New engine, what happens at MOT time,

[Spleeble]

The Pinto was wearing out so I thought I’d put some more reliable power in it so the car now has a lovely looking Duratec. I have almost finished the conversion and will be getting an MOT in the next month. I’m getting a bit worried about the emissions test as I’ve heard that the MOT testing stations go on the engine age and not the car age. It’s a 2005 engine on throttle bodies and no other mods and the car is on a G plate. Will it sail through ok?

[rdodger]

My understanding is that they test the car not the engine. IE it's an 89? G plate so no need for a cat etc.

I do know some places test all kit cars on visual only.

[Snake the Sniper]

As said, it goes on the car's reg plate age. My car was made in 2002, I think, and gets tested to 1980 standard, even though it has a '99 blackbird lump. So any new engine will have to pass the same test as the old one, which with fuel injection will be a piece of piss. And that's assuming it gets tested at all. Some places just do a visual.