[V8] Transplants

[Andy Schor]

I have two cars with cross-marque engine swaps, both are Volvos with Ford
5.0 V8s.  One is a 1986 740 wagon with an engine from an '89 Mustang GT. 
The other car and engine are both '89s.  Both cars have custom exhaust
systems with hi flo cats.  The emissions report shows Volvo with 8
cylinders.  A buddy of mine is putting an early '90s Subaru boxer engine
into a late '80s Vanagon.

Andy Schor
'91 200q 20v Avant
'89 780 Bertone 5.0 V8 T-5
'86 740 Wagon 5.0 V8 AOD

> [Original Message]
> From: <QSHIPQ at aol.com>
> To: <kentmclean at mindspring.com ("Kent McLean")>; <v8 at audifans.com>
> Cc: <robert_a_dupree at bankone.com>
> Date: 1/7/2005 10:28:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [V8] Transplants
>
> Currently, the EPA allows Transplants, but emission laws apply to
whatever is newer, engine or chassis.  The best bet is to put the same year
motor in the same year car.  You can even get proper documented
certification in many states using that strategy.
>
> IMU, there currently isn't an enforced ruling on engine swaps
cross-marque.  I know the LT1Q ran thru state run IL EPA emissions without
a problem (cats installed).  One obscure rule that could change all that is
the placement of the cats must be in the original location and have the
appearance of being the same size and design as original (manufacturers
lobbied this rule, including audi, to sell original parts).  That said, the
LT1Q had 2 cats sitting exactly where the stockers would have been. 
Luckily for Bob, our local test station also didn't notice those Lakewood
header plates on the downpipes.
>
> HTH
>
> Scott Justusson
> QSHIPQ Performance Tuning
> '91 v8 autobox
>
> In a message dated 1/6/2005 7:37:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Kent
McLean" <kentmclean at mindspring.com> writes:
>
> >Scott <scott_matus at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> I thought that there was a Federal Law that states, you cannot replace 
> >> the engine of a vehicle with one which was not originally offered by
the 
> >> manufacturer.  What is the real story about this law?
> >
> >You can put a new engine in an older vehicle, but it must meet the 
> >emissions of the year of the engine.  You can't put an older ending 
> >in a newer car.  I don't think matching the manufacturer of the engine 
> >to the body matters.
> >
> >--
> >Kent McLean
> >'94 100 S Avant
> >'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" has a new home
>
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