Wanted To Buy Or Borrow: Stock V35 Exhaust & Intake Piping

[drifter_x]

Hey all,

I'm hoping there are some people on here who have either replaced their full exhaust with aftermarket or have gone twin turbo and still have the standard exhaust.

I'm importing a V35 (TT) and need to remove the turbos and get a standard exhaust on for compliance.

Also, due to the turbos, I need the intake setup from airbox to throttle body - if anybody can lend me or sell me these parts (I'm in Melbourne and can pick up) please let me know!

Thanks,

Scott

[WazR32GTSt]

who have you got to do the compliance on this car?

[drifter_x]

Haven't signed any agreements yet, do you know a workshop that might make this any easier for me?

[WazR32GTSt]

well no, because its probably not eligeable for import

any compliance shop that is going to comply it is probably going to do a dodgy, thus i was interested in seeing who you chose and who i should steer well clear of

[drifter_x]

Why would this not be eligible? The V35 can be complied under SEVS and provided the turbos are removed and replaced with standard parts this one can be complied.

[WazR32GTSt]

yeah its fine if the car is returned to standard, and the parts removed are destroyed

but if you remove the parts and the nre-install them, you risk your car being re-exported and the compliance shop losing their compliance ability

the whole point of the RAWS scheme was to make sure only standard cars were coming in so that shit examples that are mechanically poor don't flood the market. this helps in many ways to ensure the reputation of the car is maintained, that the standard of examples on our shores is high, and that resale is maintained. if you go importing shit cars or heavily modified examples you end up with half of the cars floatign around being a shitbox. take the R32, S13 etc as a prime example of this - i would never buy one because they are all f*ked

[DRIFTT]

As per what Warren posted most workshops wont even look at complying a car like what you are vaguely talking about but it does not take much to work out which car it is so for various reasons especially what people are expecting to pay for a V35 to be complied which isn't a lot.

The links below will give you all your answers so start with looking into RAWS requirements, the RAWS Guide explains a lot about why they wont touch it and finally do a search on who can comply V35's.

Speak to the workshops direct as to what mods are on the car, if they will comply it and what would be their expected costs if they have the spare OEM parts including the ECU before you buy this car.

About the Registered Automotive Workshop Scheme

RAWS Online Guide

RAWS - Company Search