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Engine Swaps vs Smog Laws
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What's the story on various US state smog law and swapped in engines. I see that folks swap different engines into different 4x4s and I'm curious how that works out regarding smog laws. I'm mainly concerned with how one can legally drive such a vehicle on the street. Obviously it is possible to trailer/tow pretty much anything out to the boonies for offroading, but I'm considering something along the lines of a Jeep/Land Cruiser with a Chevy motor and would like to be able to drive it legally on the highway as well as offroad. I'm in Nevada, but I'd be interested to hear about other states as well. Any comment or pointers to websites that can help me figure this out would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Claude |
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It varies state to state. The only person with the answers is your own DMV.
http://www.dmvstat.com/ "claudel" > wrote in message ... > Hi > > What's the story on various US state smog law and swapped in engines. > > I see that folks swap different engines into different 4x4s and > I'm curious how that works out regarding smog laws. > > I'm mainly concerned with how one can legally drive such a vehicle > on the street. Obviously it is possible to trailer/tow pretty much > anything out to the boonies for offroading, but I'm considering > something along the lines of a Jeep/Land Cruiser with a Chevy motor > and would like to be able to drive it legally on the highway as well > as offroad. > > I'm in Nevada, but I'd be interested to hear about other states > as well. Any comment or pointers to websites that can help me > figure this out would be greatly appreciated. > > > Thanks > > Claude |
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Hi Claude,
Your Chevota must be '67 or older: http://www.dmvnv.com/emission.htm#General http://users.qnet.com/~gladdly/CHEVOTA.HTM God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ claudel wrote: > > Hi > > What's the story on various US state smog law and swapped in engines. > > I see that folks swap different engines into different 4x4s and > I'm curious how that works out regarding smog laws. > > I'm mainly concerned with how one can legally drive such a vehicle > on the street. Obviously it is possible to trailer/tow pretty much > anything out to the boonies for offroading, but I'm considering > something along the lines of a Jeep/Land Cruiser with a Chevy motor > and would like to be able to drive it legally on the highway as well > as offroad. > > I'm in Nevada, but I'd be interested to hear about other states > as well. Any comment or pointers to websites that can help me > figure this out would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks > > Claude |
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In article >,
L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III > wrote: >Hi Claude, > Your Chevota must be '67 or older: >http://www.dmvnv.com/emission.htm#General >http://users.qnet.com/~gladdly/CHEVOTA.HTM > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ > >claudel wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> What's the story on various US state smog law and swapped in engines. >> >> I see that folks swap different engines into different 4x4s and >> I'm curious how that works out regarding smog laws. >> >> I'm mainly concerned with how one can legally drive such a vehicle >> on the street. Obviously it is possible to trailer/tow pretty much >> anything out to the boonies for offroading, but I'm considering >> something along the lines of a Jeep/Land Cruiser with a Chevy motor >> and would like to be able to drive it legally on the highway as well >> as offroad. >> >> I'm in Nevada, but I'd be interested to hear about other states >> as well. Any comment or pointers to websites that can help me >> figure this out would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> >> Claude Thanks for the links, that's sorta what I thought. This is one of the vehicles that caught my eye, but the legalities might be a bit much... <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6280&item=45202063 76&rd=1> Claude |
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Nice, I hope it becomes legal in Kalifornia, for '08.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ claudel wrote: > > Thanks for the links, that's sorta what I thought. > > This is one of the vehicles that caught my eye, but the legalities > might be a bit much... > > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6280&item=45202063 76&rd=1> > > Claude |
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Smog Test?? What is that?? LOL
I love living in a state where we don't have Smog Tests... Or even inspections.. Ben 95 YJ 2.5L "L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III" > wrote in message ... > Nice, I hope it becomes legal in Kalifornia, for '08. > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > http://www.billhughes.com/ > > > claudel wrote: >> >> Thanks for the links, that's sorta what I thought. >> >> This is one of the vehicles that caught my eye, but the legalities >> might be a bit much... >> >> <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6280&item=45202063 76&rd=1> >> >> Claude |
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Must be nice. Turns out the one I was looking at has catalytics and a smog pump on it so I took the plunge. At least Nevada isn't as bad as Kalifornia... Claude In article >, Ben > wrote: >Smog Test?? What is that?? LOL >I love living in a state where we don't have Smog Tests... Or even >inspections.. > >Ben >95 YJ 2.5L > >"L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III" > wrote in message ... >> Nice, I hope it becomes legal in Kalifornia, for '08. >> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O >> http://www.billhughes.com/ >> >> >> claudel wrote: >>> >>> Thanks for the links, that's sorta what I thought. >>> >>> This is one of the vehicles that caught my eye, but the legalities >>> might be a bit much... >>> >>> <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6280&item=45202063 76&rd=1> >>> >>> Claude > > > |
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Congratulations.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ claudel wrote: > > Must be nice. > > Turns out the one I was looking at has catalytics and a smog pump > on it so I took the plunge. > > At least Nevada isn't as bad as Kalifornia... > > Claude |
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Ben did pass the time by typing:
> Smog Test?? What is that?? LOL > I love living in a state where we don't have Smog Tests... Or even > inspections.. No smog tests or inspections in Oklahoma anymore. I really wish they would bring back inspections. Far too many morons out there with excessively low tires, bald tires, broken lamps, etc. I swear the average driver these days is incapable of maintaining their vehicles. -- DougW |
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Most states don't have a problem swapping an engine into a vehicle, so
long as the engine is not any older than the vehicle is. So you could swap a 2000 engine into a 1997 vehicle but not a 1997 engine into a 2000 vehicle. Jerry Rusted wrote: > It varies state to state. The only person with the answers is your own DMV. > > http://www.dmvstat.com/ > > > > > "claudel" > wrote in message > ... > >>Hi >> >>What's the story on various US state smog law and swapped in engines. >> >>I see that folks swap different engines into different 4x4s and >>I'm curious how that works out regarding smog laws. >> >>I'm mainly concerned with how one can legally drive such a vehicle >>on the street. Obviously it is possible to trailer/tow pretty much >>anything out to the boonies for offroading, but I'm considering >>something along the lines of a Jeep/Land Cruiser with a Chevy motor >>and would like to be able to drive it legally on the highway as well >>as offroad. >> >>I'm in Nevada, but I'd be interested to hear about other states >>as well. Any comment or pointers to websites that can help me >>figure this out would be greatly appreciated. >> >> >>Thanks >> >>Claude > > > > -- Jerry Bransford PP-ASEL N6TAY See the Geezer Jeep at http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/ |
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