Stephan (BeetSport on the samba) knows who to go to and what they want
to see to get his 1.8T BAR stickers, which once you have shouldn't
cause a problem during smogging, but they are *not* technically legal
in CA either, which is why they cannot obtain a blanket exemption
either.

On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 2:34 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Roland <syncronicity1@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Neil, or anyone,
>>
>> I read through the page at Stephan's Autohaus on this conversion.
>>
>> http://www.stephansautohaus.com/VWVANAGONDIVISION/VWVanagonConversionEngines.aspx
>>
>> And it says the engine is OBDII and Smog legal in California. �Yet if I
>> recall correctly that was the main objection to certifying the Bostig
>> conversion; �that the California authorities won't even consider an OBDII
>> conversion (or some such wording).
>>
>> Anybody know why the 1.8T with OBDII is acceptable but the Zetec with OBDII
>> is not? �Maybe because it was a certified conversion from some years ago
>> before the laws were strengthened?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Roland
>>
>
>
> Roland
>
> I don't know the ins/outs of emissions testing in CA, but have a look
> over on thesamba. Search under user name "Beetsport" for 1.8T stuff.
> And.... Jim Akiba has been active over there too. Pretty sure you will
> find his postings under user name "Bostig". For that matter, Jim has
> posted here too.
>
> Neil.
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
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>
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>