Personal Experience Time-warping shape-shifting thread

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WA ROO said:
My post history is there for you to search

So how often to you test these performance modifications?
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Not often, but it's a kind of a weird question .

The engine itself isn't modified, it's from a heavier, faster, newer car. Same factory, different generation.
I've basically combined 2 cars that were destined for the wreckers. One was rusty, one wasn't running. Same engine platform.
A few more parts sourced from a third car to make it work and pass engineer inspection legally.
 
Ghost Patrol said:
Not often, but it's a kind of a weird question .

The engine itself isn't modified, it's from a heavier, faster, newer car. Same factory, different generation.
I've basically combined 2 cars that were destined for the wreckers. One was rusty, one wasn't running. Same engine platform.
A few more parts sourced from a third car to make it work and pass engineer inspection legally.
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Like putting a Holden v6 into a HR
 
WA ROO said:
Not in WA
When someone I know went to licensing about that swap they knocked it back
Stupid thing was they said he could swap in any inline 6
Doubt the realized just how much you can do with an RB26,2JZ or Barra
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In Qld they use a vehicle weight equation to determine maximum allowable engine size.
From memory it's something like 3 x weight for NA and 2.5 x weight for turbo.
So, 1000kg car, you could put NA engine up to 3.0 litres, or turbo engine up to 2.5 litres.
Still needs engineer inspection/approval, mod plate etc before you can register it.

I thought WA allowed a lot more mods with cars, has it changed recently?
 
Ghost Patrol said:
I thought WA allowed a lot more mods with cars, has it changed recently?
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Might be recently
Years ago small block Chevs were getting put in old Holdens
I sort of guess that as these new higher tech engines started to get transplanted into lighter bodies
WAPOL has tried to put them out of reach
Putting a Coyote or LS into an older car would probably see the car impounded
Unless you are an automotive engineer and had good lawyers
 
WA ROO said:
Might be recently
Years ago small block Chevs were getting put in old Holdens
I sort of guess that as these new higher tech engines started to get transplanted into lighter bodies
WAPOL has tried to put them out of reach
Putting a Coyote or LS into an older car would probably see the car impounded
Unless you are an automotive engineer and had good lawyers
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QLD has all the info available online, it's quite a detailed set of guidelines with what you can do, and what supporting mods you will need.
But yeah each state is different.
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Ghost Patrol said:
QLD has all the info available online, it's quite a detailed set of guidelines with what you can do, and what supporting mods you will need.
But yeah each state is different.
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I remember seeing cars in magazines 30+ years ago
Like v8's into Capri's,Escorts and LJ/LC Toranas
Almost impossible to do over here even then
 

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