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Can someone tell me when and where? Want to tune the A/F ratio of my car before Winton track day

pm me pm me........... I want to know as well....... thanks...........

From the front page of the EPA letter, I MUST take the vehicle to the test. Didn't say anything about 55A(2). Anyway, put the cat back matt. Save the environment and your health. While stop on traffic, U will breath in the carbon monoxide if U don't have a cat.

From the front page of the EPA letter, I MUST take the vehicle to the test. Didn't said anything about 55A(2). Anyway, put the cat back matt. Save the environment and your health. While stop on traffic, U will breath in the carbon monoxide if U don't have the cat.

Read the fine print, 55A. Authority may require vehicle or ship to be made available for testing (1) The Authority may by notice in writing served upon any person being the registered owner of or apparently in lawful possession of any vehicle or ship require him to make the vehicle or ship available as required by the notice for the making of any inspection measurement or test by an authorized officer in order to determine whether the vehicle or ship complies with any provision of this Act. (2) Any such notice shall state the time (being in the case of a new vehicle not less than seven days and in the case of any other vehicle or a ship not less than fourteen days after the time at which the notice is served) and the place (being, in the case of a vehicle other than a vehicle intended for sale as a new vehicle not more than 50 kilometres from the address at which the vehicle is registered in the case of a ship ordinarily kept afloat at some place, that place, and in the case of any other ship, not more than 50 kilometres from the place at which the ship is ordinarily kept travelling by a convenient route and using suitable means) at which the vehicle or ship is to be made available and the period (being, in the case of a vehicle intended for sale as a new vehicle, forty-eight hours, and in the case of any other vehicle one hour, and in the case of a ship, three hours) for which it is to be required. no luck for me the act is 55A(1) not 55A(2).

haha, I'm one of the victim also. Got the EPA letter 2 days ago and ask me to do the test on mid July in Macleod. Busy to find the stock ECU at the moment. As above guys said, find all the stock stuff, put it back and pass the test. Sell your BOV, cos except for the sound, the stock one can do the same thing as the aftermarket does. (The stock BOV can hold up to 1.2~1.5 bar I think? correct me if I was wrong). I read some thread said they pass the Epa test with their fake cat. Don't know U can make it or not. But if the EPA find out that. they will charge U more. One more thing, if U drive a non-stock skyline in Vic. Prepare some more money each yr. Not for car insurence. Is for the canary.

they give U the $500 fine of what. exhaust too loud? not stock ECU? Failed the emission test?

damn, I've got the canary on my front screen now, would other driver think I'm one of them?

I agree they don't have clue about what is legal or not. This is the first time the cops said my brake stopper is illegal. WTF? this is for a safety stuff, not for the power performence. Just anything they saw in the engine bay is not stock. illegal.

Thanks guys, lots of imformation I received. I will take notice of the noice test. Elad, my skyline is R33 GTST, so thanks your help first. But still I need someone to borrow me the exhaust or the pipe. I know it is strange, but when the car came from Japan, it already got PFC and the SAFC. I don't know why the Japanese owner want to do that, but good for me instead. more question, before I go to the EPA, I just unplugged the unit of the booster and turbo timer and leave the wiring in the car, is that possible? car still can move? I know if unplugged the SAFC the car won't start.

one more thing, do they have rights to take the photo of my mod? they use their mobile to take photo of my BOV, filter and the brake stopper.

thanks for the reply, I think the photo can show what's the pipe I need. Did Bunnings can bend the pipe for me? Inside the photo also show my filter, it secure on the engine bay, is that pass the test? I know it has the 'sucking' noise but don't think it over 90dB. When the cops following me, I tell my gf to hide my hand controller. after been pull over, they look inside my car and the cops said the 'computer' I think which is the SAFC they saw. Putting the car in stock is a headache. I don't have ECU, exhaust, filter in standard. I've only got the stock BOV. So I need U guys to help. Can someone borrow the exhaust or ECU for me to pass the VicRoad and EPA? By the way, HID is same as Xenon, because it is a aftermarket one, so they bother of my headlight as well.

Since driving the Skyline - 'the copmagnet' so many yrs and usual practice of pull over by police. This time I've got $165 fine, the yellow sticker and EPA. Shit!! EPA... This is the first time cops told me that the EPA will contact me and inspect my vechicle. I search the forum about the EPA and found out most of the skyliner got EPA test was the noise one. (also found most of the skyliners got EPA in this forum were in Victoria) ... My point is the cops said the EPA will inspect my computer, AFC, booster, turbo timer and HID. They haven't said about the noise but I think will inspect also. So what EPA will do and what I can do about it?? For the yellow sticker, can someone borrow the cat back exhaust or the stock pipe for the BOV to me. Thanks alot. Sorry about my poor english, but hope U guys can understand.

3-4 hours drive from Melbourne to Winton, last time I play with my friends on the way and 3/4 of optimax gone.

Guys, save fuels on the way to go Winton.