"gjk" <gjk392@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:e3cdbc28.0309161124.13fd8f3d@posting.google.c om...
> I'm trying to help out a friend get her Jeep smog legal and registered
> in California. The Jeep is an 86 CJ7 with a TBI Chevy 350 in, using
> Advanced Adapters Bell housing, motor mounts and headers. The headers
> are called block hugger headers and are being used because of lack of
> space. The state officials are not allowing this and it will not pass
> smog. Advanced Adapters said they are not legal (after purchase) and
> that it will need a legal exhaust manifold to pass. Are all "block
> hugger headers" treated the same, as in they all are not legal in Ca
> or not C.A.R.B approved?
>
> Another issue is the referee said the engine needs a smog pump, but we
> just need to prove to them that there is other Jeeps using a 1995
> Chevy 350 motor without a smog pump and are smog legal. You would
> think they would have that information available.
>
> Any help will be appreciated

I'm not from Kalifornia, but I have read quite a bit about the emission
rules regarding engine swaps and here is what I know:

The engine must be of the same or newer year than the vehicle it is going
into,

All smog equipment that was present in the configuration the came out of
must be present in the swap vehicle.

The CARB exemptions for aftermarket parts must be for the year and make of
engine that you have swapped in.

The vehicle must pass emission ratings for the year and make of the engine,
not the vehicle is was swapped into.

Here are some references for you:
http://tinyurl.com/nl6x

Edelbrock has CARB legal shorty headers:
http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive/index.html

I know this isn't a direct answer to your question, but it should get you
going in the right direction.

Chris

 

When i installed the 74 Buick Electra's 455 into the Jeepster I installed
everything from the donor vehicle. The car was a 49 stste, so it has a "low
lead" engine, (hard seats and valves), but had no Catalytic converter, like
the Ca models.
The smog pump outlets into the intake manifold, allowing the use of any
exhaust, I found some nice iron manifolds that fit, and dont leak, like
headers always do..
The referee was amazed, it passed without a problem. Now, it's exempt, so
when the smog pump's bearing failed i took it out.

My suggestion, find an old Chevy smallblock, pre 87, and install it. make
sure and verify the block's age through the ID #. After the test, install
the FI unit, till next time.
Here in Calaveras County, there is no bi-annual smog, so it could be
converted back.

 

When i installed the 74 Buick Electra's 455 into the Jeepster I installed
everything from the donor vehicle. The car was a 49 stste, so it has a "low
lead" engine, (hard seats and valves), but had no Catalytic converter, like
the Ca models.
The smog pump outlets into the intake manifold, allowing the use of any
exhaust, I found some nice iron manifolds that fit, and dont leak, like
headers always do..
The referee was amazed, it passed without a problem. Now, it's exempt, so
when the smog pump's bearing failed i took it out.

My suggestion, find an old Chevy smallblock, pre 87, and install it. make
sure and verify the block's age through the ID #. After the test, install
the FI unit, till next time.
Here in Calaveras County, there is no bi-annual smog, so it could be
converted back.