On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 6:43 AM, Paul Mele <paul.mele@usermail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the thoughts. I'm not married to the SBC, but the cost of the
> LS1 may be too much. again, my plan is to buy a (crashed/ugly) donor
> car...if it only comes in a 'vette, I don't think it will be cost-effective.
>
> what cars would have the suitable engine(s).
>
> re: smog
>
> we do have testing; the 86 body would only require minimum specs. the newer
> donor car would easily meet them, I suspect.
You'll want to make sure of that. Federally, the car must meet the
standards of the newer of car or the replacement engine. Some states
actually enforce that; it's not an impossible standard to do, but it's
a bit more expensive.
--
David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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