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Re: does my car need to be engineered?? Wed, 16 March 2005 01:06 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
I think it's safe to say that you can just fill in a change of engine number form in WA, provided the motor is the same capacity as the old one. Turbo or not. This excludes rotaries I am guessing. Is it that forced induction increases RAC hp level to where it's not acceptable compared to the old level?

I mean, you can work a NA motor until it easily doubles in HP, say 100kw at the wheels and that's ok to go, but if you have a turbo motor of the same capacity that puts out around 90kw's at the wheels then you gotta get engineered? Seems a bit suss. . .

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