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Originally Posted by Christ
No, you aren't. There are guidelines to follow, and you can legally 'remanufacture' an engine/chassis combination as well, as long as you have basis to know that the emission of the new combination will not be worse than the emissions of the combination you started with.
http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production...ngswitch_0.pdf
^Engine switching fact sheet from EPA, cites relevant laws and paperwork.
Basically, you wouldn't be able to put a diesel engine into a Honda Insight in the US because they weren't certified with diesels in them here. However, there are legal ways to get around that, as well.
I'm not sure why people have this idea that it's illegal to change engines in US cars for other engines.. they only require that the combination created have the same or better emissions specs than the combination you started with, or be a previously certified combination under EPA certifications procedures. |
Yes this is true actually it can be done as experimental as there are accounts of people swapping in VW 1.2 and VW 1.4 TDI engines as well as the .8L Smart engines. If the engine was offered here in the states on another vehicle it makes things a lot easier. However if in the case for the Smart fortwo diesel things become a bit tougher but can still be done!
The problem with the Smart Diesel is that you would need a donor car and not just simply the engine to make it work into anything
You could not swap a different transmission into it as the ECU controls it along with the sensor. The car would not drive without all of the sensors and equipment. Then there is the high cost of the diesel parts fro it
This deterred me from using it in my original plans.
There are loopholes in everything but the cost and red tape involved often are not worth it.