Engineers Certificate and modds

[luke 3mps]

'Engineered' = Engineers Certificate

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Well i hope with me going down this path will clear up the air for tho's who are thinking the same ( personally every site i went into researching this made me more confused) make it a bit easier for all of us

[Lachlan]

Ah, i see.
Thanks for the clarification.

[blackbetty]

Luke I got an engineers certifcate with my tow bar . .. not sure how much the certificate component of it was but all up incl cert it was $1400

[Nirvandan]

TBE, FMIC, SRI, BOV set to atmo, Lowered, 18x8 +35 rims..., yet to be pulled over once....

Good on you mate but personally I cant be bothered going through all that trouble, specially if I have to deal with different interpretations of thise and that

[Scaredycrow]

Seems a great deal of effort to go to for your mods....imagine how many cars, Australia wide, would not comply with ALL of the RTA guide lines. They cant enforce all of their rules because they dont have the time, or resources to do it.
How many times has the Police/RTA pulled you over & checked your car?
As long as mods are listed on your insurance policy & your mechanic passes you car for a Rego check, all sound be fairly ok....IMOH
But........good on you for going through the process.

You're exactly right mate, BUT - in theory at least - ANY car with ANY modifications to the exhaust should not pass a Blue Slip. (NSW road worth certificate) I know I know, none of our cars are going to need to go for a blue slip any time soon, unless the car is not re-registered past the 3 month cutoff. Added to that, the wide wheels Luke is talking about and the car should not pass a standard rego check.

The ADR (Aus Design Regulations) are pretty strict. In terms of engine modifications, there are 2 regulations taht make ANY modification to the MPS (3 definitely likely the 6 as well) illeagal.

1. is the exhaust guidelines. To Paraphrase: The gist is that you cannot modify the exhaust system in any way, without obviously the engineering cert and RTA emissions compliance.

2. is the power to weight ratio. The MPS already exceedes the power to weight ratio allowed, as it comes that way from manufacturer it is allowed (yes im serious). therefore any modification that produces any increase in power becomes automatically illeagal.

Not trying to be a buzzkill here guys, just putting this info up so that everyone fully understands where their vehicles stand in terms of leagal / illeagal mods.

Cheers,
Josh.


Notes:
- I am not a lawyer, this is not leagal advice it is my opinion only.
- The information above comes from the RTA ADR guidlines provided in their training material for their Blue Slip certification
- I am not a holder of the RTA Blue Slip certification, nor am I a qualified Mechanic.

[luke 3mps]

WOO UP! You need the emissions test done before u can get it engineered (ECU,EXHAUST). Once u have the emissions test done and its ok you can proceed with the engineers cert. the engineer will have a look at the intake,exhaust if they are mounted properly safe he wont knock u back. Guys let me go through with it first, i will update this thread as i go!!! after i have been engineered we can discuss it.. We will than have hard facts...

[tricache]

I've lost track of how many things are probably illegal on my car...but will be good to see how much you can mod "legally"

[carrera944]

any news?

[luke 3mps]

Not yet. car wil be at mps garage the boys are looking after it giving it some TLC... hope to have it back by the 6th sept... all parts are on there way stay tuned

[carrera944]

thanks for sharing., just wonder if a turbo back could pass the emission test or not?..like cpe or best muffler one..///