California swap's
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Bongolio
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California swap's
Ok so to my understanding for a swap to be legal in ca you can not go from a fuel injected engine to a carburated engine.
Also the engine you are going to swap in can not be older than your current engine.
And all emission's equipment on the engine being swapped must be kept in place.
But what about tb injected engines? im thinking they count as fuel injected right? Also if a large number of chevy and gmc 350c.i.d engines are almost identical does the idea of changing a 73 350 from carburated to tbi make any sense?
See im thinking like if i can take a 87 350 and my 73 350 and set them side by side how can you tell one from being older than the other if you change the tbi from the newer one to the 73? For instance my friend has a mid 90's chevy with tbi injection. now when i look at his engine compared to mine besides the tbi injection it looks the same. It look's as if i could get the tbi and put it on my 350 hook it up with the stock rx-7's fuel system and it work...would it?
Also the engine you are going to swap in can not be older than your current engine.
And all emission's equipment on the engine being swapped must be kept in place.
But what about tb injected engines? im thinking they count as fuel injected right? Also if a large number of chevy and gmc 350c.i.d engines are almost identical does the idea of changing a 73 350 from carburated to tbi make any sense?
See im thinking like if i can take a 87 350 and my 73 350 and set them side by side how can you tell one from being older than the other if you change the tbi from the newer one to the 73? For instance my friend has a mid 90's chevy with tbi injection. now when i look at his engine compared to mine besides the tbi injection it looks the same. It look's as if i could get the tbi and put it on my 350 hook it up with the stock rx-7's fuel system and it work...would it?
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You need to contact the ARB referee and request their pamphlet on engine changes.
In it, you'll find that the referee will require receipts, bill of sale, or other such proof of the source and date of the engine.
The requirement is not about fuel injection vs. carb, its just dates, dates, dates, (the requirement is that the donor engine must be same year or newer than the recipient chassis) and that ALL emissions equipment must remain intact.
This means if you pull a LT1 from a '95 camaro, you have to keep ALL the cats, the OBD-II ECU, EVERYTHING.
If there is absolutely NO difference between your '73 and '87 engines aside from the emissions controls and fuelling, then you might be able to slide IF you transplant everything (and they will check EVERYTHING) over the older block.
I know it sucks, but that's the price we pay to get cleaner air. And like it or not, it works. I've lived in SoCal my whole life and I remember what the air was like before all the rules went into affect. Things are better.
In it, you'll find that the referee will require receipts, bill of sale, or other such proof of the source and date of the engine.
The requirement is not about fuel injection vs. carb, its just dates, dates, dates, (the requirement is that the donor engine must be same year or newer than the recipient chassis) and that ALL emissions equipment must remain intact.
This means if you pull a LT1 from a '95 camaro, you have to keep ALL the cats, the OBD-II ECU, EVERYTHING.
If there is absolutely NO difference between your '73 and '87 engines aside from the emissions controls and fuelling, then you might be able to slide IF you transplant everything (and they will check EVERYTHING) over the older block.
I know it sucks, but that's the price we pay to get cleaner air. And like it or not, it works. I've lived in SoCal my whole life and I remember what the air was like before all the rules went into affect. Things are better.
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