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Martian · 04-12-2006, 05:43 PM

This one goes to all my fellow Ontarian TFP'ers.

A friend of mine has a Jeep. Specifically it's a 92 YJ; it had an 82 Chev 350 under the hood and full Chev drivetrain (TH400, 205 transfer case), but the engine was in rough shape. Recently it failed emissions and we decided to scrap it and replace it with another 350, stroked to a 383. This is a freshly rebuilt engine; one of the best shops in the area is doing this one for us and is handling everything right up to the burn-in. We just have to drop it in and go.

He's worried, however, that the new one won't pass emissions either. He thinks that they're going to test it as an I6 and that the big V8 with more than half again as much displacement just won't be able to put out acceptable numbers.

I'm good at the technical parts of it, but I don't know much about the legalities; however, my thinking is that it should pass okay and that even if it doesn't normally there has to be a way around this; there's just to many small block Jeeps on the road for it not to be possible. Hell, I know three in my town alone, there's probably more all over the place.

Anybody know a little more about the hows and whys of e-testing? IT'd be helpful to get some light shed on the specific process.

04-12-2006, 05:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Small block Jeep emissions? This one goes to all my fellow Ontarian TFP'ers. A friend of mine has a Jeep. Specifically it's a 92 YJ; it had an 82 Chev 350 under the hood and full Chev drivetrain (TH400, 205 transfer case), but the engine was in rough shape. Recently it failed emissions and we decided to scrap it and replace it with another 350, stroked to a 383. This is a freshly rebuilt engine; one of the best shops in the area is doing this one for us and is handling everything right up to the burn-in. We just have to drop it in and go. He's worried, however, that the new one won't pass emissions either. He thinks that they're going to test it as an I6 and that the big V8 with more than half again as much displacement just won't be able to put out acceptable numbers. I'm good at the technical parts of it, but I don't know much about the legalities; however, my thinking is that it should pass okay and that even if it doesn't normally there has to be a way around this; there's just to many small block Jeeps on the road for it not to be possible. Hell, I know three in my town alone, there's probably more all over the place. Anybody know a little more about the hows and whys of e-testing? IT'd be helpful to get some light shed on the specific process. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame