Cal epa has gone too f&f*$ far.

[PANAVIA]

So get this ; -- I was on the phone with the Summit Racing guys , trying to see if they had a particular 427 Windsor crate engine For a Cobra Customer in stock in Nevada or if it was a drop ship from Ohio, Michigan -or wherever....and the rep informed me that;

"even if they had it in stock, they couldn't ship it to my CA shop address as California EPA has enacted some sort of prohibition for non C.A.R.B. Approved Crate Engines and many Carburetors "

So I logged on and checked it out. -- here is what happened;

Added things to my cart - added a crate engine and tried to check out...

I received the following warning notice and could not progress with my transaction;

Cart number 1 ;

""Please remove them from your shopping cart or change your shipping location. The part NAL-12499120 cannot be shipped to your billing/shipping location at this time.""

ok...Try Number 2;

""The part FMS-M-6007-X302 cannot be shipped to your billing/shipping location at this time. ""

Try Number #3

""Some of the parts in your shopping cart are no longer available or can only be shipped via ground shipping to the Contiguous 48 United States. Please remove them from your shopping cart or change your shipping location.""

""The part FMS-M6007Z427FFT cannot be shipped to your billing/shipping location at this time. ""

""The part NAL-12568774 cannot be shipped to your billing/shipping location at this time. ""

I called back and asked if I had it as a will call, to their location in Reno - could I pick it up >?

They said no.... as it is based on the C.A.R.B status of the engine and the billing address on the credit card, and ship to ZIP....and that they had no further information as the supervisors went home already , and only the lowly reps are on duty. They didn't have a list of what was prohibited , but they said it included all non approved Crate engines, and there were some carburetors on the list as NOT_FOR_SALE in CA.

I tried the cart with the 6.2L EROD engine and the warning did not pop up....so that I guess is that. ... EROD or NO ROD.


I am going to call back int the AM and see if I can get some more info so we can figure this out...

all I can think of is - This must have JUST come into effect, I cant find anything about it on CA EPA gov..

Anyone have any ideas on this >?

Steve