Chevy & GMC Vans

Since it looks pretty positive that we may move to Texas I took the liberty and called Texas Inspections commission.
I told them about my 89 Astro and that it had no cat con and will most likely have a V8 by the time we move (just to get info) And the guy told me that because of the year it does not require emissions testing but it does require a safety inspection (fine with me) and there are no laws on engines swaps as long its safe and if it required emissions tests then the engine swap is still legal as long as it passed both emissions and safety.

well, he may have been a little off, it is my understanding that a car has to be 25 years old to be exempt from the emissions testing, but also emissions testing is a county by county thing and not all countys require it. For example, Harris county had emissions testing for 2 years before Ft Bend county started it. I live in Ft Bend.

I think it's reasonable to build to the toughest state's emissions requirements.Then no matter where you go,it's all good.

I worked for the testing centers in b.c. Here you have to meet the standards for the year of the body an the size of the engine. So if you put a 1999 350 into a 1989 truck it was easy to meet the standard but if you put a 89 into a 99 your basicly screwed. I think most places work like that. As long as you can pass the standards for that year and motor size your good. Unless you live in California or Switzerland then things get weird.