Hey Chris... where exactly would I get a "440" Hemi?
-----Original Message-----
From: JordanVw@AOL.COM <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: Audi 5 Cyl Swap: Alert! Possible Trouble

>In a message dated 99-01-26 10:02:01 EST, condor2@FLASH.NET writes:
>
><< the vehicle. E.g., with my 91 Westy, I will be legal only if I swap in a
> 91 or newer Audi 5cyl, along w/all applicable smog equipment.
> If you're planning to swap in a motor, be advised that Fed standards are
> slowly being implemented throughout the country, a visible check of your
> motor may or may not trigger an inspector to notice the slant 5 instead
> of the wasserboxer, yet if they find out a swap has been done, (yes they
> -do- ask FBI type questions) and they run the serial numbers on the
> block that show the engine older than the car: you are out of compliance
> and in the nether world of dealing with the Feds who are very nasty
> about this presently.
> Bottom line, if planning a Vanagon motor swap in, purchase a motor of
> the year of your van or newer to avoid trouble.
>  >>
>
>Much ado about NOTHING.
>this is unnecessary, and will be cost ineffective.  maybe texas is
different,
>but in Pa. all the vehicle needs to do is pass emissions (if you live
within a
>major city limits) regardless of engine.
> where i live (out of city limits) i dont have to have emissions..
>i could have a fire breathing 440 cubic inch hemi in my vanagon and it
would
>be legal as long as i passed Pa. state inspection (which is not emissions)
>
>chris
>allentown, pa
>forget the 5cyl, lets go MOPAR MADNESS!!!!!   ;<)