ascMcLaren Enthusiasts

mike jacobi · Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 1

A person has a nice looking 85 convt on ebaywith modified engine with carb. Is this car impossible to get licensed in an emission test state? Is it good just as a SCCA racer? And yes Sandy I still own my black 86 convt with all options except reccaro's . It has 16 000 miles on it and is getting restored to perfect. It has been garaged and driven down private road for 8 years. Mike Jacobi Milwaukee wi Question

Tom S. · Joined: 28 Aug 2004 Posts: 264 Location: Farmington, MN

Since manual tranny '85 5.0 HO's came equipped with carbs I don't see what the problem would be provided it passes the sniff test.
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'85 ASC Coupe #607910--sold and crushed RIP Crying or Very sad

'95 SVT Cobra--sold
'89 Oregon State Police SSP Mustang--sold
'86 LX 5.0 Coupe--sold

negusm · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:24 pm Post subject:

Depends on your state.

CA is the worst but others don't look for anything other than the inclusion of the smog equipment (whether its hooked up or not) and still others only do testing on cars 20 years and newer.

If you live in CA, they supposedly look at everything, intake, headers, etc and check the computer to see if its smog legal.

Here in NC, they just check to make sure your charcoal cannisters are there along with PCV valve, CAT, and EGR....as long as you pass the sniffer, those things don't need to be hooked up.

Next year, they won't even do the sniff test for 85s.

-Mike
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1985 ascMcLaren Coupe - Midnight Blue
Under Restoration

Sandy · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:38 pm Post subject:

Hi, Mike. Good to see you still have it Smile

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Sandy passed away in 2012. He will be forever missed.

1990 Final Car prior to the 12 Silver Anny Editions
1990 Silver Pearl Anny Edition
1986 Coupe Full Pkg #109 of 114.

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