To Rebuild... Or Not To Rebuild?

[Bsa]

It will be done one day hoping the motor sells and it will be done very fast have a drivers window coming next week lights are sorted now I need time hmm anyone got any spare?

[Manuel Kasko]

It will be done one day hoping the motor sells and it will be done very fast have a drivers window coming next week lights are sorted now I need time hmm anyone got any spare?

Good luck with it all I love the look of the BMW with an RB26 sitting in the bay

[Roy]

I dont know were everyones getting this engineering shit from? Unless he goes to sell it then its an issue, its a simple fix with a 80$ mod plate... lol.

If you have a look into it you will see that different states have different requirements. In VIC no RB25/30 will ever be legal unless you undergo full emissions testing. If you throw an RB25 in then you can get it engineered at a cost....and I find it a bit silly to say don't worry about changing engine numbers on rego papers etc and just throw another engine in. He is in Melb and if you get pulled over you are in for a nice expensive and time consuming process of clearing the defects through engineering the vehicle.

The engineering cost plays a small part of the reason I still run an RB20. if I get pulled over for some of the gear I have strapped to my engine then I can get it back to std using cheap std parts and some of my own time. If I go to other engine type then on top of the engine cost I should get it engineered which means not only are they interested in the engine and emissions gear, but ride heights, wheels, brakes, seats, etc etc. So main difference is driving around with gear I run the risk of bumping into police that care. If I mod it then to change engine numbers on paperwork I am introducing an inspection of the car and engine numbers etc. I recently had my Sierra given the once over by Vic Roads and there is no way on earth I would welcome that attention to my R32 (so that is my experience with Vic Roads and modded cars)

Each state is different....from what I see and understand of other states SA and QLD are the most practical in their approach

[jahn-15]

Intersted to see how this RB23 turns out tbh I have never heard of one ? What differences would you feel in general driving etc would boost come on earlier ? To the op Keep us posted Iam genuinely intersted to see I love rb20s. Any plans on exhaust ? My old r32 had a blitz nur spec I liked that sounded good my missus could hear me coming from ages away lol