Yep.  California is a little pyscho when it comes to their emissions laws.

Engine swaps are okay, but only if you take everything emissions related
from the donor vehicle and put it in the swap vehicle.  That's why late
model engines that are OBD-II are nearly impossible to put in a Vanagon
(sorry Bostig).  Oh yeah... the donor engine must be the same year or newer
than the swap vehicle, and the swap vehicle must then meet the emission
standards for the donor engine.

"Tuner Cars"???  Forget it.

A lot of the tuner folk, and street racers, will swap their old engines (or
parts) back in every two years to pass the emissions test.

I know it's stupid and could be handled much better, but I will concede that
California's air quality has improved greatly in the last 20 years.

Kanpai,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Benny boy
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 4:01 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: California law (smog)

Ok, so let say i have a modified car (engine wise), lets say a Honda Civic
SI Tuner... now with a Turbo, Frankinstein engine, improved FI, maped ECU...
modified exhaust? i have to put back a stock engine every 2 yers!

Or, lets take a Ford Mustang with a modified engine with... just for fun,
let say 8 carbs! something like that!!!!

What you guys are telling me is that NO "tuner" style car are allowed in CA?

I understand an engine swap with everything that belong to this engine is
kind of ok, but no crasy Nitro modification... at least at the time of the
test!

What i find  bit crasy about that is an "offset" (not well tune) economic
4cyl Honda may fail that test but a big Hummer in shape will pass!!! tell me
what is the logic in that!!!!!!!!!!! when i travel in the US, you guys are
scaring me with your big SUV/cars.... Navigator style monster.... where not
to get close to the Kyoto Protocol with those big big big vehicles!!!!!
think big :-))))

Ben