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Castle Hill
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August 2003
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Do all engine conversions need to be engineered?
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Fri, 12 November 2004 13:30
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I did a quick search and couldnt find any answers, and I figure this is a simple question to answer so I am making a post.
A guy put a 20V into an Aus Sprinter, does the car need to be engineered or go through any other processes to be road legal?
He said it doesnt need it as it is the same series of engines?
I was under the assumption that every time you put a new engine in a car it had to get a blueslip to say it is roadworthy with the new engine, and if the engine being put in is different to previous one e.g. 20v replacing 4A-C then it would need an engineers certificate also?
Can someone please clear this up for me?
Thanks muchly.
-Whitchy-
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sydney
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August 2004
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November 2004
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Re: Do all engine conversions need to be engineered?
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Sat, 13 November 2004 01:06
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I have read that if the car you are putting the engine into came out with the motor you are putting in from factory somewhere in the lineup you do not need an engineer's certificate.
For example.. Changing a 4AFE Seca CSi to the 4AGE 100Kw motor.
Because the SX's came out standard with the 4AGE.
So if a sprinter came out with a 20v motor your sweet, if not go to an engineer. * can someone elaborate on this.. i dont know much about the sprinters...
But if in doubt, talk to ya local engineer or RTA. Probably not the latter tho.. RTA scares me 
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Sydney
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January 2003
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Re: Do all engine conversions need to be engineered?
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Sat, 13 November 2004 03:43
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In NSW,
cars only need to be engineered if there is a 25% or greater increase in capacity or change to forced induction.
otherwise you just have to get it blue slipped.
i got my 4AGE sprinter registered no probs.
ie, putting a 20v in a sprinter will not need to be engineered, a 4AGZE will, as it's forced induction.
but yeah, check with RTA before you start anything.
Richard
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: Do all engine conversions need to be engineered?
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Sat, 13 November 2004 04:24
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nope aslong as that engine was produced in the same chassis you use the brakes and any other crutial parts from the more powerful car and that the power increase is no more than 15% it is considered a light vehicle modification and only needs a blue slip from the pits. Thats all i did with the aw11 mr2 putting a 4agze in. Easy peasy.
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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