[tommyboy2008]

Update on my 04 v6 to 99 cobra swap...........everything is sweet! I had it done since feb 19th and I was so happy to hear it run. I started doing the research and gathering parts since last april, but the actual build only took like two weekends. I know my cars every nut, bolt, wire connector and everything in between...lol. It was fun, had some bugs to work out with it running lean, turned out to be one of two things-either dirty injectors or weak coils. dont know which but I replaced the coils and used seafoam at the same time. Then inspection was coming so here in pa I have to deal with emissions so I made sure everything was working correctly and the readiness monitors were ready, well turned out that the sniper special forces tuner I used actually turned off the monitors because it allows the computer to process faster with them off. So after calling sniper, they emailed me a emissions inspection tune and today it passed! woohoo..
Now for my question...I have heard some stories about inspection places doing an inspection and then the state (PA) comes knocking down their door because the vin in the pcm didnt match the cars vin because of the swap. They (the state) thinks the inspection place is plugging into another car to pass it. so has anyone thats done a swap get their car inspected and then later down the road have any trouble with the state or inspection place?? I mean, my car is inspected and everything, but when the state sees that the cars vin doesnt match the pcm vin that got recorded during the emission test-what can they do to me?

[mfj]

As long as it's not a stolen VIN, you're fine lol

[WickedSnake00]

I highly doubt the state will go through that much trouble. Plus it's not a crime to swap an engine.

Though there was a rather unscrupulous person I knew that worked this to his advantage. He put in a completely emissionless outrageous setup in his car (carbed 460 IIRC), kept the old engine and ECM and stuffed it in an old roller car he had. He'd go in to the shop, hook up the roller, get the sticker, and slap it on his other car. Even then no one caught on. I wouldn't sweat it.