RE: Can someone in CA let me know how a turbo conversion is legal?

["PAT MARTIN" <MARDKINS@classic.msn.com>]

How would the monkey boys at emission stations ever know that the engine was 
not supposed to be there.  Not to mention the fact that it was a legal engine 
in the 5kt.  If it had no changes in the conversion I don't see why a monkey 
boy would catch it or even care.  Pete and I just had ours done and they both 
passed with flying colors.  Pete does not even have a cat.

Maybe California is different but Petes car did have current tabs when he 
bought it from Duane.  

Not to demean your friend but I just watched a "tech" spend 20 minutes trying 
to find an rpm signal while the masses waited.
Pat Martin
864000csq turbo, 2 1/2 cat back, H&R-Boge, MC and loving it.  Drilled and 
stopping it. Koenig Cobra 16x7 with Yokohama A520's turning it,  K&N inhaling 
it.
84 4000sq  AKA: The beater. 
94 subaru legacy 
Bothell, Wa


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was just talking with my friend Chris who is becomign a smog tech in CA 
and he told me some interesting, and disconcerting news about my hoped 
for turbo conversion.  Apparently its completely illegal.  I know that 
Tresser sold a 4ktq through dealerships, but did he use a stock engine or 
what?  Also, apparently putting any engine that was not offered stock is 
completely illegal.  Duane, when you had to smog yours how did you go 
about it?

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