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sneakey pete Grand Master

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Its pretty hard, more than just taking the turbo itself out.

You'll need a NA exhaust manifold, NA induction pipe, NA ecu, the car will still be registered as a turbo and probably illegal anyway, etc.

Your best bet would be to stick it in a shed for the year and buy yourself a really really cheap car while you wait.

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Lachlan33 Community Regular

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Good to see your trying to do the right thing and not just hope you don't get caught. I second the idea of garaging the car for a year and buying a crapbox as a daily.

The amount you would spend on an NA conversion would easily get you a car that would last a year. And you would be able to work on the r33 throughout the year so its even more awesome when you are allowed to drive it.

paulR32gtr Mentor

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Been talk about this in another thread. Can't you just get an old blown turbo, rip out the wheels and shaft, find a suitable bolt / nut / washers and put that through in it's place.

Carry a heap of photos of the changeover on your phone for the cops - the car is still going to have GTS25t badges on it so they are going to pull you regardless. Let them drive it if they really don't believe you...

ashneel Grand Master

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Been talk about this in another thread. Can't you just get an old blown turbo, rip out the wheels and shaft, find a suitable bolt / nut / washers and put that through in it's place.

Carry a heap of photos of the changeover on your phone for the cops - the car is still going to have GTS25t badges on it so they are going to pull you regardless. Let them drive it if they really don't believe you...

lol id like to see that work

but ye cheaper to get a crappy rolla to rool around in for a year and work your car for the year

FLN75S Mentor

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I have to say i agree with putting it in the garage and just buying a junker to get around in for the year. You would be better of picking up an R31 cheap it would go better than your 33 with the turbo taken of.

Lachlan33 Community Regular

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Been talk about this in another thread. Can't you just get an old blown turbo, rip out the wheels and shaft, find a suitable bolt / nut / washers and put that through in it's place.

Carry a heap of photos of the changeover on your phone for the cops - the car is still going to have GTS25t badges on it so they are going to pull you regardless. Let them drive it if they really don't believe you...

I doubt that would work. The turbo charger would still be fitted to the car, good luck explaining to the cops that it actually has no working parts. And anyway the car would run like a shot dog.

mad082 Grand Master

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you could unbolt the turbo but you will end with a car slower than a hyundai excel. a turbo motor isn't a NA motor with a turbo bolted on. it has lower compression. that is why at low rpm/off boost will NA motor will be quicker than a turbo.

bozodos Grand Master

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Yeah good luck telling the cops that your car registered as a GTS-T is actually non turbo now. See how far it goes.

Ring up the RTA and ask, but I daresay that any workshop offering to do an N/A conversion on a turbo car for P platers is simply parting fools with their money.

And ugh anyway, N/A Skylines are slow enough, imagine one without a turbo! I think my GF's Datsun would be faster lol.

paulR32gtr Mentor

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Yeah would be a bit of a pig... I remember the days when 9:1 was a high compression engine though!!

I guess I am just used to getting more respect from cops these days - can argue a point with them without ending up in the back of a divi van. I forget how I used to get treated.

PM-R33 Grand Master

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God another one of these threads. It doesn't matter if you rip the turbo out. The car's VIN plate says it is a turbo vehicle, it doesn't matter if you convert the whole car to a non turbo, you will still get fined.

paulR32gtr Mentor

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God another one of these threads.

Hit the little [x] on your browser the next time you come across something you don't like. Forums exist for discussion.

It doesn't matter if you rip the turbo out. The car's VIN plate says it is a turbo vehicle, it doesn't matter if you convert the whole car to a non turbo, you will still get fined.

He said he only has 1 year left - if he is in Vic the power to weight ratio still applies for P's issued before 1 July 2007.

R31Nismoid Grand Master

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God another one of these threads. It doesn't matter if you rip the turbo out. The car's VIN plate says it is a turbo vehicle, it doesn't matter if you convert the whole car to a non turbo, you will still get fined.

Exactly. Its still illegal.

Thread closed.

There are more than enough threads on this, please use the search function.

Thanks.

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