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Originally Posted by bob h
It IS ILLEGAL to remove any diesel engine that meets post-'04 (EGR) emissions standards, to be replaced with an engine that meets previous, non-EGR (pre-'04) emissions levels.
Also, it is ILLEGAL to remove a '96 (OBD2) gasoline engine and replace it with an older engine that does not meet OBD2 certification; examples - OBD engines... or 'carburated' engines for the performance guys.
...just as a couple of examples.
Your example with the 2010 Columbine is a loop hole used by truck manufacturers to get away from selling the currently undesirable '10 compliant engines; they spend epa emissions credits to certify these vehicles.
I have the EPA documents that describe this regulation in great detail. Take a look here (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) or contact them ... however, if you plan to go ahead with the swap either way, I wouldn't leave your contact info ;]
Ok. Instead of a link to the main site and making someone search thru that government junk, then provide the documentation. I would contend you are correct regarding an auto or pickup, but with class 8 trucks, the emissions is tied to the engine and not the chassis. Else you would not be able to buy a 2010 Coronado or Columbia and then put in a 2000 DDEC IV engine legally, which of course, is legal to do. Has nothing to do with emissions "credits". You are only buying the chassis from the OEM parts stream, not off a lot, and then you provide the engine and drive train. Check with a number of dealers that are putting these together, including Fitzgerald Truck out of TN. They specialize in doing this. OEM's have nothing to do with this, so no "loophole" as you suggest. Like I stated, check with Fitzgerald and even a few FL dealers that are doing these "kits" and see if I am full of buffalo bagels. But regarding the OEM's, this also is why a 2010 model year from a manufacturer can have a 2009 engine in it. The engine and the chassis are considered separate entities. Only engines manufactured in 2010 have to meet 2010 emissions requirements. Same was true for when the '07 emissions requirements were implemented. A 2007 truck could have a 2006 emissions engine in it, until the 2006 engines ran out and then the 2007 manufactured engines had to meet 2007 requirements with the DPF. This is why Cummins, Detroit, and Cat have ramped up production in the past just prior to a new emissions change. So the OEM's could meet customer demand and provide a lot of engines that were made before the newer emissions requirements kicked in.
But if you can prove me wrong thru the documentation, you could also make a killing proving the OEM's and third parties are wrong also. Since there are no government lawsuits to date against companies like Fitzgerald, I am skeptical of your claims.