What are my engine choices

[Donunder]

Damage I don't know you, I've never met you so I have to take what you say on good faith. Fact is, for so long people building new cars have been told over and over again that the current restrictions mean that only modern emissions compliant motors with factory ECUs and inlet manifolds stood a chance of being able to be registered.

What you have done, in questioning the status quo, may mean that people who want to build a nice old school car now have a chance of doing so. By old school I mean a beautifully executed modern build with the best brakes steering and suspension available, but with an old style FE or similar big block with a desirable after market eight-stack or even quad Webers or a single or twin Holley setup under the hood. So perhaps "modern" old school is a better description. I know many builders have gone to serious lengths to improve cosmetically the appearance of their modern motors but looking at some of the engine bays in the cars on Cobra Country, I feel envious at what our American cousins have at their disposal. Same thing the last time I looked at the generic plastic shrouded motor under a modern Jag's hood and my mind went straight back to the glorious twin cam triple SU sixes of the early E Types. Showing my age I know ...

Now that your motor has been legally passed and accepted you may find that some guys with a love of Cobra history who have quietly mourned the passing of genuine old school cars into the graveyard of grey government over-regulation may now be inspired to either build or modify their Cobras to be more in keeping with what they perceive to be the true spirit of the Cobra.

I get the feeling the knowledge you have gained in walking your engine through the regulations minefield may become highly sought after by other builders in the future.

[kyleb]

Damage
Keen to know differences between states..
Did you have to pass IM240 test or is it different for QLD?
Was it ADR 37/00 or ADR 37/01 you had to comply with ?
What noise level did you have to pass ?
Was it a stationary test or drive by?
You're pretty quick to have a crack at people on here about their perceived lack of knowledge but remember the regulations differ from state to state unfortunately...
Cheers

[damage]

kyleb, I had to pass the same regulations as everyone else had too in QLD, I cant speak to other States because I don't have any experience in this regard.

The biggest issue I had to deal with was side pipes on both sides of the car, quite simply QLD transport didn't want to have a bar of that until I front and centered with a bunch of other Australian (and QLD) registered cars that were both factory produced and Australian compliant.

The biggest thing I found in this whole process was that an individuals interpretation of the rules generally meant that if they were sure on an answer that the general answer was NO. If you then questioned the response and provided greater substantive information that it was very easy to have the answer changed.

One thing that went a long way to assisting my registration process was having a good engineer that was willing to provide guidance as to what was needed to make everything good.

On your noise question my test was a drive by as well as static and was undertaken knowing full well that I could and would potentially fail. Telling the engineer that you expected to fail also (I believe) went a long way because that way he knew I wasn't trying to take short cuts.

Once I had a starting point I could obviously assess what was required to shut the car up and the second test was static and passed with flying colours.

[Zacson]

Hmmmmmm! So maybe I can get my 8 throttle bodies approved first up??? May be worth looking into a bit further.