Epa Noticed Please Help I Need 2 Get My Car Standard As Possible

[BUB133]

ok so im a chick n i need some help please i have a pretty worked 13 second skyline...i got pulled over n im gettin done for my front mount, oil catch can, exhaust and pod filter. What he didnt see was my haltech comp hiding under my dash....so im over the whole going fast thing any way i was wondering what is the easiest way to make my car r33 gtst as standard as possible.....

[Sillabaa]

ok so im a chick n i need some help please i have a pretty worked 13 second skyline...i got pulled over n im gettin done for my front mount, oil catch can, exhaust and pod filter. What he didnt see was my haltech comp hiding under my dash....so im over the whole going fast thing any way i was wondering what is the easiest way to make my car r33 gtst as standard as possible.....

front mount??

catch can???

pod filter????

exhaust, find someone with a stock one in their backyard and borrow it

as for the haltech i guess you just hope they dont physically check the ecu, there arent any stickers anywhere that would get them suspicious?

[Guilt-Toy]

ok so im a chick n i need some help please i have a pretty worked 13 second skyline...i got pulled over n im gettin done for my front mount, oil catch can, exhaust and pod filter. What he didnt see was my haltech comp hiding under my dash....so im over the whole going fast thing any way i was wondering what is the easiest way to make my car r33 gtst as standard as possible.....

It would be easier to get your car passed the emissions test and engineered. You don't need to change parts then. Its better. Nothing better then being pulled over and handing over your paper work with a big f**k YOU, cop this one sideways.

[axe s]

Catch can is pretty easy just take the filter off the top and plumb it back into your intake...

Extend your intake pipe and enclose your pod filter...

FMIC???

[R31Nismoid]

catch can - take it off or plumb it correctly.

FMIC/Pod - put the airbox on

exhaust - get a decent one

pretty easy fixes i reckon

[DaGr81]

Get it cleared?

How did you fix that in your face turbo hanging off the head there?

Edited June 3, 2009 by DaGr81

[ClutchBurndout-:(]

you could get a proper mount for your pod, and surround? i herd that makes em legal? could be wrong...

[hypergear]

You can't high mount turbo. You need to get Stock manifold, Stock turbo, Stock exhaust, Stock Air box with intake pipe and run breather into it. With the ECU system you might be able to get away by tunning to close to stock emission level. Its going to need lot of work to pass EPA.

Goto www.epa.vic.gov.au and read through their modification guids.

[R31Nismoid]

I'll think you will find the EPA makes no mention of manifolds.

You can actually high mount a stock turbo, same as an aftermarket low mount manifold.

I passed with a low mount non-factory manifold.

Although, he has an aftermarket turbo, so thats fairly unlikely to pass - i agree.

[Guilt-Toy]

any aftermarket manifold needs a emissions test in NSW

[R31Nismoid]

Fk laws between states are shithouse

Such little consistency

[Guilt-Toy]

Fk laws between states are shithouse

Such little consistency

Yeah in NSW we don't have the "one intake mod" law. if you have any mod to the intake you have to get it engineered.

So any R33 gtst with a front mount can get done for emissions or even a car with just a pod.

But we get free emissions tests so there is no excuse i guess.

[SirRacer]

A bit offtopic, but you guys in Aussie get so reamed compared to us here in NZ.

Ive got a 300kw engine in a car that originally had around 100 and have little problems getting a normalwarrant of fitness done every 6 months.

I hope it doesnt turn out like that here.

[gotRICE?]

A bit offtopic, but you guys in Aussie get so reamed compared to us here in NZ.

Ive got a 300kw engine in a car that originally had around 100 and have little problems getting a normalwarrant of fitness done every 6 months.

I hope it doesnt turn out like that here.

X2. Theyre pretty good here. Only thing really is noise and external vented gates.

OT, is 13 seconds what we call a 'worked' Skyline now? If so, my Stock turbo Skyline is HELLA worked!

[Benzino33]

. What he didnt see was my haltech comp hiding under my dash....

Hang on, whats wrong with the po po seeing the Haltech ecu?

Is it illegal to have a piggy back or any aftermarket ecu for that matter?

[Scooby]

talk to matt at hitman injection tuning. he can tune it to pass through emissions testing - likes haltech too - and has access to people who can make the catch can etc legally installed ie plumb back. also ask him who can do an engineer's report for the mods. my report was $600 plus $1000 for the tune - bugger all compared to the cost of making it stock all over again and having stock performance.

[R31Nismoid]

Hang on, whats wrong with the po po seeing the Haltech ecu?

Is it illegal to have a piggy back or any aftermarket ecu for that matter?

In NSW - you need to get tested

In Vic - its simply illegal all the time (effort to get it tested/legal in vic borders on the impossible for the common man)

[Yeedogga]

It would be easier to get your car passed the emissions test and engineered. You don't need to change parts then. Its better. Nothing better then being pulled over and handing over your paper work with a big f**k YOU, cop this one sideways.

I was under the impression that in NSW, a standalone ECU is never 'legal', even if you get it emissions tested, due to the fact you can alter the tune/ mixtures at any time. (Potentially making your emissions test irrelevant.)

Also, from what I understand, an engineering certificate wont get you off a defect notice for an exposed pod filter/ atmospheric BOV/ vented catch can/ exhaust too loud as they are strictly non ADR compliant. (and cannot be made compliant)

I may be wrong here, feel free to correct me!

(Not a stab at you Guilt-toy, just throwing a spanner in the works)

[Scooby]

in the latter case i expect that an engineers cert would not be granted if the issuer wanted to keep their accreditation.

[GT-RZ]

engineers report is not the do all end all anyway. they can still refuse something if they see a problem with it. and like said. that turbo instantly got you up sh*t creek.

ecu must be standard. If they even suspect your ecu is tampered with (remapped) and cannot prove anything they can (and do) request a full report from nissan to certify it's settings $$$$$.

anything that can be altered ie:

coilovers (eng cert and modification making them unable to travel lower than legal height under full loaded car.)

boost controller (same deal. much more involved as lowest level of boost and highest level would have to be emissions tested and the unit also locked so that it cannot exceed engineered limits.)

you can have any modifcation you want so long as it's engineered, emissions tested and modified in a way that it can not be altered/programmed any different to what your certificate states.