Hi all
The asumption that all things can be rectified/fixed by throwing a late model EFI motor in, is not quite right and at the best a very expensive option.
OK, you take out the non conforming motor. Grab a late model EFI and away you go now complying..
....noooo waaay!!!!
Sorry, thats only the start as the entire Cobra front to back must now comply with the EPA requirements for that motor.
I know this example sounds silly, but this is what we are told.
Let me use the example given last Wednesday by the EPA staff.
I own a 1985 F100 long wheel base pick up truck. It has a worn 351 Windsor motor and manual box its blowing
oil past the rings and needs replacing. It does not run that well on Unleaded fuel.
(The 1985 being prior to 1988 has no EPA fittings or specifications/requirements.)
In my yard I have a year 2002 EFI 351 Lighting motor and box.
I plan on pulling the old motor and placing the newer 2002 EFI 351 motor and box in. What do I need to do after I place the new motor into the F100????
The EPA reply 'floored me' and I'm still confused..
The reply was that the engine number must be checked by Police or the Transport people (VicRoads/DMV) to change the engine number. Simple I assert.
The rest of the reply is...
If you place a motor out of the 2002 F100 pick up truck into your old pick up truck you have upgraded the truck to 2002 standards.
Fantastic I say as its now worth four times the price and its a registered 2002 F100 now..
But seriously, my understanding of the reply is....
I must get the entire F100 up to 2002 EPA specifications. We are talking 'Cat converters', new exhaust to meet 90dBA and sealed fuel tanks etc. etc.
Just take a look at the EPA specifications for a 2002.
This is fact, but I'm ready to let someone correct me. Hopefully I'm wrong. Because if this is right then we have a bigger problem than I first imagined.
Bernie