People I need some help here I've got my dato 1200 ute and it has a ca18det sitting in it I'm worried about engineering it should I take it out and do a lumpy as a15 or take the punt and finish the ca your thoughts would be much appreciated on making a decision cheers

Depends on where your from dude

I'm in Sydney mate

me personally didnt find the a series quick enough so take a punt and finish the ca...worse comes to worse u can take it back to a ca n/a

Yeah I'm keen to do that but it's just all the fab costs for front mount ,radiator etc has the rules changed I heard its impossible to get it engineered

speak to a engineer, before you do any more work.ring rta for engineers list in sydney.

I know for 100% that you can't do it in a sedan any more at all in nsw but a ute you might be able to as its heavier once you fill the back up to its load rating limit..

My engineer said the biggest you can go in a sedan is 1.6 turbo or something like that..

i just spoke to a nsw rta engineer today and they said that nothing has changed as of yet and isnt due to for a while. they said there are rumours going around but at this point arent true. im doing an sr20de into a 1200 coop and i got the go ahead. cant see why a ca18det into a 1200 ute being a light commercial would be a problem.

If your not talking to rta or I e of thier listed engineers it's a waste of time. Under national laws still ok but each state can add extra criteria.

Consult an engineer and make a call from there. Personally ca Im not a huge fan but for the $$$ it's good power into a 1200

From my understanding NSW wants to adopt its own version on VSB14 which is the most recent set of guidelines that the ACT, NT, TAS & WA have adopted and are operating under in regards to modifying light vehicles.

NSW wants to introduce VSI59 which will be their version of VSB14. As it stands the changes have not yet been put in place and there is an organised group called the Australian Confederation of Motor Clubs (ACMC) that are seeking to help play a role in negotiating the new changes at the moment. In fact there is a rally at Eastern Creek on the 26th Feb to draw attention to the large number of people it will affect.

This is what I've understood from reading other sites and also this months Street Machine.

I got my ute engineered in Dec last year under VSB14 and it was fine, CA18, different ECU and all the other normal conversion stuff.

Here is the site for the ACMC, www.confederationofmotorclubs.org.au