I have been told (by the CA rep for Westfield, among others) that in a
production vehicle it goes by the car's year, and in special construction
(i.e. a kit car) it goes by the engine's year...the man at Westfield should
know...it's his job to get people happy with their car purchases. This
also explains why Westfield buys so many pre smog engines (both 4 cyl and 8
cyl) to put into their turnkey cars.
CTP
At 12:32 PM -0800 1/12/98, Roland Dudley wrote:
>> A friend tells me California DMV and hence law enforcement would frown on a
>> 1275cc engine in a Bugeye. He says smog enforcement is by engine year and
>> not body year of the vehicle. I always thought it went by vehicle year and
>> that it wasn't an issue on pre-smog vehicles. I've never seen this
>> discussed on the list before.
>>
>> Anyone know which is correct?
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Gerard
>>
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>> Gerard Chateauvieux
>> 3D and Graphic Artist
>> Macromedia-
>> 101 Redwood Shores Parkway
>> Redwood City, Ca. 94065
>>
>> http://www.joesplanet.com/gerard/
>>
>> AN5, AN9
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>It shouldn't matter unless the engine is post '73.
>
>Roland
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