engine help

[bobcowan]

Find the actual regulation from the state of NY. The wording can make a big differance.

In CO, we used to have smog inspections. The regulation that the car will be smog tested based on the year the engine represents. This is a key point. If the engine looked like a '65, it got smogged as a '65. Didn't matter what year the block was.

Also, depending on where in NY, you may not need a smog test at all. I found this: "Some vehicles are exempt from emissions inspections: vehicles one model year old or newer, vehicles at least 26 model years old, vehicles with vintage or historic plates, electric vehicles, motorcycles, farm equipment, homemade or custom vehicles in the upstate area, and diesel vehicles weighing 8,500 pounds or less."

New York Smog Checks - Emissions Regulations, NY Smog Testing Stations at DMV.org: The Unofficial DMV Guide

I also found this: " A home made vehicle is a motor vehicle (car, truck, or motorcycle) constructed or assembled using new or used parts, and is intended for the personal use of the owner/registrant. "

http://www.dmv.ny.gov/forms/vs100.pdf

If you read through the "Instructions for Reghistering a Home Made Vehicle" VS100, the words "smog" or "emissions" do not appear anywhere in the document.

[terry251]

When I registered my car in Colorado (2005), I had to have a '69 block, or earlier, to qualify for PCV only. The block casting number was required on a letter from the engine builder, the technical emissions people had to physically verify it and tail pipe test the car, and the State Patrol checked it again when I went for my assigned VIN.
Terry

[bobcowan]

Originally Posted by terry251

When I registered my car in Colorado (2005), I had to have a '69 block, or earlier, to qualify for PCV only. The block casting number was required on a letter from the engine builder, the technical emissions people had to physically verify it and tail pipe test the car, and the State Patrol checked it again when I went for my assigned VIN.
Terry

I registered my car at about the same time. I went to the local branch office of the state emissions department, and got a letter stating what my smog standards were. I was using a 74 block, aftermarket heads, an 8 stack EFI system, and an electronic distributer. I showed him a picture of an original car with Webers, and he agreed that my engine represented that. So I got smogged as a '65 - I had to meet visual and tailpipe standards for that year.

The car is registered as a 2002 kit. The year of the car is based on the date on the MSO from FFR. Fortunatly, no vehicles registered as kit cars need a smog inspection anywhere in CO.

Nobody ever looked at the casting number on the block.

[terry251]

Bob wrote: "So I got smogged as a '65 - I had to meet visual and tailpipe standards for that year."

Bob, did you have to get tail pipe tested for your initial registration? My understanding is that after the initial test, kit cars are exempt. That has been my experience for the last 8 years, but I did have to undergo the initial test in Aurora - but only to 1969 standards.