certifying conversion??

[Guest]

Hey everyone :-)

My car is being converted to manual, just wondering i it needs to be certified and if so, where is this done??

Thanx

[Guest]

urmm. . . dont think so, but i will be corrected.

if you want it certified, just contact you local certifier, will cost a few $100 and you will be happy.

many people dont do this or have it added in when they get suspension and other things done.

-smurff

[Shale]

Never seen any issues with it with the conversions we've done

[Guest]

awesome, thanx

[Guest lan_killa]

hmmmm we had a huge discussion about weather a cert is needed or not for a auto - manual conversion... cant remember the outcome, if there was one?

[Guest]

I suspect that as long as you're using factory parts (so factory mounts, gearbox etc) it isn't necessary.

I remember it being pretty common for some dealers to do manual conversions on R32 Skylines and there was no mention of certifications.

[Guest]

Im pretty sure that if you use all factory components and don't go cutting into anything. Everything bolts DIRECTLY up in most cases.

[Drunkenmonkey]

from what ive heard, as long as there is one of you model in manual you will be fine, my single turbo conversion should be certed but who notices a turbo missing

[Jimbob]

good to hear mines getting the manual conversion soon

[driftrex]

not sure if this affects manual conversions but i know there are now laws that means you must cert 'drivetrain' modifications, RWD conversion which i have done is included in that, which is using all factory parts, so it would make sense to have to cert manual conversions as well.

this is quite new, it only came up at my last wof, which lucky i scrapped through on because i know the guys that do my wof. i actually rang Nostalgia Motors in hamilton (they do certs) to confirm at the time and the boss there told me he had just had the new paperwork put on his desk.

might pay to do some more investigating to be sure.

[Guest]

Hmm my car's WoF ran out while mine was in the process of being converted. Drove it straight to Mr WoF man who's known the car since I got it stock standard as a new import in 2007. He saw it was manual, cocked his head and said "that's different, who did the work?" I told him me and a mate so he checked everything over (from gearbox bolts, to transfluid and everything in between) Only thing he said was wrong was I hadn't done up the transfluid bung and it was leaking. He even did it up for me he's that much of a nice guy

As far as he was concerned as long as I hadn't cut into the fire wall or trans tunnel it was all good and didn't need a cert. Will be interesting in April when its next one is due about what he says...

[driftrex]

its the kind of thing most garage/wof places will turn a blind eye to.

[funkytown]

il be getting my cert for coil overs / fMIC / more than 25% power and everything i can damm well think of when i get mine,

including the brembos, 6mt, rear subframe etc. I just want my car to be squeaky should i ever get pulled over.

It doesnt cost any more.. but i guess its a different question if the manual conversion is the only thing your certing.

[Koom]

WWW.LVVTA.ORG.NZ

The thresholds of what you can do un-certed are on there.

[nt_a_foz]

yeah when i got my cert he did fmic and 6 speed without me asking...