Suggested Engineer?

[Steve]

Hi, this is a copy of a thread I posted up on the NSW forum, on suggestion of one of their members.

I was just wondering if anyone here could recommend an IE engineer for getting mods certified.

If anybody has done this or knows an engineer firm that can do it and would recommend them, please let me know.

If anybody has had bad experiences, please PM but dont post here

I am planning on getting my car engineered, but in SA it is probably going to cost over 2K just for the cert, and another 3.5K for the emissions test - so it just isnt going to happen in SA.

I have a mild tune, turbo (highmount GT30 so it cant be hidden), injectors, cams (waiting to be fitted), z32afm, clutch, sus - the usual stuff.

Any help or ideas would be hugely appreciated

Cheers

Steve

PS, if anybody could give me an idea of ball park figures for costs too, that would be great:)

[slip]

How could it cost $2000 for a certificate? They just need to inspect the car and certify that it is safe. My brake upgrade with custom fabrication front/rear, 4 separate spacers on the front, commodore, R32, import and aussie R31 parts passed with a $100 inspection. It was deemed safe, and it works damn well, so its fine.

My gearbox conversion mod plate cost me $80.

All they have to do is inspect the car, i do not understand how it could be $2000 dollars, unless at $50/hr it takes them 40hrs to deem it roadworthy/safe.

$3500 to do an emissions test?

Have you researched this with the proper authorities and are 100% on those figures? Is this just what people have told you? An emissions test does not cost $3500 to do.

i am in qld

[Steve]

Yes I have researched it with Transport SA and a couple of different engineers here. I totally agree with you, it is bloody rediculous price. To give you an idea I was told it would cost $220 for an initial consult, $350 for a list of modified ADRs to be drawn up around $500 for chassis rigitiy testing, then there was brake testing, noise testing, all this had to be done on a track that has to be hired out specifically for that purpose - it just went on - bloody rediculous.

It does cost $3500 for emissions testing in SA (must be an IM 240 test whatever the hell that is), mitsubishi is the only place that can do one (here) - and they dont even tell you where the car is failing just give a pass or fail. There is a case of a guy here who took a car back 3 times to get a pass - I think it is absolutely appalling. They want people to be responsible when modifying a car, but make it so bloody expensive most people wont do it.

If you live in NSW though, the govt provides them for free.

I suppose its a good revenue spinner, as people here usually just stock their car out to get it over, then refit the mods. I am a little past that being a cheap exercise though unfortuneatly or I wouldnt be bothering.

With all the costs involved, I figure that I can have a nice holiday interstate, get my mods engineered, and still be in front:)

So who did your mods for you slip? Would you suggest anyone?

Cheers

[Steve]

Thats another thing thats nice about qld, you get a mod plate:D

[Mase]

Thursday night at west end this old copper lady was rambling on how my mate needed a mod plate cuz he had a shift light and boost guage. I didn't comment cuz i knew they'd rip my car to shreds but it's so annoying how they can talk s4it and we just have to sit and listen. If she had of gotten picky about my guages i probably could of convinced her that my mod plate for the rb20 was for the guages but she left eventually.

[slip]

Steve thats amazing, have to hire out a track.....

I did the manual conversion myself, and a brake workshop did the upgrade. Neither of which will be helpful to you by the sounds of things.

Good luck with it.