Reply to "Lowered floor pans?"

The new smog number for NY is around 490 for hydrocarbons for all subject cars, including the Pantera newer the 25 model years.
You can't get that without a pump or a cat or both.
My car with the Webers is cleaner then the Holley. The Holley was about 850. The Webers about 790.
Been there done that.
I am intentionally not mentioning the other tests here CO and NOX, no point to it.
If you can get clean enough then you are blessed George. We use the CA numbers and test as far as I know.
We used to do it by getting the car to idle on the mains at 1100, when it was just an idle test.
The new test shuts the machine off at 999rpm idle.
It isn't just an idle test either. The enrichment system is tested as well. No dp's need apply here and forget about a Holley all together.
You may as well put in your electronic fuel injection system for $5000 or 6 or whatever.
As far as the floor pans go, yep I think they aren't that tough to do.
Mine are 2" front and back. I can put a full fist under them and the ground. (kinky)
I bought Halls leather, recovered seats and found that with the dropped pans they were really too low. I'm 6'2", 220 when I'm skinny. Gotta look good in my Speedos ya know. They really should be called Speeddon'ts.
I got tired of fitzin with everything and got a set of power tracks from a '92 Taurus SHO and modified them to fit.
Now the seats have power lumbar and about 20 way adjustable and go all the way back.
The tracks required 1-1/2" of room so I'm back to about 1/2" lower then stock but this is fine because now I can pitch the seat cushion up in the front to get a better sitting angle and thigh support and I can see over the dash (very important).
I would highly recommend the effort of the power seats to all Pantera owners.
It sounds like a silly frivolous thing but once you have them you will kick youself for not having done them years ago.
I'd make a statement here as to why the factory never did them but what's the point, why didn't they do a lotta things?
ciao