Nice thing about our smog check here...
I could dump a brand-spanking new VR6 into a '77 Scirocco and not have to
worry about emissions. here in BC they go by body number. so if your '77 had
an EGR valve and that's it, that's all you need to pass. doesn;t matter that
the VR had all these air pumps and shit.
Marie
Jonas is right...also check the DMV web site on engine conversions. It
basically says that if your doing a conversion it has to be just like the car
it came off of including all the bells and whistles especially smog related
equipment.But it will still be a 1977 Scirocco no matter what it has inside.
My approch to this problem in my 16v conversion is to use everything out of
the 16v Scirocco including wiring harness , fuse box, (in short everyrthing!)
The ref will look at engine code to determine what it should be, and it better
be what the code says it should be or the ref won't pass it. Once the ref has
passed it as a legal conversion, then you can start modifying things like
bottom-end ect...the smog "checks" every two years aren'y going to be checking
that closely once it gets pass the referee from my understanding. For example:
they won't know a 40mm intake manifold from a 50 mm manifold...
David Guido
1981 "S"
1980 16v
>From: "Jonas Karlsson"
>To: VWMikeLVW@aol.com, chris24g@yahoo.com,
scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: CA smog question involving NON-OP registration
>Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 08:57:34 -0800
>
>>From: VWMikeLVW@aol.com
>>
>>>I picked up a '76 scirocco that had been registered as
a non-
>>>operational vehicle since '92. what happens when you
bring it in
>>>to
>>>service AFTER it becomes exempt from smog checks (after
2001, the
>>>car will
>>>be more than 25 years old). The reason I'm asking
>>>is I have the original 1.6L carb motor, (but want to
drop in a
>>>later
>>>motor)
>>
>>Oh the other hand, I highly doubt the smog people would
know the
>>difference.
>
>The smog people will notice, as they will be looking for the
>carburator. FI
>just wouldn't cut it, now would it?
>
>Now to answer your question Chris, it gets a little
complicated.
>I believe the cut off year for Smog Exemption has held at 1973
for a
>while.
>When it was announced as the cut-off it was in 98, 25 year old
cars
>were
>exempt, but I don't think it is a rolling system where 25 year
old
>cars are
>automatically exempt. I used to think that was the case until I
>looked into
>it. I'm in the same boat with my 77.
>
>Also, anytime you buy a car, you need to get a smog check. I
believe
>even if
>you want to register it as Non-op. (Very stupid, IMHO, and I
could
>be
>wrong). DMV won't let you register it without it.
>
>Might as well plop in that 1.6 carbed motor, get the smog
check, and
>then
>take 2 years to swap in a complete motor of your choice (1.8 RD
>would
>probably be the easiest for the power) and get it certified by
a
>referee.
>After that swap out the bottom end for a 2.0l and you're good
to go.
>
>Jonas
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