Engine Swaps vs Smog Laws

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
>
>
>

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

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

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
>
>
>
>

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