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Location:
Gold Coast, QLD
Registered:
April 2004
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Re: ST162 Engine swap - halfcuts and emissions
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Thu, 07 April 2005 07:02
 
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| ra23celica wrote on Thu, 07 April 2005 15:59 |
But there is no reason the 3rd gen can't be made to comply with a cat con and careful tuning, if you want to go to that level and find the right guys with the right gear to do this.
Certainly, paperworkwise, the MR2 is the best choice, but given that you are just replacing a 3S-GE with another one, do you need to "declare" it at all ? Isn't it not just a notification of the new engine number ? If that is all then go the 3rd gen 3S-GE and enjoy the extra power !
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Yeah it would just be a notification of the new engine no - still a 2.0L 4 cylinder 3SGE so that's all that's needed as far as I know.
I just spoke to the RACQ Technical Advice line about this and the guy told me there should be no problem at all, as long as the engine is from a newer vehicle (check) and whatever emissions equipment was fitted to that engine is hooked up and functional, ie no pipes left unconnected or anything. Seems that the main things that Qld Transport is concerned about is fitting older engines to newer cars, or fitting engines that your car was never manufactured with. He told me that fitting an imported 3SGE would not need a mod plate or anything, so looks like 3rd gen 3SGE is the go!
Oh and cycleofabuse I'm not interested in a turbo, been planning an N/A 3SGE swap for a while!
Thanks for the replies fellas.
-Matt
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