The Epa Thread/Roadworthy Thread

[Borci88]

You have to physically hand it in? When I got my full EPA I just faxed it in.

[kaitoukid]

That was my question, "do I have to physically hand it in?" .

Sorry I had a better read of the letter; yeah says I can fax or mail it in as well. Have to call for a receipt of the fax after you send apparently... man I haven't sent a fax in forever, don't even remember how xD.

[R31Nismoid]

No you don't - It tells you on the notice, what your options are.

[xALmoN]

epa office is on victoria street, just opposite the audi showroom.

[Dylaan]

I know this question must have been asked a million times before, but does anyone know of a mechanic in the eastern suburbs that can write a road worthy without picking on stupid stuff like kmart tyre & auto do? I'm selling my car and I need a RWC, not a dodgey one because the car is pretty much standard and in great condition.

[alr33x]

they are all so hard when your the seller in the end I negotiated a price without rwc as they are far more lenient on the buyer

[HEKT1K]

Tell them you got defected brah.. but yeah chances of getting a dodgy roady pretty low these days

[Dylaan]

I would take it to Japcars in Fawkner where I got the car from, but that's like a one hour drive from me

[Guest]

Just got spotted for noise, oh well was going to happen one day! Impossible to find a stock r33 gtr exhaust though

[Dan_J]

so whats the go on EPA noise inspection, will a clamped on muffler pass if its under the DB limit or will it fail due to not being welded on, much like the bolt on silencers?

such as...

[W0rp3D]

so whats the go on EPA noise inspection, will a clamped on muffler pass if its under the DB limit or will it fail due to not being welded on, much like the bolt on silencers?

such as...

From my experience they dont care, infact when i did mine he just made up a section after the rear flange in 2.5" to make it legal and tld me he would put my old one in the boot so i can put it back on after i have cleared the defect.

That joiner is pretty much no different to a flanged connector.

[Dan_J]

well if that's so it should make swapping the exhuast for epa a lil easier , you mean when you cleared the EPA?

plan on making up a 3 to 2" adapter to aresstor to muffler when i get round to it, then just remove a mount and clamp the pipe on for epa duties

i've passed a rwc with a 3", i'm just talking about the anal epa here

[W0rp3D]

I only had a noise test not a full epa.

[R31Nismoid]

If the silencer is not welded in (and no, 2 spot welds do not count), then it is unlikely it will pass as it is illegal still.

That said, what they cannot see, cannot be penalised

[HYBR3D]

Yea im with Dolan, want to sell my car, surley there are the few places that are more lenient than others? I dont even know what the rules are here

Are pod filters illegal? also factory return front mounts and HID's?

The last owner got the RWC piss easy but that was before the big law change this year. At $200 a pop its not somthing I wana keep trying until it passes it could become quite expensive

[alr33x]

Sell without if you can much easier.

Factory fmic and pod is legal but if you got airbox is safer bet for easy passage.

Hids are illegal unless factory fitted with washers and self leveling.

[R31Nismoid]

At $200 a pop its not somthing I wana keep trying until it passes it could become quite expensive

So make the car legal before going for a RWC?

The rules are pretty clear and easy to follow - this thread covers it all.

So if you go in with a car that's above board, there is no reason to then have issues. Given what you have listed is not legal, if you do have issues then that's kinda your own issue if you chose to roll the dice. I know it sounds harsh, but that's just how it is.

[HYBR3D]

thats sweet, I was thinking HID's were illegal, easy change over. But some how ive been thinking that pods were illegal as were fmic, I think some mechanics have mentioned that in the past, somthing about only allowed one intake modification. It sounds pretty stupid to me. I will do my best to make sure its all ligit when the time comes.

[R31Nismoid]

I think some mechanics have mentioned that in the past, somthing about only allowed one intake modification. It sounds pretty stupid to me.

Stupid or not - that's the law.

You could work that out by reading the first 3 posts of this thread

[xALmoN]

Sometimes though, they pick you on stupid shit, like solid diff bushes, since when was that a rwc requirement?