DeTomaso Mailing List: July 97, Message #22
     



From: asajay <asajay@concentric.net>

Subject: Re: Up In Smoke?

Date: Wed, 02 Jul 1997 08:45:34 -0700



> From: Roy DeHaven

> I have seriously thought of purchasing a 72 Pantera for the last

> few years now. However, the drum beat from legislatures in Florida,

> California and now my homestate of Texas on tougher smog testing and

> "clunker" laws have me reconsidering other options.

> 

> I would be interested in knowing how Pantera owners are dealing with this

> situation. Is my dream of ownership literally . . .  "going up in smoke"?

> 



I  can't speak for the Pantera owners (yet), but I have a 351C powered

Mach I.  Take this with a grain of salt because Washington emissions

standards are probably looser than CA.



My engine looks stock as a rock, so to speak.  No fancy stuff hanging on

the outside, but....  on the inside, it's all "Smogafornia Illegal",

high performance camshaft/lifters, valve springs, roller rocker arms, I

mean even the valve retainers are illegal (come on CARB, get a clue). 

The carb has been jetted up a bit, etc.



The bottom line is it passes smog every time I go in with waaaaaay room

to spare.  So as long as your Pantera is stock, or at least appears

stock with only internal modifications, I think you should be able to

pass.



For what it's worth.

Asa Jay



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