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TA22 GT Regular Registered: November 2002	Re: Legality of engine conversions? Wed, 30 April 2003 03:35 Changing engine legally is not too bad, BUT it can be costly. If you change engines to the same CC, eg 2T 1600cc to a 2TG 1600cc all you need to do is fill in the paperwork at motor reg and 99 of out 100 times its the end of it. If you change engine capacity or go turbo then it has to go through regency. Generally you need to get an engineers report and usually this includes lane changing and brake testing. This is where the cost comes in. Brake testing typically involves the car stopping 15 times in a row goign at 60km/hr and then going to 100km/hr and stopping in the required distance with a passenger and full tank of fuel. So you can see, your brakes need to be good to prevent then from cooking in the first place. If you let Regency know, they will send you a letter stating what needs to be done. On top of this, you need to test the gas emmissions, noise must be under 92db and you need to have a cat and unleaded filler neck if the engine is unleaded. Also you need to have the wheel track and ride height correct. It's easier to get through using a standard ECU and technically you don't need to have a carbon canister or a cat if your car is before 1975. The rule now goes by teh year of the car, not the engine. BUt they could change again on this one. Good luck, Simon http://users.senet.com.au/~mezz/stitle.htm [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	Legality of engine conversions?	Danish	Mon, 07 April 2003 12:57
	Re: Legality of engine conversions?	7mgte83	Tue, 08 April 2003 01:35
	Re: Legality of engine conversions?	Danish	Tue, 08 April 2003 02:56
	Re: Legality of engine conversions?	7mgte83	Tue, 08 April 2003 10:46
	Re: Legality of engine conversions?	haggis	Wed, 09 April 2003 02:14
	Re: Legality of engine conversions?	Danish	Wed, 09 April 2003 03:08
	Re: Legality of engine conversions?	haggis	Thu, 10 April 2003 00:54
	Re: Legality of engine conversions?	Browndog	Wed, 30 April 2003 03:01
	Re: Legality of engine conversions?	TA22 GT	Wed, 30 April 2003 03:35
	Re: Legality of engine conversions?	lumpy	Fri, 20 June 2003 00:58
	Re: Legality of engine conversions?	NO-18r	Fri, 20 June 2003 23:55
	Re: Legality of engine conversions?	PSYCO_7	Mon, 23 June 2003 04:04
	Re: Legality of engine conversions?	NO-18r	Mon, 23 June 2003 10:46

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