Hi, First time forum. Father/ son swapping old 305 for newer 305 in an '84 berlinetta. Found lots of anti freeze in oil, got a great deal on another 305. We are seeking opinions on the pros and cons of eliminating the entire emissions side of the wire harness and pursue just running it " old school " , if you will , or trying to salvage all the emissions stuff. We live in NY so we need only a cat/ converter to pass inspection. This is our first swap so we are learning as we go. Someone has already suggested that the carb on that car was run by the computer and would not perform as it was intended w/o the computer and we would need to buy another carb. Any comments on this would be appreciated. Thanks!

The emissions devices are required by federal law to be there. And eventually every state will adopt CA's emissions testing, so save yourself the hassle now and later and leave them alone.

It's true effin Al Gore.