For those in washinton state-
my sooby van passed no problem. stock vanagon muffler and cat.
-s

>From: Michael Pidcoe <pidcoe@SPRINTMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: Michael Pidcoe <pidcoe@SPRINTMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Suburu/Golf debate
>Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 09:35:18 -0500
>
>David makes several good points but I must question the issue of C.A.R.B.
>I do not live in CA but I have read quite a bit about these conversions
>prior to making my own decision.
>David wrote:
>
>"After the engine is installed in your Vanagon you must take it to a
>referee
>station where you will have your Vanagon reclassified as the donor car and
>you will have to pass emission regulations the same way the donor car would
>have to from that point on."
>
>I do not believe that this is the case with the Subaru conversions.  A
>fellow from the Subaru list wrote this and I have shamelessly cut and
>pasted it below:
>
>"You can get your KEP 2.2 subaru conversion smogged at ANY smog check
>shop. You don't have to go to a referee even if your local shop tells
>you they can't do it.
>The shop needs to check through their supplementary list, I'm not sure
>what its actual name is. The KEP conversion is listed with substantial
>detail. I saw this list at my local smog shop. You may have trouble if
>you didn't use KEP cat & muffler."
>
>Since this fellow has been there / done that, I have no reason to doubt the
>truth of his statement.  I have also never heard of reclassifying the car
>as the donor.  I expect my '86 Syncro to remain a syncro when it is
>finished but perhaps that is just another CA oddity.
>
>Mike Pidcoe

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