Defect Notice

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

so i got my defect letter today and:

ride height too low - bah coilovers - not worried

suspension to retain 2/3 travel - 8/6 springs - should be fine

seatbelt retractors broken - have new seatbelts to put in anyway - not a worry

so far all good...

BUT

INDUCTION MODIFICATIONS to comply with standards

what the hell exactly does this mean?

car (rb25det) has:

hks bling bling obvious turbo & heatsheild

steel induction pipe

fmic

pod (in box with cai)

ebc & all other supporting mods

@ the time of inspection he was concerened with the steel pipe but the physical notice is a LOT more general...

any ideas on what i have to re-stockafy for vic roads (VIC roads)?

[WYTSKY]

yeh I got this too, pretty easy fix... I think it is said somewhere that you can have either a pod OR a fmic... so in basic terms... you can only have one induction mod.... which in this case is obveously going to be the fmic, so just make the pod back to a standard skyline air intake and you'll be sweet...

I got similar shtuff to you... the bs was though, he said he cbf measuring the height of my ride... he just put it down... even when I told him it was fine and to measure it....

prix...

Adam

[666DAN]

I got similar shtuff to you... the bs was though, he said he cbf measuring the height of my ride... he just put it down... even when I told him it was fine and to measure it....

prix...

I would have shoved him under the car, ruler in hand.....cbf is no excuse, he could get his arse fired for that. Essentially by writing that down he's given false evidence on a legal document.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

yeah @ 60mm i'll just have to take his word

its just that it says "induction mods" and i have a fair few but i'm guessin they'll just check the pod/fmic thing

[ITZTRU]

Man, I hope for your sake that they give you a roadworthy for that gaping hole u got underneath ur battery tray for your intercooler piping??

(As I assume it's not return flow...?)

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

nah that's fine... the RWC is easy... my mechanic knows the car well just have to fix what they picked on...

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

anyone know if i'll run into any troubles bolting a stock air box onto the front pipe of an HKS 2835 pros?

[WYTSKY]

I had to customise My original air box to fit back in....

I made it look like it was meant to be that way....hacksawed it up, then black electrical tape where is had cut and a quick spray of black paint

If you have the standard filter in it like mine did.... don't flog it, car feels like its chooking and will be jerky... or you could just buy a better panel filter... but I cbf wasting the money for a drive down to the mechanics.

I know of an awsum place in Dandenong that told me all was good except for my hid kit... instead of making me pay again and have to come back, they said that I could work on it there, offered me standard bulbs if I needed and said that aslong as they see it leave with standard bulbs then it is fine...they also didnt say anything about my bigger turbo or bleed valve

[W0rp3D]

instead of making me pay again and have to come back, they said that I could work on it there

i use to use a rwc guy that didnt fill out a rwc on the first check so if you needed longer to fix it you could, he would also only charge for one inspection, unfortunately he has retired.

[Shakiel]

Having a POD and a FMIC is NOT a defectable offense!! It is an EPA issue, all the police really should do is EPA you for having both. As long as your POD is well secured, they should not be able to defect you. In fact if you come to my workshop with both your POD and FMIC, providing the POD is properly secured it will not get picked on.. AND as long as your intercooler has been mounted without and modifications to the cars structure, as in cutting structural parts to fit cooler piping etc

It just might be worth trying to get in contact with the people who are in charge of or handle the RWC side in VICRoads. I only know this because my bosses have attended roadworthy workshop meetings and have spoke to people higher up in VICRoads, and they have all said if the police have a problem with it then contact them!!

But then again getting EPA'd sucks! But if the police cant find 3 defects you dont need to present VICRoads with a RWC!

[W0rp3D]

if you come to my workshop with both your POD and FMIC, providing the POD is properly secured it will not get picked on.

where abouts is your work shop, with a comment like that im sure you will get more business in the near future.

Also there has been some spectulation lately that the hole for ic piping is only illegal on S2 R33's due to the air bags, do you agree with this?

But then again getting EPA'd sucks! But if the police cant find 3 defects you dont need to present VICRoads with a RWC!

So i guess it is best to come and see you for an rwc and not mention the epa loop hole.