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I Thought Nsw Was Awesome Until Now. Db Fail For Pinkslip

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By DJBarnstar,
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OK Team,

I am rather underwhelemd... No, that's an understatement.

I just went to get a pink slip in Queanbeyan, NSW, and was knocked back. Totally normal for somthing happering safety, but here's the thing...

For being too loud...!

WTF?

So this guy, who I have been going to for 8 + years now has a DB meter and has nailed me?

C'mon.. It's not a blue slip.

And also, he passed me last year in the same Skyrine and I have had a 330 n/a KW V8 that sounded like the world was comming to an end passed 3 yrs ago..

So what is the deal? Have the regulation changed that much? I though it was just the Po Po you had to worry about?

Any way, now I'm going to have to change the exhaust for a pink slip every year. It's only running 270KW. What is the point?

VENT / RANT!

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Yes Anthony, that was my first thought that I got unlucky. But really for a DB level on a pinkslip? With a trusted mechanic?

I should mention that I got pinged on the rear spoiler brake light being out, but I said fix it and am happy to pay them for it.

But maybe it is the signs! haha. At least someone has noticed! I won't be taking my awesome 1.2 litre barina tow car there Lulz.

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Anthony, Yes.. Get your Dad to call me! I want more work! Haha.

Rob, you mad Skyrine fiend. I'm not sure on the DB level, but it was loud at the last SAUwakie day when they had a meter. I'll look it up. But it only has an Xforce turbo back and only makes a modest 270 odd RWKW, so c'mon is not so bad when how many harley's are around.

But Blue slip are over the PITS deal (when you are ungegistered / change state etc). Pink is the check it over and make sure it's safe for the next year.

This is why I'm having kittens, as I have probably the cleanest S2 4 Door in the country (I know Rob you have a S1) Lulz !

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Rob,

I looked it up and this was what my car returned full throttle on Wakefield:

"When measured from the dummy grid you were fine, i forget the exact number but something around 87.2 or 87.4. When measured from the pit wall you were over by 1 or 2, but that doesnt matter as the measurement is meant to be at 30m. FYI at scruit I measured a car at 30m, driver was holding the pedal flat to the floor, it couldnt get past 79db. So as we expected, every metre away makes a huge difference. That's also standing with the sensor aimed directly at the noise source, which isnt how it's meant to be done, i wanted to give each car the best chance to fail and all was fine. We did the same thing for sessions on track, testing a lap of a certain car going full noise from pit wall then 10m back, then 20m back, then 30m back - so it's all good."

So Yeah I'm well pissed.

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Mine failed ACT REGO check at 92db nearly 4 years ago. Limit is 90db. (that was with Blitz Canon with silencer bung in but was MUCH louder in Bungless form)

Not sure what is now though with the straight thru Magnaflow muffler.

Thanks for explaining the NSW system to a born and raised Canberran! :thumbsup:

and FYI... mine is also Series 2.

Harley argument... They are noisey bitches from factory and slow.

Our cars are quietish from factory and just Totally Tits in general! may not justify but it sounds good. :laugh:

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