I have pretty much collected almost all of the parts for the Ford V8 conversion, however my 85' 240 is also getting close to NJ inspection time in November. I am planning to perform the conversion after I have the car inspected with the original engine sometime in September, since I am in NJ I can have the car inspected 2 months before the actual inspection month.

Also I will be leaving overseas next year(Europe) and I am planning to bring the car with me and there I will register it as a classic(20+ years old). This will NOT be a daily commuter car. On the other hand smog laws there are much more relaxed and having a catalytic converter is good enough. I doubt if people know what a smog pump really is.

As far as the emission functionality goes I have the following question. Keeping the conversion 100% legal will it actualy make my car run better, get better milage and be much cleaner? If not what kind of tradeoffs can I take for example by eliminating the Smog pump/hoses and keeping only the charcoal canister and catalytic converter and EGR? I know that most of these emissions equipment play a major role during open loop operation (Warm-up) and a minor rule during closed loop. This means that they do not make alot of difference in a smog station enviroment where the car is already warmed up and sitting at the line waiting for inspection.

I just need to also sort this out before the conversion....

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Mike