in there.  Passed!
>
        I don't see why it wouldn't, the 16v wasn't a very dirty engine...

        On the other hand, at least in California, there are NO emission
        requirements on a stock 1969 VW TypeII.

        As I've pointed out in the past, the California regs are very
        restrictive. I wonder if Detlev has actually dealt with this issue
        regarding his Audi 5cyl swap? The Eurospec 2.0 I-4, on the third
        hand, has California Air Resources Board certification...



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