Recommended Engineer?

[Steve]

Hi,

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

[two40]

So why are you asking for an engineer in NSW? You do know that a NSW cert will not cover you in SA right?

By far the best engineer I've had the pleasure to deal with is a guy by the name of Phil Scott who deals out of Grafton. He visits Sydney on a regular basis and is most helpful (a trait which I found is most lacking among engineers). His number is (02) 6647 7558

Goodluck

[Steve]

Thanks two40. I have checked with Tpt SA, they will take a cert off any 'Chartered Professional Engineer', so must be a member of IE.

I just had a look on the RTA site, Phil Scott unfortuneatly is SAE- A not IE, but thanks alot anyways:)

[two40]

No problem at all. You must be getting desperate looking at other states. Are the police bothering you or do you just want peace of mind?

[two40]

Oh btw, I think QLD has the cheapest engineering certs of all the states but I could be wrong. They give you a nice shiny green plate in your engine bay too.

[Steve]

Purely for peice of mind, and the fact that I was hoping I might be able to save myself many thousands of dollars (free emissions tests in NSW:))

In SA an aftermarket turbo is not allowed without an engineers cert and full emissions testing.

The emissions tests are conducted by mitsubishi in SA, but all they give you is a pass/fail and dont tell you what the car is failing on and at 3.5k a pop - I think they can shove that where the sun doesnt shine.

Might have to post up on the queensland forum too:D

[two40]

Damn SA is harsh!

Goodluck Steve.

[Steve]

Aint that the truth, cheers:)

[rb20-calais]

Steve Janda engineered my rb20 in vl with front mount, pod, exaust, etc and he was good to deal with. He operates out of his house in Alfords Point, Sydney. Top bloke but i heard he doesnt engineer crazy stuff.

Might be good to give him a try.... $380.

Evan

[Steve]

Thanks Evan, I will look it:)

[Roy]

So if thats right, then in SA you only have to be a member of Institute of Engineers Australia, (IEAust). That doesnt sound right as that means there are thousandes of engineers out there that have no clue about the automotive game but are still members of IE AUst.

Are you sure there isnt a dual requirement for SAE. If thats the cae im sure some of the engineers on this forum are IEAust accredited.

[Steve]

You have to be a Chartered Proffesional Engineer, in the automotive field - I was under the impressions that to be such required membership in the IE Aust.

Are SAE-A members Chartered Professional Engineers too? I didnt think they were or they would be members of IEAust too?

[darkstar]

Lol im a member of IE Aust and SAE-A but still going to uni to get the degree. AFAIK your recognised by IE Aust when you get your degree and its basically a club for engineers.

The Chartered Profressional Engineering speicalising in Automotive sounds right though, check up with the department who told you about IE Aust and the like.

Oh, how can you get free emissions testing in NSW if your from another state? Can you get the car engineered in another state yet still have it legal in your state?

ie: if i was to get a mod plate in qld for an intercooler, engine change and wider rims for example, can this be OK in victoria, even though they dont use the same system and just defect everything in sight?

I think that instead of handing out DEFECTS to every car, it would be better if car modifiers PAID for the mod plate to have that modification, hence regard it as legal.

Just a tip, Apparently the EPA in vic allows 1 inlet mod. Whether that technically includes exhaust as well im not sure, but if you got a pod filter with no box, or a stock filter arrangement with a large front mount, its regarded as "ok".

[Steve]

I checked with Tpt SA and they told me they dont care what state the reports are done as long as they are by a Chartered Professional Engineer, and that for an upgraded turbo it was necessary to have an IM240 test done, the only places that I am aware of that do it in Aust is Ford, Mitsubishi and RTA in NSW. RTA are free emissions testing, just ring them up and book your car in.

The vehicle still needs to be inspected in SA though.

It is interesting that the engineers in SA recognised by Tpt SA are also recognised by VicRoads and RTA NSW, so it would appear that it isnt just SA that will except mods engineered interstate. Just that they charge exorbitant prices (here).

So can you explain what exactly a Chartered Professional Engineer is? And when are you going to become one so we can all get our mods done (move to SA, you will clean up:D)

[Roy]

AFAIK your recognised by IE Aust when you get your degree and its basically a club for engineers

You can be a memeber of IE Aust, but that doesnt make you a Charted Professional Engineer.

Im a member of IE Aust and SAE also but does little for me except give me newsletters.

Basically upon graduation you have to work in indusrtry for a period of time fulfilling certain professional criteria. Once IEAust believe you have fulfilled certain criteria then you are inducted, much like the PY for accountants, only it takes much longer and the required criteria is much more diverse for engineers.

At my current rate if i choose to apply to become a Chartered Professional Engineer im still a few years away from getting the sort of positions in a company that will allow me to get the expreience to meet all the IEAust criteria. I have already made application to get my current experience level endorsed.

So being a Chartered Professional Engineer is about checks and balances... many ppl graduate uni and still have much to learn in industry. so its a means of assuring a certain knowledge base.

So how this qualification is linked to the RTA, to stop those in the power generation game from engineering your car, i suppose its thru a SAE/RTA recognition scheme