Turbo Coversion

[jimmeh14]

Hey all,
This thread is sort of unrelated from subarus but it is talking about one...
I have a Subaru Liberty 1995 GEN2 as my first car.
Non-turbo EJ22 rebuilt engine, cool air intake, extractors, exhaust etc.
So.. last year queensland transport implied a new law where P platers cant have turbo cars or V8 cars.
BUT.. a guy who i buy subaru parts off told me a way that i could get around this.
He said; If i register my car now as a non turbo car, when they put in the VIN etc it will come up as naturally aspirated cause thats what the factory engine is. Once its registered as a naturally aspirated engine, i can perform a turbo modification, and when i tell QLD transport, i can file it as just an engine modification and techincaly i can't get introuble for having a turbo engine because its registered as a naturally aspirated engine with an engine mod.
could this actually be possible and i could drive around my subaru with a turbo ???

[sven '2']

no

Best mod you can do is an advanced driving course

Sven

[Gannon]

When the policeman pulls you over and opens your bonnet, it wouldnt matter if your car was registered as a push bike, you still have a turbo engine.

You have a recently rebuilt engine, why throw it away. If you want a bit more poke out of the engine, you could get some cams that move the powerband up higher in the rev range.

Spend your money on good quality tyres and mods to the suspension to improve the handling. Even just new struts and bushes can make a big difference to the handling abilities of an older car

[TOONGA]

good advice from both members there is a reason that you are restricted to the type of engine you are allowed to have and thats comes from a very old saying

"no parent should outlive their child"

do a driver training course, while going fast is great fun it is that extremely sudden stop that kills and if it doesn't kill you, you could be resposible for the deaths of others which is the hardest burden of all to carry.

TOONGA