some of those places just hassle you because it makes them feel almighty i think.........
as far as i know, any engine swap into anything is legal as long as the car originally came equiped from the factory with that engine option available......meaning, if it was a factory option for that year it should be perfectly fine.
go get it smogged then find the shop that told you you couldn't and give them a piece of your mind so they don't try to freak someone else out.......i have serious issues with the whole smog thing.....i beleive as long as it passes it shouldn't matter what engine or equipment is in it but......big brother likes to tell you what you can and can't do sometimes...
as far as i know, any engine swap into anything is legal as long as the car originally came equiped from the factory with that engine option available......meaning, if it was a factory option for that year it should be perfectly fine.
go get it smogged then find the shop that told you you couldn't and give them a piece of your mind so they don't try to freak someone else out.......i have serious issues with the whole smog thing.....i beleive as long as it passes it shouldn't matter what engine or equipment is in it but......big brother likes to tell you what you can and can't do sometimes...
Well I am certified in nevada. The law here states that you can swap any engine into a car as long as it still passes emissions, meaning it must have the original smog equipment for the new engine. The only way you cant get away with it would be to say put a 5.0 pushrod in an 05. It can be done, but the 5.0l pushrod would be tested just like the new 05s would, so you would need to 1 get an obdii system to work with the 5.0, and 2 get it to stand up to the 05 standards(which in this state just means scanning the obdii). Check your local laws tho as every state is different. I can't imagine it being illegal anywhere to put a 5.0l in a 4 cyl car, i mean it is legal in cali right?
Camman said:
I believe that's where he is. My understanding of the Cali laws on this is that he can do it but the 5.0 has to pass the original equipment emissions standard or do better for that year and class car.
http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/StdPage...cations/Engine_Change_Guidelines-Jan_1994.htm
timewarped1972 said:
Great. Let's advise the kid to commit a felony.
What almost none of you guys are considering is that he's in California, home of the strictest emmissions laws in the country. This is a question best answered by a local speed shop, more than likely. Forget the DMV. Ask three people there and you'll get three different answers. Somebody recommend a reputable shop in CA that works on high performance Mustangs and they'll have the answers.
A few great things about living in florida...People don't care your have O/R H pipes or flowmasters (soon glasspacks
wythors said:
i don't think it's a felony if he bought a junk car and some how used the parts nessesary to make it a real car........people do it all the time, take two cars make one good one, as long as you own the title to both cars, i don't think it's an issue......as long as like i mentioned it was a restore salvage......certaily there's a legal way to do that, look at all the cars pieced together that aren't anywhere near the original car. i didn't suggest he just steal a vin tag i said to buy a car with title or a restore slavage title and switch the nessesary parts which under those circumstances i would think would be legal. but......
i appologise if i suggested something that could get anyone in trouble..........but i'm sure there's a legal way to do that if you have two legal car titles......there has to be......as mentioned california is the strictest with everything, their also one of the biggest states where hot rodding and car crafting is done as well so there must be some way in which people have been dealing with all these issues over the years....
i only meant it as a possibility in case he found his car couldn't be legal and then there he sits with a useless car...hopefully he posts the results so we know what happened, i'm sure curious now, lol....
My car is a 5.0 swap....when I went to emmisions I got lucky and the kid that was working the machine he said didnt give a crap, he just changed my history in the computer from "4cyl" to "8cyl". Also from what I understand, here in Maryland (the home of all ridiculous laws) it actually is legal to have an aftermarket motor as long as all the required emmisions goodies are functional.
btw I only have liability insurance on my car since the title says its a 4cyl with 180,000 miles worth $600. (cheaper for taxes) .I asked my State Farm agent about my situation and told her I have a car thats really an LX now with 75k miles worth roughly 5G....she said they dont care in my case. I wanted to get my stang appraised and get full coverage insurance but my agent even told me she thinks its not worth it for me since theyd consider my car a kid killer and my rates would be pretty high.
btw I only have liability insurance on my car since the title says its a 4cyl with 180,000 miles worth $600. (cheaper for taxes) .I asked my State Farm agent about my situation and told her I have a car thats really an LX now with 75k miles worth roughly 5G....she said they dont care in my case. I wanted to get my stang appraised and get full coverage insurance but my agent even told me she thinks its not worth it for me since theyd consider my car a kid killer and my rates would be pretty high.