Re: Atlanta Emissions Testing

[ferret100@juno.com]

Hey, As I said, I can only speak for VA.   The CA emission standards here
are only for the new cars.  Older cars don't have to comply. When my dad
put an '83 engine in a '74 911 it only had to pass '74 emissions.  But on
second thought, I'm not sure what the new standards are for engine
swapping...

No offense taken, though.  ;-)
B.

>Dude,
>
>I think your are incorrect. Nothing personal though.
>
>California says that if you swap an engine into a car the WHOLE THING
>must pass as if it was what ever year is the later year. You must make
>your car pass '99 emissions standards if you put a '99 engine in your
>'78 Scirocco. OK?
>
>>From my rapidly diminishing pool of knowledge is that there is a 
>Gross
>Polluter status cars can get on if they repeatedly fail to pass, it
>means you get scrutinized much more often and can only get a smog test
>passed at certain stations.
>
>HTH,
>TBerk

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