California smog police are waiting...?

[ed armstrong]

Thanks to all who replied. I guess I have some more
homework to do before I proceed with this swap. 

I like the idea of the emissions sticker swap though.



--- urq <urq at pacbell.net> wrote:
> ... unless I am reading the post wrong somehow, the
> CA smog nazis will
> probably not approve the transfer ... you did say
> you had dropped an engine
> from an '87 car into an '88 ... nicht wahr?  As I
> understand the rules this
> is not allowed ... you have to use an '88 or newer
> engine ... it matters not
> whether or not there were cars sold in 1988 with the
> same engine ...
> 
> ... perhaps you might be able to sneak through by
> finding the emissions
> sticker from an '88 and installing it on the car ...
> but don't tell them the
> engine you installed was from an '87.
> 
> I tend to be a bit paranoid about this sort of
> thing, so it might fly just
> fine ... but no matter what you should try to get
> the word from the horse's
> mouth ... in writing if someone in an official
> capacity tells you that it is
> OK ...
> 
> Good luck!
> Steve Buchholz
> San Jose, CA (USA)
> >
> > > 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.
> 
> 


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