QLD engine conversion laws

[lenniikient]

a lot of people state that "the engine must be newer than the chasis" in order to get approval of an engine conversion. can someone give me a link or proof to this statement please?

i know it may sound stupid asking this question, but ive read the code of practice and i cant find the answer =\

[rubixcube]

It's true. I can't find anything official stating it with a quick look on google, but it's definitely true. Something to do with ADR compliance I think, ie. engine has to comply with same ADRs as the chassis, which means it has to be same year or newer

[Niall@PP]

http://www.motorswaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=23

here you go, theres alot of reading

[Niall@PP]

just re read your post and i see you have read the code of practice, the link might be usefull to others though.

I dont believe that its true about using an engine newer than the chassis, i recently got an engine conversion on my range rover mod plated and the year of the motor didnt come into it.

I believe that you are required to comply with the emission standards at the time of your vehicle manufacture which means that it can be difficult but not impossible to meet them with an older engine. A carbied 350 chev in a VE commodre is going to have a hard time meeting those emission standards for example.

[Dave311]

It's true. I can't find anything official stating it with a quick look on google, but it's definitely true. Something to do with ADR compliance I think, ie. engine has to comply with same ADRs as the chassis, which means it has to be same year or newer

The reason you can't find anything about it is because it doesn't exist. People have been quoting that law for years but it's not true. The legislation specifies that the new engine needs to meet or exceed the pollution standards of the one it's replacing. It can be done, increasingly easier too ironically because of pollution laws getting tighter meaning there are a lot of second hand performance motors out there now that are as efficient as some of the current stuff.

[trism]

Although to legally do it, you'd need to go get an emissions test done.

[newpaddy3]

It's to do with the emissions. It's so you can't put an engine in your car that produces more emissions than your current motor.

You can also do an engine conversion with an increase in displacement of 10% (other states it's 15%) and not need an engineer's certificate. (a little off topic but just FIY)

Just do some reading about it and you can learn a bit.

What are you wanting to swap?