Engine Conversions!

[MikeyG]

Hey guys,

I believe in Melb you cany have a engine thats younger then ur current car model.

Does this effect NSW aswell?? or just Melb

Thanks Guys!

[JDM.Power]

Quoted from that thread: though since the australian RTA rules stats that putting an engine that is old than the chassis is illegal. (ie puting a 92 model B16a into a 94 model GLi is illegal)

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47020

[trism]

i believe there is a loophole however if you get it tested for emissions, and the emissions meet or excel the requirements for your cars year.

best to check with an engineer however

[MikeyG]

hmm ok... so lets say i grab a vtec engine. wateva it is b or h and its a year lower then my car model... that means i can still put the engine in my car??

yes or no really confused about this one!

[simonnowis]

its illegal for the engine to be older then chasis in nsw to.
but iv heard of some people being able to do it and get it registered, so yes, i guess there is a way.

[MikeyG]

hmmm i want to know also how they did it.. would not mind knowing...

but i also dont want to get in trouble... blahzz no fair

[JDM.Power]

hmmm i want to know also how they did it.. would not mind knowing...

but i also dont want to get in trouble... blahzz no fair

i take it as you found a cheap B or H or whatever series and want to put it in your EK? in my opinion if so..buy a ek4

[trism]

its gotta be possible.

a bloke put a rb26 from a gtr into a vu holden ute.

teh ute is like, 4 years old, the engine is at least 10.


go figure

[bennjamin]

AFAIK engines need to be passed for EPA regulations equal to or newer than the chassis they are in.
That is , emissions legislations etc change year by year
and so do engines to meet this criteria.

I suppose if you can fit newer sensors to an older engine then why wouldnt it fit in a newer chassis ?

Ask a few actual engineers or the RTA / vicroads for the final say on this