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[Unka Bart]

Tom Faust wrote:

[snippage happens here]

> ...To be serious, some of it is effort v. horsepower. The Audi V6 is 
> anemic.
> For much less money and effort, I could put in a 20V N/A (there are a 
> ton of
> those around here) and only come up 10-15 hp short of the V6. Part of 
> it is "My
> friends they have Porsches, I must make amends". I bought the '82 
> because I
> have always liked the Coupes (I am a sucker for the "folded cardboard" 
> look) and
> as an '82 it is exempt from emissions testing...

As much as I hate to rain on your parade, Tom, ol' Rutabaga, [the 
ominous rumble of thunder is heard in the background], you're gonna be 
subject to the emissions requirements of the year your motor was new.  
If I recall correctly [the sound of hysterical laughter drowns out the 
thunder in the background, as audifans all over the world realize the 
odds against that...], your motor is from a Chrysler 300M, and that was 
a 90's vintage, neh?

Cars with transplanted powerplants must meet the emissions requirements 
of the newer of the two, motor or body.

Yer kindly ol' Unka Bart