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Rainbow Warrior - 16 Apr 2006 06:48 GMT

QLD had a rule AFAIK that if you put a transplant engine like a 1988 V8 into
a 89 Patrol, you need to bring it's emmisions up to the 89 specs or put it
on LPG, if I used a 1996 V8 it would have to be with the emission gear from
the car it came from or LPG.

What would be the case if I used a brand new/aftermarket SB Chev V8 compared
to a S/H carby pre 89 Chev V8, even though they are the same long motor.

It's a 90% play vehicle that does around 50km's commuting per week so don't
care about LPG, injection would be ok.
Low down torque Chev/Holden alloy block would be nice.

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dale-google@monsya.net - 17 Apr 2006 02:01 GMT

I spoke to the engineer about this sort of thing when I swapped the
ecotec for a SC V6. I think the idea is that if the motor has been used
before, it has a history on which the pollution values are based, i.e.
if the motor cam from a 1988 car then the motor must meet the emission
requirements for that year.

If you buy a new SB Chev V8, you would have no registration history to
say that it came from a particular car and thus couldn't prove that it
met any particular pollution requirements.

If on the other hand you could demonstrate that it was the same motor
as another motor available in a car at least as new as the '89 Patrol,
then as long as the same emission gear is fitted, it should be
acceptable. This is the bit about upgrading the emissions to the 89
spec.

I'm pretty sure if the motor has no history and that you cannot
demonstrate that it matches another car of the same year or newer, you
will have to do a pollutions test. Apparently these are now available
free (at least in Sydney) but the waiting list is rather large!

Why not just go the Holden 5.0 route instead? Cheap and simple. I think
with some modifications it could be a bit better than standard. I don't
know how much better it would be but a VT spec 5.0 would be interesting
to see.

Ecotec motor?

Dale.

> QLD had a rule AFAIK that if you put a transplant engine like a 1988 V8 into
> a 89 Patrol, you need to bring it's emmisions up to the 89 specs or put it
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> care about LPG, injection would be ok.
> Low down torque Chev/Holden alloy block would be nice.

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John_H - 17 Apr 2006 03:02 GMT

>QLD had a rule AFAIK that if you put a transplant engine like a 1988 V8 into
>a 89 Patrol, you need to bring it's emmisions up to the 89 specs or put it
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>What would be the case if I used a brand new/aftermarket SB Chev V8 compared
>to a S/H carby pre 89 Chev V8, even though they are the same long motor.

What rules they had yesterday, now have, and might have tomorrow are
three different things. Your only concern ought be the latter, since
anything other than the manufacturer's options when the vehicle was
new will need to be approved.

The most up to date official information is all here....
http://www.transport.qld.gov.au/qt/LTASinfo.nsf/index/vehicles_modifications

The short answer is... you'll need to talk to an 'approved person'.
(See section 2 in the booklet).

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