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02-18-2014, 10:22 PM
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Location: yucca valley,ca
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Legal ls swap
Just got my first ls swap legal in good ole so Cali. Passed flying colors on my first attempt how many other guys had a engine swap approved by the smog police?http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/...psioc2xrsi.jpg
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02-18-2014, 10:33 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Temple City
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Re: Legal ls swap
I did years ago. I put a 350 sbc in place of a I6 in a Nova, and it wasn't all that bad. Just more annoying then anything setting appointments, and then waiting.
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02-18-2014, 11:20 PM
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Location: West, TN
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Re: Legal ls swap
My wife is from so cal, but lives here in nort west Tn now. She has told me about the smog laws in cali. It is no problem here in my county. We don't have to do smog test. We just go to court house and get tags for your vehicle. My 85 Silverado has straight dual exhaust with no cats. You can swap any engine in any kind of vehicle and not have to worry about a smog test. Put a carbed V8 in a 2000 S-10 and no problem getting it registered.
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02-19-2014, 08:45 AM
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Re: Legal ls swap
SC doesn't even require a state inspection anymore. They were so dishonst about them the state stopped it.
 
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02-19-2014, 11:58 AM
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Location: Portland, Ore.
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Re: Legal ls swap
just the big metro areas that get lots of smog here get the inspection
anywhere in the valley basically. kudos man. I lived in the the bay area for some time and I know passing California DEQ inspection deserves a pat on the back. they can be real nazis about that ****. |
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02-19-2014, 12:18 PM
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Re: Legal ls swap
here in nc (now remenber i am a nc state inspector) Anything 35 years or older no\\are exempt from inspections. but anything 34 years or new has to have the original size engine, and emission componates still installed and can not have been tampered with.
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02-19-2014, 01:36 PM
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Re: Legal ls swap
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02-19-2014, 04:30 PM
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02-19-2014, 07:08 PM
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Re: Legal ls swap
We dont do tailpipe testing its all done as obd2 after 1996. Everything else is saftey but everything still haas to be there
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David fuller Ase Certified Mechanic Click here to help support our board!! 1971 Chevy c-10 under going a 4.8l LSx swap Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=421305 2007 Honda Accord my daily 145kmiles 2002 Honda Accord 4 door With 330k(sisters car) 2005 toyota Avalon 228k( brothers car) 2002 Sububran 5.3 245k 2000 Tahoe 5.3l 378 General manager for Marco's Carwash & lube |
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02-20-2014, 01:15 AM
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Location: yucca valley,ca
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Re: Legal ls swap
10-4 salty how is the harness working? It was pretty easy to make it all work more research then anything the cats were a pain i ended up cutting the stock y pipe and fabbing up new down pipes into a pipe then I did my own tune.
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02-20-2014, 01:17 AM
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Re: Legal ls swap
Thanks for the words guys if anyone needs some advice I'm always willing to help I gotta get the 87 caprice with a ls3 inspected next for the guy I'm building it for
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03-01-2014, 06:26 PM
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Location: Mountain House, CA
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Re: Legal ls swap
Great job! I have a 76 I am doing right now. My only question is in regards to the EVAP system. How did you do this? If you have a build thread or pictures that would be great. My truck is registered in a non-smog area of California, I am in non op at the moment, I am not sure if I will need an initial smog for the tags or not so I may need to be totally compliant. Any input would be great. What fuel tank did you use?
Thanks, Matt
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My Chevy habit is paid for by Ford diesels... Here is my SLOW LS install: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...55#post6456355 Caliper Rebuild: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=613748 Upper Control Arm Bushings: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=616974 IG mattcrp1 |
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03-02-2014, 12:17 AM
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Re: Legal ls swap
No smog testing here in IN either. Even then, my truck is old enough there's nothing they can do about it...
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03-03-2014, 09:19 PM
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Re: Legal ls swap
We'll you can go two ways on the evap you can have your tuner turn off all the related codes for the evap and the I/M moniter will set to ready or you can run a resistor in to fool the ecm into thinking it has half a tank of fuel only problem with that route is the test will fail eventually because the ecm does not see the fuel level change and thinks the float is stuck in range the nice thing is the evap still works just fine when the codes are disabled it just dosent run the test I have 3000 miles so far with no problems @mattcrp1
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03-04-2014, 11:40 AM
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Re: Legal ls swap
Thanks for the response. I think I will have the evap codes turned off when I get tuned. Are you running the original evap canister and just plumbing it into the evap solenoid on the engine? Did you hook up a fuel tank pressure sensor? I am not totally familiar with GM stuff. I have an 87 fuel injection tank and I am going to run an in-tank pump so I think if I hook up a newer canister and plumb it all together it should work. Thanks for input.
Matt
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My Chevy habit is paid for by Ford diesels... Here is my SLOW LS install: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...55#post6456355 Caliper Rebuild: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=613748 Upper Control Arm Bushings: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=616974 IG mattcrp1 |
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