TMS put a 358ci Roush Yates motor in a 2008 Mustang. I think it's street legal, can't recall.

It can be done, but quite frankly, I have no clue if it would pass inspection. I'd imagine there's some workarounds to get it to pass.

 

TMS put a 358ci Roush Yates motor in a 2008 Mustang. I think it's street legal, can't recall.

It can be done, but quite frankly, I have no clue if it would pass inspection. I'd imagine there's some workarounds to get it to pass.

Driving the NASCAR powered TMS Mustang on the highway - YouTube

I don't think his was street legal. He raced that car before blowing the engine. Then replaced the engine and sold it.

 

If you can swap the engine and somehow still satisfy all of the conditions of the OBD 2 system, I don't see there being an issue. This would likely involve somehow fooling the ECU into thinking it is still in control of the engine.

 

This.

I'm not sure the TMS racecar is street legal. But you could get away with it in Indiana.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.574006692644241.1073741851.10535579284266

and this is why I love living in Indiana, no emissions inspections or anything

One more. Oh mah lawd.

Sound of 358ci Nascar powered Mustang - YouTube

:drool

 

I'm not sure the TMS racecar is street legal. But you could get away with it in Indiana.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.574006692644241.1073741851.10535579284266

 

That would be badass. I watched that video for about 3 minutes hoping he'd get on it a little. You could probly make it legal in whatever state. Seems like a gamble though and a lot of money.

 

 

I figured it wasn't legal, but then I read an article about the car and it said that it was indeed street legal. Don't know for sure. Just for the noise alone you'd be popular with the police lol.

Yeah, I saw the video of the engine throwing a rod. Then I saw he replaced it with a FRPP Boss 363. Didn't know he sold the car, though. It was a beast of a car.

 

Yeah sold it to a friend of his.

 

Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Couldn't you just run some type of standalone ECM and make sure the car has cats? Who cares as long as it will pass the sniffer and it has a working odbII port. I think California is the only place where they would scrutinize an engine swap.

 

I'm not aware of any standalones that have OBDII capability. Not to mention they wouldn't be certified.

Your only bet would be to somehow adapt a production OBDII ECM and sensors to it or build some sort of standalone signal emulator, but that's an awful lot of effort to get it to possibly work.

 

One more. Oh mah lawd.

 

One more. Oh mah lawd.

Sound of 358ci Nascar powered Mustang - YouTube

I live next to this shop, TMS in Auburn, Wa. It's where I got my car dyno'd. I saw this car when I was there. Badass car!

 

If you somehow figure it out/get it built and on the street and you're near the Triangle, you've got to let me see it!

 

Thanks for the replies y'all. The issue is that it's a carbureated motor and I don't want to change that. From what I'm understanding, the latest year I can put it in is a 95 correct?

 

...and technically get away with it, yes. If they really wanted to nitpick (which many don't) the engine would have to have some sort of EPA certified configuration, and I highly doubt this one does. But I have yet to meet an inspector that would catch that.

 

This is the engine by the way.

 

I can't hear the radio!!:swordfight:

 

You'd be better off to try and find a way to register the car somewhere there is no emission testing. Different county, state, etc.

 

It's definitely not legal to convert the car from fuel injected to carbureted. I also doubt that engine has any emissions equipment on it, which is also illegal. With that being said, if it's just a visual and an OBD scan, those things shouldn't matter. If you can figure out how to make the ECU happy and fit the car with a catted mid-pipe, you should have no issues passing inspection as you describe it.

 

I figured I couldn't keep it carbureated. Maybe I'll just use a FAST system or something but I already had a guy who is building the carburetor. I guess I'll look for a way to register it somewhere with absolutely no inspections anywhere.

 

One more though, I do have a 95 mustang that I thought about putting it in. I could carbureate it and put it in that since it's only OBD 1 correct?

 

Completely depends on your area and their laws.. Emissions wise, I'm pretty sure it's not legal to convert an engine from fuel injection to carbureted. You'll need to look into your local laws concerning engine swaps and what the inspectors are supposed to check for. Generally, you can get away with a lot more in an older vehicle. An OBD1 system is a lot easier to please vs. an OBD 2 system.