vct/timing issues were caused by faulty CAS
no fuel pump is running out of push at 16 psi on gtrs so will need another tune with bigger pump and fuel reg
its more to do with the date of the chassis number on the car itself
the later car has to pass stricter emission standards. it will make the same amount of emissions as the earlier model . it will be the same engine.
generally its better to send it on to nz
one last thing is there something happening to make you think the car will never pass emissions or they will never do the tests ?
because if its a matter of waiting another 6 months , i know it sucks but its going to be much less hassle to wait for the evidence than re-export and take legal action
im guessing the det has trouble passing emissions ? because the vq35 n/a has no problems meeting 03 or even 06 emission requirements
"were you to purchase and import this vehicle, it could receive, without undue delay or complication, a certificate of compliance enabling you to register and the vehicle in this country."
were you advised that they did not have evidence for the car and were trying to get it ?
if not then yes sue them . if they did then you have to live with it and wait . I am assuming they didnt then yes , they are dodgy get your lawyer out.
remeber just because the car hasnt passed emissions tests YET doesnt mean it CANT be complied ever . Lots of cars took ages and had heaps of problems to pass emissions. i dont know the specifics of the vq25 so by the sounds of it its having a hard time . were you advised its unlikely to pass ever?
so you supplied the car ? is impossible to tell every variant on a car from an auction sheet . I have had to have atleast 4 new evidence samples created for a v35 i have just completed and that car was nothing special and the v35 is a pretty mature import by now.
technically your car can be complied as far as I can tell from the sevs rulings .
what makes the autech special that it requires different emission results to others? sorry i am not familar with the m35 variants.
have you approached other raws to see if any others have evidence ? or any of the evidence providers ?
legally this is a bit unclear case . if the car can be complied , eventually , and they provided that information in good faith and did not try to deliberately mislead you might find it hard to mount any action
at the end of the day having to wait for the car to be complied is different to having it uncompliable so until that process is completely exhausted you might have to stick it out
i have just done 2 sample cars where the customers have been waiting since may and only 1 has just been complied , the other probably wont be until jan . dotars , raws and sevs is a shambles and even reputable well intentioned raws can have problems interacting with the redilculous system . and everything is so slow . dotars can take 8 weeks to just respond to something.
were you told that no emission results were avaliable at the time and you would have to wait for them to be completed ?
if so then you were fair warned . its a long , expensive and complicated process and could take along time.
if you were not made aware of what had to happen then fair enough
saw a grade 4 car the other day that was full of rust ! definetly do not buy unseen at auctions!
180rwkw seems like a bit of stretch for the aristo . they are much slower than a auto TT supra , have softer cams and ecu mapping and an increadibly restrictive tiny stock exhaust . it probably pulls it on the dyno but it feels much slower
but if you want a smooth cruiser you have picked well!
all front parts , fender , bonnet , grill , lights , bar is the same . as is suspension . engine/drive line the same .
extra weight is minimal , about 40kg . sedan is slightly higher and about 20cm longer
this would be a nice setup assuming you have basic intake and exhaust mods already
garrett gt2860-5 x 2
sard 700cc injectors - drop in replacements
nismo fuel pump
power fc djetro
ebc of your choice (recommend blitz)
you could also add cams and cam gears to push more out of the gt2860-5s if you wanted a bit more . you could go bigger turbos obviously but I prefer response . this would be a pretty quick gtr on the street/circuit
stock motor is is good for 350rwkw , a bit more if your daring
also theres a million of these threads in forced induction section