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predator Grand Master

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I am sure this effects you all *this* much :) but yup, went in today to the MacLeod station (near Latrobe uni) and all clear. Went into there at 11am, and 15mins later was out of there. So all up 90mins of driving out there and back for a 15min test.

Exhaust I think was 87db and CO levels way under. Glad I didn't have to change my exhaust for stock, that would have been a pain in the rectum.

He even said how nice my car was and apologised for wasting my time :( - and I told him "well its the cops fault not yours". So all is good.

If anybody wants any pointers or advice, or need the "required items" let me know.

Basically - just ensure you have a stock airbox on, stock boost solenoid, exhaust under 90db (doesn't have to be stock) and stock computer (these are all checked) and you'll pass fine. Big FMIC is fine as its only one intake modification.

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If you ever get called up, your new beast will probably just be tested as a GTR.. so just tell them it is :( I don't think they'd be expert enough to pick its not. Apparently as the Skylines aren't produced locally they don't have any concrete guidelines.

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HA!

with those turbo's lol!!!

rightyo.

Anyhow. Well done Gordo. Micght need that airbox one day lol!

and zorst... :(

good thing i still got my STOCK ECU... it's just been 'enhanced' somewhat :)

i'll put money on it that it's better than the stock settings anhow.

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theyll pick it up as not being a gtr pred, i dont take them for not being stupid

infact he double checked my car inregards to it being an actual turbo model

the problem with Jet is the RB26 ISNT stock in a GTSt and hence hell get royally screwed

i know someone that had a coroller that dropped in a 4agze, the she got EPA'ed pretty badly because it wasnt the engine the car came out with from factory (in australia)

although they are like that in japan, the problem is the engine WASNT in from factory in australia

screwed

they know their GTRs from their GTSts

im sure they deal with skylines and VL's everyday

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Yer, well depends - there are a few different testers. He didn't pop my AFM like yours and only checked the ECU with a casual inspection. Depends who you get I suppose. No I agree, they aren't stupid - nice guy. They're not the bad guys, but everybody knows that.

I'm pretty sure you'd get fried for an aftermarket turbo or engine - its kinda obvious. Highflow a stockie though and you'd probably be fine. Doing a full engine or turbo swap for an EPA test wouldn't be fun thats for sure. ... Just remember that guys when doing your mods.

If you are called in by a nasty copper - you'll need a full engineers certificate done and full EPA certification to get it back on the road... $1000's

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...exactly... Its such a grey area.... there is also nothing to say that Vicroads and the EPA agree on their standards either. Just because the vehicle is road registered doesn't mean that its what the EPA thinks is compliant.

I mean for the less well known vehicles, they have basically no idea what it came standard with, what its standard emission controls are, or anything else. So who knows..but there only has to be somebody, somewhere out there at the top that goes "nope" and then you're screwed.

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Being registered with a different engine type does not make it legal, in regards to epa and roadworthy.

Half the time you can walk into an RTA and tell the clueless person behind the counter "my original motor blew up and had to replace it with a rb26dett, engine number ##########". They wouldn't have an idea what you are talkin about. But when being inspected, the inspectors generally know their stuff (not talkin about street cops).

But you don't worry about this 5hit until you need to.

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