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Originally Posted by Grzpdlr
You could be in a strange situation due to living in California. You will probably have to register the hybrid car as the donor car VIN as it is doubtful CA will allow you to register it under the gasser VIN with a diesel engine due to the smog check.
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This is incorrect. Gas to diesel engine swaps in California are quite easy as long as you follow a few basic rules:
Document the donor vehicle to ensure it's not stolen and emissions legal in CA.
Engine must be same model year or newer than the car
Engine must be from same class of vehicle (no truck engine in car for example)
All emissions equipment including obd2 must be swapped with the engine
It must be inspected by a referee station
From then on it goes through the regular biannual smog check like every other car.
07-25-2018, 11:45 AM
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