Good day,
My name is Carsten and I am new to the Landyzone.
I am nearly 50, married, and live in Southern California.
Last year I purchased a 1981 Series 3, 88", 2.25l gas engine in Washington state. I think the truck was imported to the US in 2009. When I purchased the truck it was exempt from emission tests in Washington state.
In August I relocated from Washington state to California. I tried to register it here but the truck needs to be tested. Since the truck was never produced here I cannot go to a regular smog test facility to test it, they have no record of the car and don't know the standards it should conform with. One option I have is go to an approved conversion garage and pay a flat fee of $9,950 to make the car conform to California standards. I am not planning on spending this money without knowing what exactly needs to be done to meet standards.
I want to appeal to the Air and resource board for an exemption and want to back my appeal with emission data but I cannot find actual CO2, NOx, etc. numbers the 2.25 l gas engine spits out.
My question to the community is do you have factory data I could use to make my case or has anybody in the community dealt with California SMOG for a 1981 Series 3?
 
Good day,
My name is Carsten and I am new to the Landyzone.
I am nearly 50, married, and live in Southern California.
Last year I purchased a 1981 Series 3, 88", 2.25l gas engine in Washington state. I think the truck was imported to the US in 2009. When I purchased the truck it was exempt from emission tests in Washington state.
In August I relocated from Washington state to California. I tried to register it here but the truck needs to be tested. Since the truck was never produced here I cannot go to a regular smog test facility to test it, they have no record of the car and don't know the standards it should conform with. One option I have is go to an approved conversion garage and pay a flat fee of $9,950 to make the car conform to California standards. I am not planning on spending this money without knowing what exactly needs to be done to meet standards.
I want to appeal to the Air and resource board for an exemption and want to back my appeal with emission data but I cannot find actual CO2, NOx, etc. numbers the 2.25 l gas engine spits out.
My question to the community is do you have factory data I could use to make my case or has anybody in the community dealt with California SMOG for a 1981 Series 3?
Hi Carsten, welcome to LZ, regards your exhaust emissions problem, if you re-post your enquiry to the "series Landrover" section of the forum more informed members wil get to read it and you may be able to get the answers you seek.
 

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