From: Peter Scott <motormcraft@...>
Subject: [Jumbuck] Re: transplants
To: Jumbuck@...
Received: Thursday, 6 November, 2008, 9:23 PM

Hi Jeff,
Yes, you are absolutely correct that you are permitted to change to
another engine offered by the manufacturer without an
engineers/emissions report, but only on the proviso that the engine
fitted complies with the same ADRs as the original engine. If the car
is an ADR 79/00 vehicle then any engine you fit to it must also
comply with 79/00 or later. If the car is 79/00, then you are not
allowed to fit an engine that complies with, say, ADR 38/00. I
probably should point out that you can quite legally rebuild the
original 4G15 with a mild port job, decompress it and fit a
turbo/supercharger, upgrade the ECU, a quick brake upgrade to stop
the monster and away you go.
Neil, the more I think about it, I think I will devise a test to
prove or disprove the 2 cat question, as unfortunately there is too
much myth, hearsay, and downright BS out there, with very little hard
evidence to back it up. I'll meditate on it over a quiet cup of
Avgas....... ..
Cheers,
Pete.
P.S. If you're not living on the edge, then you're taking up too
much room!

--- In Jumbuck@yahoogroups .com.au, "jeff denton" <ejdenton@... .> wrote:
>
> hi all, i've been reading all the good things that you have been
doing
> with the jumbi's in particular the issues with approving the
engines.
> up here in qld the emmissions issue would appear to be secondry.
qld
> transport's view on engine replacements, as per there blurb is
that :-
> "replacement engines that are offered by the manufacture as an
> optional engine for that model of vehicle may be fitted for such
> conversions, all components including suspension and brakes, must
be
> identical to those of a vehicle originally produced with the
optional
> engine ". You can replace a 1.5lt with a 1.6lt engine without a mod
> plate all you need to do is change the engine no's on the rego
papers
> cause you can bore it out 100cc anyway. i would assume that most
states
> would be similar. this is what they regard as a minor modifiction
> anything more and then you you have to get inspections, mod plates
etc.
> as you say neil most are probably not approved which is fine until
> something goes wrong and the insurance dosen't pay up. but that's
what
> living on the edge is all about hey. anyway keep your head up
things
> will work out. jeff
>