Taking A Turbo Off For P Plates

[ZFA57]

In Queensland is it possible to buy a turboed car and remove the turbo legally to make it P plate friendly?

[QUICKY]

dont see y not, but best call the RTA and get the RIGHT answer.

also, y would u go through the trouble mate? car wil go like a pig. best save ur money, buy a N/A car for now, and worry bout getting a turbo car once ur off ur P's

[ZFA57]

its not for me, my car is in my avatar. Its for a friend and she has her mind set on a skyline the problem is there isnt many decent non turbo 34's on the market. i thought it may be easier to buy a turboed one, then take it off coz you could replace it once on opens.

[Tomek]

Mate, had this done on his 4 door 32, car went like a pig! Back to turbo now.

[R31Nismoid]

Its illegal in Vic

Its illegal in NSW

So for now ill guess QLD would be the same. The reason being the car is build plated as a turbo. Therefore even if the turbo is taken off, it doesnt matter.

You'd need to go through the entire rubbish of engineering, papers to confirm the change and it meets ADR's etc (as emissions would change)

But, that all depends on QLD law, no two states are the same

[SCR48]

its not for me, my car is in my avatar. Its for a friend and she has her mind set on a skyline the problem is there isnt many decent non turbo 34's on the market. i thought it may be easier to buy a turboed one, then take it off coz you could replace it once on opens.

MAte pretty sure there is a few places in QLD that supply them. Just take a look at Import shops around the place... Mind you be prepared to pay top dollar as Dealers realise kids still want imports but cant have turbos cause of laws so you will be paying extra for it =]

[burkill]

lol, please don't bother.

it is easier to buy a NA and turbo it later on.

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

+1 agreed on all the above.. i do believe it's illegal but check qld transport.. and would be slower than an N/A for the few yrs she drives it.. are GT4's p plate legal?

But what do you mean there is no decent non-turbo's around? they will be in pretty good nick.. havent been thrashed etc..

[PM-R33]

1. Illegal in QLD because as said by R31Nismoid its still a turbo'd car on the build plate. If you got everything engineered and mod plated then it would be legal, however think of the costs to do that.

2. The costs involved in changing over the exhaust manifold, turbo and dump pipe for extractors and an exhaust, then removing the intercooler, pipework, bov, lines etc to the non turbo stuff, let alone the ECU etc would cost a decent amount unless you got all the stuff for cheap however the engine is still a low compression engine so would run like crap.

3. A turbo'd skyline with the turbo removed would be slower then a non turbo skyline due the the low compression so where's the point in that?

Edited December 11, 2008 by PM-R33

[burkill]

i think everyone knows the answer here,

just get VTEC, it;s heaps more powerful then a turbo running at 25 psi, plus it's p plate legal

[(B1) MR_fanny]

it would still be technically registered as a turbo wouldnt it unless you get it engineered which will cost you more money

[ZFA57]

thanks for the advice, will keep lookin for a non turbo. Not many 2 door autos around for a decent price.

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

Then offer less.. everyone always ups the price on the basis it will be offered lower

[Mohsen]

Its illegal in Vic

Its illegal in NSW

So for now ill guess QLD would be the same. The reason being the car is build plated as a turbo. Therefore even if the turbo is taken off, it doesnt matter.

You'd need to go through the entire rubbish of engineering, papers to confirm the change and it meets ADR's etc (as emissions would change)

But, that all depends on QLD law, no two states are the same

vicroads told me it was fine... that was when i had my heart set on an R32

after getting my L's, i dont care what i drive for my P's LOL

[GTS4WD]

Low comp NA = Very slow. Very un-responsive.

[R31Nismoid]

vicroads told me it was fine... that was when i had my heart set on an R32

after getting my L's, i dont care what i drive for my P's LOL

You'll find that it's not fine.

[some_cs_student]

vicroads told me it was fine... that was when i had my heart set on an R32

after getting my L's, i dont care what i drive for my P's LOL

You can drive anything on your L's (with a fully licensed driver), just not on your P's....

[ctjet]

vicroads told me it was fine...

lol

oh how to be young again and have faith in the system

[PM-R33]

oh how to be young again and have faith in the system

Hahaha!