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Old 10-03-2006, 08:18 PM   #1
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Default Queensland laws on superchargers

Anyone know the Queensland transport rules for converting an engine intake to a supercharger? ie i am not talking under bonnet either. I see rods with them from time to time, i assume there are special regos for these.
Can a standard car have any form of road rego with a blower setup in queensland? I was under the impression that anything sitting higher than 1 inch was illegal??!!

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Old 10-03-2006, 09:09 PM   #2
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I think you will find that any thing sticking out the bonnet is illeagal including gauges.

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Old 10-03-2006, 09:26 PM   #3
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Bugger...that would be queensland though ;)
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Old 10-03-2006, 11:04 PM   #4
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Them boys in blue don't like anything sticking clearly/unsealed out the bonnet. If you have a "propper" scoop/shaker, in QLD they have a gauge that rolls up to the front of the protrusion out the bonnet, and if it over the allowed 80mm, you are in strife. And the new spew they are telling is if the scoop is not the same as the parent material of bonnet(steel), it is illegal. Thats why i modded the shaker to fit back on, and keep them off my back. Even if you are in the right, the wrong senario will put you right in the sh**.
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Old 10-03-2006, 11:06 PM   #5
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Anyone know the Queensland transport rules for converting an engine intake to a supercharger? ie i am not talking under bonnet either. I see rods with them from time to time, i assume there are special regos for these.
Can a standard car have any form of road rego with a blower setup in queensland? I was under the impression that anything sitting higher than 1 inch was illegal??!!
for street rego you rally need to down load the rules from main roads site but motor under 360 cubes and there is a sealed bonnet rule with projection out as well....
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Old 10-03-2006, 11:11 PM   #6
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not sure on rules but i think i read about rear facing scoops and a height limit somewhere, so u can have a 671 on a cleveland so im told.
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Old 11-03-2006, 05:19 PM   #7
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Are you getting bad thoughts now afroboy??
I have to admit that i have been entertaining the idea of strengthening the bottom end i have and putting on a blower :
I was planning to get the car on the road first, get a bug catcher, then when time and money permits look at supercharging it. By the sounds of it a bug catcher could be out as i don't think i could get it to sit low enough plus during the wet season torrential rain flowing directly into the intake from the catcher is a bad idea me thinks :
might have to go the shaker option for now. Just really wanted a catcher or a hilbourn style intake
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