T_Raven
02-08-2011, 10:18 PM
Ok, this is going to be long but I hope it's not too confusing. I've read every thread I could find on here and a few on other forums. I've also read the statutes for CA and NV on their DMV websites but they were no help. I currently live in Idaho and don't have to have my vehicles inspected and I can get away with whatever I want. Though apparently there are federal tampering laws that we pretty much all violate but nobody enforces http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/civil/caa/mobile/engswitch.pdf.
But I want to move to possibly Vegas or So Cal to go to school so I have some questions about passing smog with an LS1 swap.
Before I list my questions please don't clutter this thread with responses that aren't going to tell me anything new. If you haven't actually passed smog in Vegas or Cali with an LS swap you probably aren't going to help. Not trying to be rude but we all know how frustrating it is to read through page after page of a thread to find the few posts with any real info. Oh yeah, and I'm not trying to start another CA bashing thread either.
I've been working on putting an LS1/t56 out of a 00 TA into my 69 Firebird. I have the whole 00 so I have all the emissions equipment.
Here is what I know:
CA: cars 75 and older are exempt from inspection but are still expected to have original emitions equipment in place, though it's not exactly enforced.
Newer engine swaps are generally allowed but I've read mixed responses about whether the emissions requirments are for the chassis or the engine from the donor.
Apparently most guys with swaps in 75 and older vehicles just aren't having the swaps certified, which isn't exactly legal but only an issue if a cop checks under the hood.
Vegas: 68 and newer cars must be inspected. That's all I know about Vegas lol.
Here are my questions. If I go to CA then I'm fairly sure I can get away with doing the swap without emissions equipment. But if I go to Vegas my 69 would need to be inspected. Does anyone know if I would need all of the equipment from the donor in Vegas or is it just a sniffer test?
I'm considering putting the 69 on hold and putting the LS1 in my 89 Trans Am. So in either state I can imagine I'd need the emissions equipment from the donor. But this being a 00 LS1 it has EGR. Does anyone know if I could use an LS6 intake to get rid of the EGR since that was the set up in 01, or would I have to keep it since the block is a 00?
I was hoping I could register my truck in whatever state I go to and leave my other cars registered in Idaho since my dad is on the titles and registration as well. I could probably get away with it but the actually rule in CA is a vehicle loaned to a resident by a non resident must be registered in CA after 20 days. I didn't find a rule like that for NV/Vegas. Does anyone know if I could get away with that in Vegas?
Thanks for any help you guys can give. If there are websites with info straight from those states or if anyone knows who I can contact with questions it would be much appreciated.
But I want to move to possibly Vegas or So Cal to go to school so I have some questions about passing smog with an LS1 swap.
Before I list my questions please don't clutter this thread with responses that aren't going to tell me anything new. If you haven't actually passed smog in Vegas or Cali with an LS swap you probably aren't going to help. Not trying to be rude but we all know how frustrating it is to read through page after page of a thread to find the few posts with any real info. Oh yeah, and I'm not trying to start another CA bashing thread either.
I've been working on putting an LS1/t56 out of a 00 TA into my 69 Firebird. I have the whole 00 so I have all the emissions equipment.
Here is what I know:
CA: cars 75 and older are exempt from inspection but are still expected to have original emitions equipment in place, though it's not exactly enforced.
Newer engine swaps are generally allowed but I've read mixed responses about whether the emissions requirments are for the chassis or the engine from the donor.
Apparently most guys with swaps in 75 and older vehicles just aren't having the swaps certified, which isn't exactly legal but only an issue if a cop checks under the hood.
Vegas: 68 and newer cars must be inspected. That's all I know about Vegas lol.
Here are my questions. If I go to CA then I'm fairly sure I can get away with doing the swap without emissions equipment. But if I go to Vegas my 69 would need to be inspected. Does anyone know if I would need all of the equipment from the donor in Vegas or is it just a sniffer test?
I'm considering putting the 69 on hold and putting the LS1 in my 89 Trans Am. So in either state I can imagine I'd need the emissions equipment from the donor. But this being a 00 LS1 it has EGR. Does anyone know if I could use an LS6 intake to get rid of the EGR since that was the set up in 01, or would I have to keep it since the block is a 00?
I was hoping I could register my truck in whatever state I go to and leave my other cars registered in Idaho since my dad is on the titles and registration as well. I could probably get away with it but the actually rule in CA is a vehicle loaned to a resident by a non resident must be registered in CA after 20 days. I didn't find a rule like that for NV/Vegas. Does anyone know if I could get away with that in Vegas?
Thanks for any help you guys can give. If there are websites with info straight from those states or if anyone knows who I can contact with questions it would be much appreciated.