introduction from (to?) California

[jiho]

the smog refs don't know the ins and outs of all vehicles so there is a lot that will go unnoticed as long as everything "looks" right, you provide a bunch of EO approved numbers for parts you installed and you pass the sniffer test.

That's been my impression. The official published guidelines now say the following:

"3. Certification Type - The certification type (California or Federal certification) of the engine and recipient vehicle must be the same or, if not, the engine must adhere to the more stringent standard. For example, a California certified engine may installed in a Federal vehicle but a Federal engine may not be installed in a California vehicle. Proof of the certification type from the manufacturer or CARB EO of the donor engine must be provided at the time of the engine change inspection at the Referee."

Naturally my car is California certified, so this is why I'm quibbling the point. I figure I should try to stick to an engine that has an EO in their archive that I can download and print out, so I can just hand it to the Referee. And that it would be safest to have the correct PROM installed to match.

I have no idea what "Proof of the certification type from the manufacturer" would mean.

[c5wagner]

I have no idea what "Proof of the certification type from the manufacturer" would mean.

A California Emissions label, or I used a picture of the emissions label I got my motor from myself. See the picture below showing California stuff below....
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[jiho]

That of course could be a problem if you were putting a motor together from parts, lol.

Anyway, another part of my problem is I want to use my choice of tranny, and especially stay away from computer-controlled trannies. This is not just psychological, around here computer-controlled trannies are probably the #1 cause of craigslist postings. The "bleeding edge" motor that would pass my test on this would be a '93 LT1, which has an EO, but of course is hard to find.