[Dragncar]

Originally Posted by twilightTA

There’s no way that combo would pass smog in my 1977 Trans Am in CA. The E-Rod LS3 I have has a CARB certification. I did my best to get my Pontiac 400 up and running again but it wasn’t worth it. Any other replacement engine I’d have gone with would’ve been a big risk while the LS3 was guaranteed to pass smog. That’s why I took this path. Else I’d have happily gone with a monster 461 Pontiac stroker.

You did not try hard enough. All that effort got you was turning your car into, well , NOT a Pontiac.
Its all about the engine, the engine IS the car.
I live in CA, but do not live in a area where you have to smog your car every 2 years. Just get it to pass smog when you but it and thats it.
I am a total die hard on this. This is a PONTIAC site and I am sure there are ways to get a PMD engine with 350 ot better HP to pass smog. Might not be easy but it would be worth all the effort.
Politically, the way things are going maybe we can get something done about this stuff. People are sick of being over controlled.
In CA what is it, 72 and earlier you can do whatever you want ? Maybe that will change.