hey guys, soon im going to be going back into work ( i cant wait :) ) and I can now start a project i have wanted to do in a long time.

Im going to be buying a VH commie and put in an RB30 with 25 head and turbo it ( just standard R33 turbo setup nothing crazy). and was wondering how i would go about getting it engineered. Someone was telling me that an engineer has to tick of everything as its being done but that doesnt sound right.

Once the car is complete, can i just take it to an engineer and get cert for it ?

I really wanted to go for a nissan V8 but way to much money and i want to be able to do most of the stuff just me and my brother.

hey guys, soon im going to be going back into work ( i cant wait :) ) and I can now start a project i have wanted to do in a long time.

Im going to be buying a VH commie and put in an RB30 with 25 head and turbo it ( just standard R33 turbo setup nothing crazy). and was wondering how i would go about getting it engineered. Someone was telling me that an engineer has to tick of everything as its being done but that doesnt sound right.

Once the car is complete, can i just take it to an engineer and get cert for it ?

I really wanted to go for a nissan V8 but way to much money and i want to be able to do most of the stuff just me and my brother.

I can't give you info on where to go, or where to find an Engineer. But I can tel you that you can finish the project and then just go to an Engineer to get it certified. But having said that, it's a good idea to talk to an engineer about the project before undertaking the conversion to see what sort of things need to be done in your case for it to be passed. This will save allot of hassle if you finish the project and a few things arn't passable, you will have to redo all that hard work. Talk to them about exacttly what you plan to do and how you plan to go about it, then he can tell you witch things need modified or what will need to be done. So once it's all finished, he can see all the things he asked for are done, and he can just sign it off and give you the certificate.

I can't give you info on where to go, or where to find an Engineer. But I can tel you that you can finish the project and then just go to an Engineer to get it certified. But having said that, it's a good idea to talk to an engineer about the project before undertaking the conversion to see what sort of things need to be done in your case for it to be passed. This will save allot of hassle if you finish the project and a few things arn't passable, you will have to redo all that hard work. Talk to them about exacttly what you plan to do and how you plan to go about it, then he can tell you witch things need modified or what will need to be done. So once it's all finished, he can see all the things he asked for are done, and he can just sign it off and give you the certificate.

That's all spot on.

Only a fool would go and do such a conversion only to see an engineer afterwards and be told that half the stuff has to be altered/changed totally. Big bucks stuffed up on such a simple stupid mistake. No doubt an engineer will charge you for a consult on a project as well as the cert at the end, just like lawyers - charge you for everything.

For engineering you'll need to pass an emissions test, unless its a NON MODIFIED (this include air filters) factory tuned engine. Now if your wanting to put an a turbo'd RB30, good luck passing emissions....those things failed from the factory floor lol

OK thanks. Im planning to buy an Arias piston kit to suit the RB30/25. Even with standard bottom end and the 25 head, running at 8 PSI it makes 300 rear wheel HP thats nuts :shock:

http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/licensing/1412.asp


http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/mediaFiles/lic_modform_prodveh.pdf

where ever possible try and use factory options, ie, the vl calais turbo cross member should bolt straight in. I would use that rather than fabricating a customised one.

where ever possible try and use factory options, ie, the vl calais turbo cross member should bolt straight in. I would use that rather than fabricating a customised one.

Yeah thats what im planning to do. The less custom stuff the better.

**** all the VH commies are so expensive now :confused: