Hi,
You can retitle in my state =
(Oklahoma) such
cross make motor/frame autos as 'kit' cars, or 'custom' cars.
The year of the body vin number is =
the critical
item for same frame/motor change outs.
In CA don't buy anything newer than '73.
Eckie Prater
I spoke with a guy =
from
the Federal EPA and he said no problem with putting in a different =
engine in
a different make as long as it is a later model and it is installed =
with ALL
official smog equipment pertinent to the year of that =
engine.
The
Massachusetts DOT also confirmed the
above.
Cheers,
MJS
At 01:29 PM 1/26/99 -0700, =
Gary Shea
wrote:
>It's actually a bit more complicated than Mark =
suggests,
unfortunately.
>I recently talked to a smog guy here in Utah =
state
gov't, who informed me
>that federal law requires that the =
engine not
only be of the same or newer
>vintage, but must also have been =
available as standard equipment for
>the vehicle that year or =
in later
years in the US. Thus the 5 cylinder
>Audi CANNOT satisfy =
federal
reg's, as I understand them. My
>understanding is that the =
underlying
rule is that engine/vehicle combo
>must already have been =
certified by
the gov't as passing smog tests,
>and of course that implies =
the above
restrictions.
>
>So you can legally stick a 2.1L engine =
in your
1.9L 83.5 vanagon, stick
>a 1.9L or 2.1L in your pre-83.5 =
air-cooled
van, or switch to a normally
>aspirated 1.6L diesel (but not a =
TD
diesel), and
>that's about it, if one wishes to be within the =
letter
of the law.
>
>On the other hand, I have every intention =
of
putting a 1.9 TD into
>my van, unless of course I find a TDI =
in the
meantime. Here in Utah
>the pollution testing authorities are =
getting
pickier all the time,
>but not picky enough to detect this =
particular
illicit change.
>
>I have no idea how this plays out in =
CA...
and don't want to know ;)
>
> Gary
>
>On =
Tue, 26 Jan
1999, Mark B. Magee wrote:
>> Volks,
>> I as many =
of you
are, I as well am excited about the specter of a 5cyl
>> =
audi,
turbo or non-turbo swap in for my 4spd 91 Westy (143K on orig
top
>> end/bottom end). Yet I believe all who would do this =
need to
be aware
>> that any swap in will -not- be approved by the =
new
Federal Standards
>> (all 50 states) and present CAL =
standards
unless the motor being swapped
>> in is at least of the =
same year
model -or newer- than the year model of
>> 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.
>>
>> --
>> ><> =
><>
><> ><> ><> ><> ><>
><> ><>
>> Shalom 87 GL
>> Mark =
Magee 91
Westy
>> Kemah TX USA 96 Suzuki 4WD Sport
>> John =
14:6 83
Honda XL
>> 250!
=
Yea!!
>>
>
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>Gary
Shea shea@xmission.com
>Salt Lake City
http://www.xmission.com/~shea
>
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Sullivan
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