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Originally Posted by NJBIGBLOCK
What I had origionally asked was weather or not they used the cast date code such as D0VE for a 1970 ford block or if they use the numbers STAMPED INTO THE BLOCK which I am told correspond to the year of the vehicle the engine was put into. If anyone knows the answer to this I would appreciate it. Much thanks to all for helping out.  |
The NJ DMV will check the casting number of the block to determine the year the block is supposed to emulate. If the Dove block is cast with "C5AE-D" (1965) then the NJ DMV will treat it as a 1965 "vintage" block and your emissions will be based on the 1965 standards (simple pvc in one valve cover into the back of your carb base). If the Dove block has a modern casting of F0AE (1990), then the 90's emissions standards will apply (full closed loop emissions control with catalytic converters required). Either way, there will be no VIN stamping in the block for the NJ DMV inspectors to see. Of course most of them already know that Ford did not stamp a VIN or even a partial VIN in to every block/engine back in the 60-70's. Only the HiPo engines had a partial VIN stamped into them during that time period. It is widely known that Ford did not start stamping engine blocks with partial VIN numbers on a wholesale fashion until the mid 80's.
Can't answer your question any simpler than that.
So what does the casting number on the block you have say?
Bill S.