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Does my car need to be engineered if i turbo my GQ TB42 Ford Maverick??

I live in QLD..

Cheers

Rick.

im fairly sure you will need a blue plate. Im getting mine plated.

i didnt think you had to as its just a modification but you do as i found out friday. blue plate code is LA3 i think.

Yes, you need engineers approval and a mod plate.

FFS more shit that i have to spend my hard earned !!!!!!!!!!!

How much roughly does this all cost enginered and blue plate etc??

Mulisha wrote:FFS more shit that i have to spend my hard earned !!!!!!!!!!!

How much roughly does this all cost enginered and blue plate etc??

par for the course for modifying cars.

In vic its anything over 15% of stock power output, a turbo is "seen" as roughly 33% increase

sorry i couldnt add anything usefull

Simon

Well they guy making the bloody kit didn't tell me shit all about anything like this...

FFS I hope it's not like a grand to do or i'm going to stab some people this weekend and u will see it on the news ...

Any help would be good...

Thanks

Rick.

Hey dude, I got my turbo, conversion to a style side ute, body lift and seats done for under $200. I have a gq shorty. Looking at that I dont think it would be to much. I got put onto him by a few guys who race there trucks so maybe someone you know can help you out with a contact.

hey mullisha, go see chapmans at cooroy, they will be able to do a blue plate for you.
blue plate is a shit load cheaper than getting engineers certificate in vic or nsw.

if they want more than 100 tell them to eat it
n its easy as
they just make sure its safe and legal..... eg no screamer pipes and has a muffler etc and its done

SHIT!

It does have a screamer pipe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll ring chapmans next week dam ...

Thanks alot guys

yeah, itll cost about 75 from memory as a pretty average price around the place... they look for legal things like described before, not to loud, emitions (no concern to you if you are running straight gas) and that everything is proper not dodge.


exposed air filters are illegal aswell. just incase it came with one.

Beastmavster wrote:Yes, you need engineers approval and a mod plate.

You do not need Engineers Approval. All you need to do is fit the turbo and take it somewhere that does mod plates. It will cost you between $55 and $100 depending who you see.

A screemer pipe is illegal and wont pass. But there is no reason you cant plumb the waste gate dump pipe back into the exhast anyway.

chunderlicious wrote:exposed air filters are illegal aswell. just incase it came with one.

I find this hard to beleive as most Impco Carb style gas kits all run exposed Air Filters.

It comes with a 4" pod filter and screamer pipe that vents into atmopshere so yes a very nice illegal kit ...

Would a screamer pipe be illegal on a pre 88 model car becuase i don't need a cat ?

Thanks guys..

Rick.

You could always ask for it to be plumbed back....

I don't know many people in Vic that have bothered with engineers reports for Blowers, Turbo's or hotted up engines, mainly only engine conversions.
Damn! 15% improvement requires a engineers! That I did not know! Most of my projects are making 100% - 200% more!!
So a LS1 commodore with extractors and exhaust, and HSV maf pipe needs an engineers?

why are people so scared of mod plates - they cost fark all are straight forward to get cost like $70 for the first $35 thereafter. they also help to maintain your cars legality. I have at least 9 i can think of on mine.

although mine is done correctly i am yet to see a mod plater look harder than a glance at the mod/s/s/s/

bru21 wrote:why are people so scared of mod plates - they cost fark all are straight forward to get cost like $70 for the first $35 thereafter. they also help to maintain your cars legality. I have at least 9 i can think of on mine.

although mine is done correctly i am yet to see a mod plater look harder than a glance at the mod/s/s/s/

If Melbourne was like that, I'm sure more people would have them.

sorry to ask but whats the crack with all this mod plating?

over in the uk you can pretty much do what u want aslong as it passes an MOT n you can get insurance,

so anything goes really

RedlineMike wrote:sorry to ask but whats the crack with all this mod plating?

over in the uk you can pretty much do what u want aslong as it passes an MOT n you can get insurance,

so anything goes really

Vehicle pass strict laws to be roadworthy, they are manufactured within the guidelines and approved before sale. When the vehicle steps outside of the std and approved set-up it needs to be individually checked.

bru21 wrote:why are people so scared of mod plates - they cost fark all are straight forward to get cost like $70 for the first $35 thereafter. they also help to maintain your cars legality. I have at least 9 i can think of on mine.

although mine is done correctly i am yet to see a mod plater look harder than a glance at the mod/s/s/s/

Hey Bru mate where do u get ur mod plate done becuase i wouldn't mind keeping the blow off valve and pod filter and screamer pipe but if i can't i can't really change that.

Thanks

Rick.

RedlineMike wrote:sorry to ask but whats the crack with all this mod plating?

over in the uk you can pretty much do what u want aslong as it passes an MOT n you can get insurance,

so anything goes really

Mod plates are required to enable you to pass a Roadworthy Certificate inspection (RWC). Thats the equivalent of a UK MOT.


Different states and ountries have different ways of handling things.

RUFF wrote:

chunderlicious wrote:exposed air filters are illegal aswell. just incase it came with one.

I find this hard to beleive as most Impco Carb style gas kits all run exposed Air Filters.

i was unaware of this as my old work mate got done two times, one with a pod on a skyline and the other with a big ass k and n on his 351... ill get him to follow this up