CA engine change policy

[Mark_Duewel at dca.ca.gov]

I can tell you with a degree of confidence that the 502 is not allowed as a
street-legal "replacement" in California because it was never offered as
original.  However, if it is indistiquishable externally, you can probably get
away with telling everyone it is an original 454.

Sometimes the magazines make their own interpretations.  If you have questions,
go to the source.

-Mark





Squash <realsquash at yahoo.com> on 06/11/99 12:02:54 PM

Please respond to diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu

To:   diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
cc:    (bcc: Mark Duewel/Smog Check/DCANotes)
Subject:  Re: CA engine change policy





I'm pretty sure that (in california) you can replace
your engine with any engine that was available in that
vehicle or any engine in the same "family" as the
engine you have.  Thus it is legal to swap in a 502
BBC into a 1994 chevy pickup where a 454 once was,
provided you hook up all existing emmisions stuff.

I don't live anywhere near CA, so don't quote me.
This is based on reading every magazine for the last 5
years.  The only emmisions they know are those in CA.

Andy