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[Potta]

but there was a rta person that told me a engine mod, is just a modification done directly to the motor, to enhance the engines preformance, which the 308 has had nothing done. Will be finding out this aftertoon and getting a definet answer fingers crossed!

 

I think its pretty clear that an engine modification means that if the engine has been changed from original.

 

EG, had performance enhancements made or replaced with a bigger engine.

 

Otherwise you could drop a twin turbo V12 in there and say the engine doesn't have any mods, its standard in some other car.

 

I'm pretty sure your engine has been modified from original, unless it is some super rare UC that had a factory V8 but I doubt it very much.

[EunUCh]

So now it does get confusing?
National Code of Practice for Light Vehicle Construction and Modification.(NCoP)

 

They probably should have named it "State code of Practice"  instead of "National" which by all intents and purposes means "National" or applying

to the Nation as a whole?

Engine number should be just under #2 spark plug on deck,just above and back from oil pump.

[rexy]

You can just see the number above the oil pressure sender in this pic.

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[EunUCh]

 not really,have a look at rexy's pic,his starts with HT by the look

they usually have letters as prefix(s)

like this.

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[Bigfella237]

dose this look like an engine number: 11WT427326 ?

 

Yes that's the engine number.

 

It's a Blue 5.0 litre from a WB Statesman

[EunUCh]

learn something everyday around here

[Bigfella237]

It probably would've been easier to repost this picture...

 

This picture shows you where to look for it.



Cheers Paul.

 

If you're selling the motor it would also be worthwhile giving the cast date off the block as well, it will look something like this...

 

 

This will tell you what day, month and year the block was cast.

[Bigfella237]

I guess it depends on your finances but if you can afford it, I'd be filling it up with oil and storing it away for a rainy day.

 

In fact, getting back to my original suggestion, if you were to leave the Torana as-is and park it up for twelve months, the money you will save right away by not paying for an engineer's report (close on a thousand bucks I'd guess) plus not having to buy a six cylinder engine/gearbox/radiator/exhaust/etc., would go close to buying you something cheap to run around in while you get off your P's?

 

I know twelve months seems like an eternity when you're 17, but once you're off your P's you can do what you want.

[EunUCh]

Ok,i could not find NCOP rules for NSW,but if you can and it probably has already been posted.

Have a read of the sections that affect you in your State,they will be the sections that regard engine size,driveline,power to weight and fuel system.

Then check the rules that allow or not allow  a "P" plater to drive a car that has an engine that falls in the category.

 

The other thing as it has been mentioned a few times is that UC did not leave the factory with a V8,it is a bit of bullshit rule

in a way because LH/X did.The only probable difference is that UC had slightly different steering geometry but basically the K frame

was the same as the rest, although legend has it the LCA's were of lighter material along with a few other ("improvements"),and all

that should be needed for V8 into UC is springs and V8 brake booster...along with the normal common sense stuff to make things fit.

 

 

The NCOP rules seem at most part just a common sense outline,but because the V8 may come under the.."never came out with it and over power" thing then as already suggested...drop a 6 in it for while.

Even though they might not have come with a blue 3.3 and were an emissions type vehicle,from what i can make out from NCOP is that as long it meets the ADR for emissions with the type of engine fitted there will be no problems regardless of what color it is painted.

 

"If" going down the blue engine transplant track,it might pay to see or hear or drive or all these things before you buy,they had a varaijet carby that could be trouble or they could be nice.

 

 

 

[EunUCh]

UC Kid, on 05 Feb 2015 - 13:49, said: "blue is 12 port head so would that make any difference??"

 

No it won't,it is a pollution engine and that is all that matters !