Hello everyone,
So I've been doing my homework on engine swaps for my 1979 el camino that came with the 305. Living in California, there sure are a lot of regulations. My original plan was to pull a 454 out of my dad' single cab 94 chevy. I think I've hit a wall with that since I'm pretty sure they consider the truck heavy duty due to the weight of the truck. So now I have my mind set on a sbc 350. Now I was expecting to have to bar and ref anything that I was going to swap in but I found this section on carbs website regarding replacement engines
Engine Change Vehicles
An engine change is the installation of an engine in a vehicle that is different from the one originally installed in the vehicle. A Referee inspection is required for all vehicles that have had an engine change.
Replacement of a vehicle's engine with the same engine size or an engine offered by the manufacturer for that year, make and model is considered an engine replacement and does not require a Referee inspection.
Now since there was a 350 available for a 1979 el camino from the factory, would it be considered a replacement engine and not have to get a ref inspection?
Thanks for any help and insight
So I've been doing my homework on engine swaps for my 1979 el camino that came with the 305. Living in California, there sure are a lot of regulations. My original plan was to pull a 454 out of my dad' single cab 94 chevy. I think I've hit a wall with that since I'm pretty sure they consider the truck heavy duty due to the weight of the truck. So now I have my mind set on a sbc 350. Now I was expecting to have to bar and ref anything that I was going to swap in but I found this section on carbs website regarding replacement engines
Engine Change Vehicles
An engine change is the installation of an engine in a vehicle that is different from the one originally installed in the vehicle. A Referee inspection is required for all vehicles that have had an engine change.
Replacement of a vehicle's engine with the same engine size or an engine offered by the manufacturer for that year, make and model is considered an engine replacement and does not require a Referee inspection.
Now since there was a 350 available for a 1979 el camino from the factory, would it be considered a replacement engine and not have to get a ref inspection?
Thanks for any help and insight