Supercharged LS7 in an FTO

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I think if you've gone through 5 years of a degree you'd have a pretty good idea and have 'like the back of your own hand' knowledge about what you're doing i would think so are not going to cut corners or underestimate anything... If you have friends in the business you could speed it up a lot, if they trust you're understanding of what you're doing they can speed check it or what ever you can do there to speed it up.

I wouldn't do a degree that takes that long just for doing my own car, i dont think anyone would do that, its more of a side effect, and a motivational thing.

I'd even say working on your own car whether you could certify it yourself or not would be fairly benefitial for 'knowin-what-ya-doin' in engineering.

[KJ_bob]

You would be surprised at how un-practical an engineering degree can be, it is very theory based. The real 'like the back of your own hand knowledge' doesn't come until you work in the field/industry... it is for this reason that graduate engineers dont get a lot of respect in the work force. You come out of uni thinking you know everything, but in reality, you know very little

I agree with everything else you have said... it is a side motivator and working on my car has definitely helped me to relate the practical to some of my theory (im currently on the back half of an engineering degree)

@bennoz - can you shed any light on the process to becoming certified to approve re-engineering. Without going into details, im under the impression it takes about 10 years to go through the avenues

Remember if it was just a matter of getting the degree, then there would be a lot more people doing it. There is a reason it is so expensive to have car mods engineered

[Bennoz]

Yeah, I went down this path a few years back, try to become certified myself, seeing as Im a mechnical engineer by trade as well.

There's 2 criteria, first is an establish record in the industry providing RTA approved services, such as pink & blue slip inspections etc.
Having any non-roadworthy vehicles found by police that have been signed off as roadworthy under your name instantly excludes you from the process.

Then you have to do the Engineering Signatories courses. The Vehicle Compliance certification Scheme (VCCS) & Engineering Certificate Scheme (ECS).
From what i understand they take over a year to complete.

Its also helpful to be a member of the Institute of Automotive Engineers either Australasia or International.

All this on top of your 4 year degree...

[KJ_bob]

Thanks for the info, yeah its the establishing a record in industry bit that i heard was about 10 years long

Every time i try to talk with someone that can do it or even someone they knows someone that can do it, i dont get far... they keep their cards very close to their chest... the final note i got was, you need to have experience in the companies that can do it, in order to get on the rta coarse (not sure if there's any substance to that claim). They make good money out of it, and its in their best interest for there to be as fewer people around as possible who can do it