Which engineer are you dealing with ? I might go visit him.
Wardy
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> Pete,
> I have just spoken to the RTA and the engineer that will be certifying my
> car and the news is bad.
> Apparently, early FJ's ran on leaded fuel, so as a general rule, they are
> exempt from emission controls in pre'72 cars.
> As the SR20 is recognisable as a locally available engine, that runs on
> unleaded, a cat, narrowed filler hole and notation of "unleaded fuel only"
> is the minimum requirement. You were right Pete...... Damn it!!!!! I
> will have to locate a good size catalytic converter now, or at least to
get
> it engineered with it in place.
> Graeme.
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> I wish this were true - in SA you have to have a cat - they work it on the
> emissions laws for the engine being fitted - not the car it is going into.
> If it is an unleaded engine you have to have a cat. Maybe I could just
> remove the O2 sensor and tell them that my '94 SR20 was designed to run on
> super!
>
> PL
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> Have the rules changes recently?
> I was of the impression that 1600's were exempt from the need to have a
cat
> converter, being pre '72
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