What If?

[james]

What if a person wanted to put (let's say) a 427 fe motor in a 2001 Mustang or some othe newer car, how do they get past the smog requirements? And I don't live in California? Thank You!

[wowens]

Move to Georgia. We still in good ol days.

[AlanCasida]

Same here in Kansas. No annual vehicle inspection. 

[MaNiaCaL]

Texas still has a vehicle inspection. As long as you live outside of a major metro area (DFW, San Antone, the Big Sam) it’s safety check only (lights, horn, tires, exhaust, etc).

[james]

I knew I should have said where I lived? I live in Nevada, anybody know their rules? 

[wcbrowning]

Depends on what county you live in.  Clark County requires emissions testing, but not all of the other counties do.  If you live in a county with emissions testing, and if the project car is at least 20 years old (last I remember), you can get special plates from the DMV (Classic Rod or Old Timer) which waive emissions testing.  These plates do have an annual mileage limitation, though.  3000 Miles IIRC.  There's also a Classic Vehicle special plate, but that plate precludes vehicle modification, so wouldn't be appropriate for the scenario you described.

If your car is too new for the special plates, then you'd have no choice but to try to get that engine to pass the emissions test standards for that particular project vehicle.  Probably be a pretty tough row to hoe.

I knew I should have said where I lived? I live in Nevada, anybody know their rules? 

[machoneman]

I've seen this question come up before.

Some fellows added cat. convertors to an old muscle car (forget the details) but since the year of the car body defines the pass/fail emissions standards for that year, the vehicle failed miserably. Finding a way around your area's standards (like registering the car in granny's county, having a pal register same in a compliant county) should work well.