December 27, 201015 yr comment_490781 Does anyone in S.A know of the legallity on putting a beams 3sge into a ae71? I have decided to "upgrade" to the corona xt130/rt132 fornt suspension with the twin piston setup, slotted rotors+ebc green stuff and corona disc brake diff, not sure if this would suffice though? I want to do a conversion and I'm up against 4agze-no loom or ecu + all the gearbox etc is needed, or a beams 3sge with loom 6 speed but no ecu? I would rather go the beams as its NA/simpler! but its a larger capacity engine so was wondering on what i'd have to do to make it legal? This is the kind of set up i would like to end up with If anyone has a link to a site or something it would be appreciated. Thanks guys Report
December 27, 201015 yr comment_490790 http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/pdfs/personal_transport/light_vehicles_pdfs/engine_changes_cars_vans_01.pdf http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/pdfs/personal_transport/light_vehicles_pdfs/Info19.pdf Just a start I guess, pretty much states that if you put a bigger engine in your have to upgrade you braking system. Edited December 27, 201015 yr by jono1986 Report
December 27, 201015 yr comment_490801 ring a signatory engineer and get one to say they will approve it and what they want you to do to approve. then pay to have them put it in writing. then do it, and pay them more to engineer the car :) Report
December 27, 201015 yr Author comment_490813 Thanks for that, so does anyone think the corona set up would be sufficient enough for a Beams 3sge, because they did come from a car with a 2L+ displacement, i know they had way less power though! Report
December 27, 201015 yr comment_490838 I would say the all wheel disc braking capacity of a corona would be sufficient for the relative engine upgrade. Although the output differs between the 2l engines, braking capacity is determined by vehicle weight. The heavier the car the harder it is to stop. Therefore the ae71's curb weight would be less than that of a corona and therefore a sufficient brake enhancement for the vehicle. Edited December 27, 201015 yr by GJM85 Report
December 28, 201015 yr comment_490963 none of the oppinions on this forum count, as they are not signatory engineers. the only oppinion that counts is that of the engineer that is going to actually sign it off. so if you read my words carefully, that means even other signatory engineers that ARENT going to be signing off YOUR car, their oppinions don't count either. ONLY the signatory engineer's oppinion counts that will be doing YOUR car. Report
December 28, 201015 yr Author comment_490965 Thaks guys, for usefull info. Thats along the lines of what i was thinking GJM85. SO i guess I'l have to Talk To An Engineer. :blinks: Report
January 11, 201115 yr comment_494680 Even better. here is the LIST of the engineers. BUT before you do that... Contact the DTEI at regency park (number in the bottom right corner) and speak to them about the conversion They will send you some paperwork that you fill out, you need to put comprehensive information on what car you are modifying and what engine you're fitting, they will then provide you with feedback on what items you need to upgrade. Many of these are likely to need an engineering report. SA engineering is not the same as some of the other states. Report
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