DO u have to engineer an a15 in a 1200 ute??

my experience at the registration pits when i had to go over with my car may shed some light on your question... I think it depends on the mood of the guy who's checking your car. They made me get an engineers cert. for the a14 in my ute, saying that only a 15% rise in (standard)capacity was allowed without a certificate.

That means 1200 cc + 15% (120cc)
=1320cc the maximum legal limit without engineers certificate.

Now I know that this is a load of sh#@ but thats what they did to me.

Dont be disheartened however as i've met several people which have a15's in their 1200 and passed without any dramas. and one who just put it in and didnt tell anyone about it..

Your best bet is to call the road transport authority in your state and ask first. Get the name of the guy you talked to and ask for details on the conversion & the legality factor...

Good luck
Johno

thanks mate

Just sharing my painful (and expensive) rego fiasco. Always check first...

In NSW, the A14 is the largest upgrade without a certificate...yet another reason I went for the CA18DE..all those years ago. The car already had an A14..which was fun..just not fun enough.

The hardware costs were about the same price as a worked A15 with webers.

Chris

I had no problems getting my A15 over the pits without an engineers but I agree with AstroBoy, it depends on their mood. I have crappy 13" mags and i got knocked back because they are bigger than the 12" stockies. I was told to get an engineers cert - a load of ####e cause the rules state your alowed 1" either way without a cert.

Goodluck!

If things are like they were when i was fronting my first Dodge street rod for rego [a 1917 model] you will find that a lot of the examiners attitude will depend on how you "present"

Show up with a full blown punk look, complete with body piercing, tats, hair etc Leave the heavy metal on loud so that the straights at the counter 50 metres away can enjoy the sound. This should impress the examiner.

Show up in a suit & tie, he will likely fall about laughing at the obvious con job.

Pick somethimg "suitable," & clean,... ditch the "attitude" & things often go a little better than they might otherwise have done.

At least, that's how it worked back in the 70's, & human nature hasn't changed.

I spoke to a "certificate writer" here in Melbourne, and apart from being a total moron, he told me that anything that increased power in stock form by more than 10% needed a certificate.

This means that any transplant would need a certificate.

I think that there have been some earlier discussions on this forum about the fact that the same car is currently produced with an A14....which would mean that all the factory supports and structure can support it.....therefore negating any need for an engineers certificate.....

but l again agree with the others....its who you deal with and how they feel. Which makes you wonder how ridiculous the whole system really is????

the ute was also sold in NZ with an a-15 im told

love to see some documentation of the fact

Perhaps some of the South African or New Zealand guys on this forum might be able to scan in some official nissan documentation stating such......

It'd sure make my life easier, and many other people in the same position.....

Perhaps there are even some contact details of relevant authorities to contact?????