California smog police are waiting...?

[Jonas K.]

> From: ed armstrong <edshred2000 at yahoo.com>

> As I am closing in on the completion of my turbo swap
> in a 1988 90q some issues are concerning me with smog
> laws. 

> ... my diliema, I bought a junkyard 5000
> turbo MC engine from a 1987 model year. 
> 
> Does it make any difference to
> them that the MC-1 engine was the same for the
> 1986-1989.5 production run ??

Ed, this is from the BAR website

<http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/StdPage.asp?Body=/Geninfo/Publications/Engine_Change_Guidelines-Jan_1994.htm>

you may need to cut&paste twice

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Certification Standards

Make sure the engine and emission control configuration on exhaust - controlled vehicles
are certified to the year of the
vehicle or newer, and to the same or a more stringent new vehicle certification standard. 
---------------------------------------------

To me this means that you're fine. The engine and emission control configuration is
certified up to 1989.5 so it is fine to put into your 88 vehicle. 

HTH
Jonas
90 CQ