Agreed. Here is where they are going: Even if you do not have a competition only car lets say for example you have a stock restored 1969 Camaro SS 350 and you rebuild the original engine using 30 over pistons. By the specific wording of the EPA's proposed rulemaking it would be illegal and you are very likely a criminal. You MIGHT be able to sleeve the block and petition the EPA in writing for a technical determination and this could be allowed?
Who Knows. Can you sell your modified car? WHO KNOWS. Can you be held liable after the sale WHO KNOWS.
Bigger Valves, any non GM specification parts=ILLEGAL
Cams, Crank, Rods, intakes, carburetors, the same.
NOW here is the comparison that matters:
Gun ownership.
In this comparison
The equivalent of the ATF is the EPA
The equivalent of the NRA is SEMA
GUN Owners=Collector/Modified car owners
Guns and rulemaking- an example to consider:
Currently lets say I have an imported AK-47, and a part breaks internally. To fix the gun to meet the myriad of rules (922-R as one example) I can only use certain parts and often these parts were are not reproduced or even available. When they became available, often both the manufacturer and the installer had to ask the ATF for an interpretative determination prior to use. If the installer uses the wrong part and then lets say the gun is sold and the violation of discovered. All parties in the transaction are initially charged with firearms code violations, and ATF has a history of simply changing its rules on a dime with little to no notice. Look up bump stock for example. ATF originally determined to be legal and did so multiple times. Then acted to make it illegal. It is that easy all the while the ATF ignores the simple fact that a simple rubber band - Yes ONE rubber band can be used to cause the gun to function in the same manner as the bump stock did.
Gun ownership is a constitutional right and YET look at the legislative and social pressure used against gun owners aver the past 20 years to get a reasonable glimpse of our likely future as car owners.
The demonization of SEMA is underway right now. I believe we are next.
Another great video explores this issue from all sides: