[ICCARS]

Hey Dimis,

other than the specific detail I provided for compliance there are two points to consider here :-

1) The engine family is relevant as the ADR's are based on year of manufacture for a vehicle hence a specific engine associated to that vehicle will not comply based on the manufacture date, i.e Windsor or 308 Holden engines as an example of non compliant engine groups for most states now.

2) And the state in which you are trying to achieve compliance ties you into a different category altogether, so a 2002 Lambo V10 engine in NSW will not meet the requirements unless that specific engine is to the Euro 2 emissions standards, however a 4cyl 2005 Nissan SR20 engine may meet compliance based purely on the year of manufacture.

It is also interesting to note that in Vic and NSW the Transport Authority under pressure from the EPA are placing a 3 year amnesty on guys that own ICV's who may have the older generation motors, which in my opinion goes against convention in that they are now saying if you have a registered vehicle that meets the original compliance criteria but not the current criteria, you are obligated to (over a 3 year period) change your engine to a current engine specification or redo the emissions test to prove your engine is suitable for use within Vic & NSW.. Hopefully commonsense will prevail and this will be over turned but I have been advised of this recently, so please don't shoot the messenger as I am just giving the forum my feedback on what I have been told by people in a higher position within the transport authority.