[DeTomaso] More Calif Smog Checks

[Rick]

  Yeah, that's cool, mine was set up more for street and road handling. 
Sold all my Pontiac stuff last year. Couldn't keep up with both Pontiac 
and Pantera stuff. Kept the engine and some small stuff but not sure why.
Rick

Donny Williams wrote:
> Rick... Yep 462 or 468 I am running a 462 Poncho into the 10s in my 64 
> bracket car.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick" <rwgushue at gte.net>
> To: "Pantera List" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 10:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] More Calif Smog Checks
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>>   That was the late 80's, things have changed in 20+ years. Some shops
>> now would not open the hood after hearing the exhaust thump. Others
>> would open the hood, look and then close it with no test allowed.
>>    What's funny is that I had the same car and motor but only 10 1/2 
>> to 1.
>> Weird, small world. Question, was that a 455 with .030 or .060 overbore
>> ?, as I have one on a stand in my garage.  Thinking it was .060 over
>> making it 468 and .030 was a 462 ? Can't remember it's been awhile.
>>
>> RCBSONS1 at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> Back in the late 80's my 69 Firebird had to go thru
>>> the semi annual  Calif smog checks... This was a 12 1/2 to 1
>>> 468 ci motor, ported, hi lift cam etc... I would pull the
>>> Air cleaner off the van, change the manifold and carb
>>> and off the the gas station...The thing would barely idle
>>> below 1100 rpm and was commented on several times.
>>> I also burned out the race gas as best as possible prior
>>> to the trip... This thing would be so far below the requirements
>>> for that year that passing was easy if the visual was done.
>>> Now my 6 cylinder 1985 Ford pickup had problems every
>>> time as the controls were more restrictive.
>>>
>>> Bob Benson
>>>
>>>
>>
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