Finally Got Defected, Anybody Have A Stock Exhaust?

[SargeRX8]

Well after driving a skyline for 6 years in the shit parts of sydney, I finally got pulled over and defected for my enclosed pod filter(which wasn't properly enclosed) and aftermarket exhaust.

I asked the guy where can I take the car to fix this and he said any place which does pink or blue slips. Is this correct?

Does anyone know where I can get a proper enclosure for my pod? These things we make here are no good, the cop will pry things into the box to get it open and sneak his camera in there.

Anybody have a stock exhaust?

Its a minor defect, I got 5 driving days left. Need to get this one fixed asap. Any info would be good.

[r32-25t]

You don't need a stock exhaust, it just needs to be quiet enough to be in the legal limits with a print out as evidence.

A lot of repital exhaust places have a db meter capable of providing a print out

[SargeRX8]

Ive got a nismo exhaust ill whack on since it is quite quiet comoared to my hks. But i doubt its within legal limits

[r32-25t]

I managed to get a 3in exhaust down to under 90db when I got defected. Something a bit custom might be required

[SargeRX8]

Who built your exhaust and how much did it set you back? I cant comprise flow for sound too much

[r32-25t]

I did it myself, was flowing 240kw at the wheels and was completely legal

[Ben C34]

My 3 inch exhaust is under 90 db and flows 305 rwkw at the moment. (I think it was 86 at the revs they check here in sa.)

Hooker aero chamber centre muffler and a Berklee straight through at the back. No drone ever.

[luke gtr]

first, has to be BLUE SLIP (AUVIS) to clear defects on a non Australian delivered car.

second, borrow air box.

third, as stated, doesn't have to be factory exhaust, so long as under 90db at 75% rpm of peak power (iirc).

and a working cat fitted.

shove a massive wad of steel wool to quieten down if needed, pass test, remove and play on....

[SargeRX8]

Ok just fitted on the nismo exhaust. With this turbo setup theres no way in hell i can fit the standard box in there without fab work to the induction pipe.

Ive got a work cat and the car is quiet as shit now. This steel wool trick, do you stuff it behind the cat? Would it melt?

Ill try my luck with the updated enclosed pod. If no dice the wool i the exhaust and hit up wolverine for the stock box. Thank f**k its only a partial inspection for the two ticked items.

Also whats the go with being fined for the pod filter and not the exhaust? I was defected for the exhaust and pod, and fined because my pod was not enclosed. AFAIK I thought you could not be fined and this is the whole purpose of a defect notice, to give you time to fix an issue. Why was I fined for the pod filter and not for the exhaust?

Edited October 16, 2014 by SargeRX8

[luke gtr]

In regards to the steel wool, you shove it up the exhaust pipe art he rear.

Further from the cat the better.

They use it as a trick at certain tracks to quieten cars, but, if yours is quiet now, leave it.

And they can fine you because revenue raisers.

[SargeRX8]

Although I was not defected for ground clearance, this nismo exhaust sits awfully close to the ground. He did the roll test and I was about 1cm from clearing his roller. This nismo exhaust sits about a whole inch lower than the diff. The lowest point of my car is the damn exhaust and my car isn't lower than stock! You could fit your head under my front bumper!

[SargeRX8]

Car passed. Nismo exhaust came in just under with some packing. The workshop suggested the cop did actually have no leg to stand on in regards to the pod filter enclosure and said the current setup is fine.

He told me to clean all the engine crud off the engine too. He also said i need to get my exhaust mounts shortened to raise the exhaust and since the ground clearance was not on the list he let it go.

[luke gtr]

Good result.

Unfortunately, we have no ultimate authority.

RMS, engineers, and police are all on the one level, so can keep passing the buck.

[Scott Black]

Actually police are on a different level, I'm auvis so pink and blue slips and therefor know whats legal and police can defect whatever they like legal or not because there on another level and then it's up to people like me to confirm it's legal, also for what it's worth it does technically need to be a stock exhaust,even though places will clear it anything made post mid 70s need to be oe or oe equivalent, only thing u can put aftermarket is extractors really. The dB limits are there yet anything non factory needs engineering

[SargeRX8]

Actually police are on a different level, I'm auvis so pink and blue slips and therefor know whats legal and police can defect whatever they like legal or not because there on another level and then it's up to people like me to confirm it's legal, also for what it's worth it does technically need to be a stock exhaust,even though places will clear it anything made post mid 70s need to be oe or oe equivalent, only thing u can put aftermarket is extractors really. The dB limits are there yet anything non factory needs engineering

Is my exhaust valid now since it is built by Nissan, being a Nismo exhaust and a bolt on option for the R33?

[luke gtr]

Actually police are on a different level, I'm auvis so pink and blue slips and therefor know whats legal and police can defect whatever they like legal or not because there on another level and then it's up to people like me to confirm it's legal, also for what it's worth it does technically need to be a stock exhaust,even though places will clear it anything made post mid 70s need to be oe or oe equivalent, only thing u can put aftermarket is extractors really. The dB limits are there yet anything non factory needs engineering

no, they're not.

They give you a defect, pink slip inspector can clear, same level.

Something is engineered, get defect because copy doesn't think it's right, go back, cleared because it is.

Same level.

That's what I'm getting at.

People who know virtually nothing about cars, are on the same level as those who know the law, and have the authority to say it's legal.

[Scott Black]

Is my exhaust valid now since it is built by Nissan, being a Nismo exhaust and a bolt on option for the R33?

factory options are legal, providing the meet the noise requirements, yet even though most exhuasts arnt technicaly legal according to rms design rules, the cops only dick you if there to loud realistically