***Official What did you do to your Integra today***

**DC2-PWR** · 03-11-2011 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by Vvvtec

Ether way your losing money man.

Do an engine conversion.

oi you

updates on your car

**89lude** · 03-11-2011 06:39 PM

If it was ME i'd sell the teg buy the egg. Use the extra coin you make from making the change to do an engine conversion.

The vti is a good start, efi and already has vtec wires makes your life easier when putting in a b series conversion. I'd skip the b16 and go for a b18 though.

The amount of labour going from auto to manual isnt really worth it imo.. Extra parts and a big pain in the ass to do!

**GSi_PSi** · 03-11-2011 06:42 PM

lol you sound like me when i first got my license, went from a DC4 auto to DC4 manual to DC2 lol. i should of just went DC2 from the start.
I, like you was researching manual conversion lol, then found out its too much of a mission to convert, as you need to cut out the frame
where the shift linkage will go and took advice and bought a cheap DC4 manual got sick of that and wanted vtec got a DC2, got sick of that wanted more
power so built a B20. Surprisingly i still haven't got sick of my b20 dc2 lol.

InB4 Cool Story Bro

**charliebrown** · 03-11-2011 06:49 PM

But how the fk can you get the car rego'd or RWC if it's an EG with a b-series. I want to stay legal and no engineer certificates etc

(teg with b18c7 is legal right? just go to vicroads and tell them theres a new engine in it from another integra? end of story?)

**mocchi** · 03-11-2011 07:01 PM

whats not legal about it?
262 or 282mm brakes are good, retain stock exhaust for low decibel level, engine number registered to chassis.
done.

**u mad?** · 03-11-2011 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by mocchi

whats not legal about it?
262 or 282mm brakes are good, retain stock exhaust for low decibel level, engine number registered to chassis.
done.

i think he means legally be able to drive it on his p's

**charliebrown** · 03-11-2011 07:09 PM

I was under the impression engine swaps are illegal in VIC without an engineer certificate if it was not available in AUS from factory. So a DC2R engine in DC4 is legal, but K20 is not?

**Vvvtec** · 03-11-2011 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by DC2-PWR

oi you

updates on your car

Not much to report until uni finishes

**89lude** · 03-11-2011 07:14 PM

well if thats the case then a b18c is not legal in a dc4 because they come with b18b? everything is 'illegal' at the end of the day...

**u mad?** · 03-11-2011 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by charliebrown

I was under the impression engine swaps are illegal in VIC without an engineer certificate if it was not available in AUS from factory. So a DC2R engine in DC4 is legal, but K20 is not?

yes you will need modplate for k20. even though its still less than 10%(or is it 15% in vic?) increase in displacement, it wasn't oem or an option in a dc2/4. So technically you can't legally drive it.

If you're that worried about legalities (and by the sounds of thing you are) then sell up and by a dc2 vtir. best option for you imo. (or a type r if you can afford it)

**charliebrown** · 03-11-2011 07:20 PM

There's no displacement law 15% or whatever in VIC. Example would be the EG with b18c7 for sale. Guy probably got dicked driving it, forced to cancel rego and now it can't be rego'd again so it's useless.

And yeah a dc2 is at the top of my list. If one pops up i will definetely go for it

**mocchi** · 03-11-2011 07:22 PM

yeah its 10% umad. 15% is nsw i think.

the problem is not because it's illegal, but because it requires eng. certificate.
c7 in dc4 does not require eng. certificate afaik, not certain. optional replacement engine does not require eng. cert.
putting a v12 in eg would be illegal as it wont pass eng. cert.

once you get eng. cert, you can apply for rwc.
once you have rwc, it will be legal. whether its b18c7 or k20a2.