I have been defeated

thegreentaco said:

Also changed in 2008 in CA, all catalytic converters must be in their original stock locations and correct numbers MEANING the factory 4 cats that come stock on our beautiful 5.0s must be there, no 2 cat custom 351 exhaust business(which of course I have)...I hate to blame a certain group of people but...its all the many many early 90s civic/prelude/accord owners that chop their springs (thus our headlight heigth law), staight pipe the exhaust (new cat law) and put a coffee can on it (90 decibal noise law), but thats just my opinion nd thats not worth anything.

I hate to get off topic here haha but goin to list out a build that me and my machine shop worked up today, tell me what you guys think

I think this thread should be renamed "CARB build"

$550 100k mile complete motor from junkyard, so i dont have to buy a smog pump/egr/oil pan/distributor/harmonic balancer/flywheel/etc seperately
-and yes Im doing this build on a stock cam for emissions (computer friendly, no tuning), we'll see how far this thing can go

Block work $950
clean
bore + hone w/ plates
surface
line hone
install cam bearings
install pistons on rods
file fit rings
grind crank
balance
assemble short block

Parts (new)
Main bearings $43.46
Rod bearings $44.15
Cam bearings $24.00
Hydraulic roller lifters $150
JE pistons $463.99
Timing set $59.99
Oil pump + shaft $39.25
Trick Flow 170's CARB# D-369-12 $1299
Comp Cams Pro Mag Rockers $298.52
Gangsta Push rods $89.00
Gaskets $164.99

Already have from the 351w: TrickFlow upper intake manifold, BBK 75mm TB, C&L 75mm MAF, all with CARB numbers

Already have from the original 302: Trick Flow lower intake manifold, 19 and 24 lb/hr injectors.

So thoughts? Yes this is $4175 build and I know what you guys are gonna say, thats pretty steep for a stock block setup, but it is from scatch and completely smog legal in CA

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blksn955.o said:

CA has been going BK for some time, going back to at least the early/mid 90s as beyond the social spending their prison system is so large and the population such a drain. Look up the history and development of their criminal/penal system and you will see a lot of states have moved away from following in CA's footsteps due to the large financial strain their laws (ever the downward spiral in themselves) have caused and been causing for a very long time.

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