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^^^ that good to hear mate, that u passed the test not that u got done by EPA. Gives me hope that I'll pass too. I have a stock exhaust so hopefully the cat will be good enough to cut emissions and quiet enough as well. Btw what kinda power u get with Racepace tune. I was about to take mine there but got he EPA notice before I could.

Factory GTR exhaust cat-back, with aftermarket dump/front pipes won't generally pass.

To the other guys - I class Nistune as non-factory.

As soon as you alter something from OEM, it is no longer classed as "factory" far as i am concerned.

And they will take the cover off your factory ecu to check for extra chippies - kents snapped a screw on mine and left it like that when it was being used for another car through EPA.

And they will take the cover off your factory ecu to check for extra chippies - kents snapped a screw on mine and left it like that when it was being used for another car through EPA.

They will really open up your ECU? I have never heard of this being done before, I would argue that they could damage something with static and that I would refuse to let them dismantle something in my car, unless there is obvious stickers all over the ECU saying it has been chipped/has a nistune module in it then I can't see why they would want to open it up.

Yeah, as below, with NIstune it appears (visually) as though it is, infact, a stock ECU. Except you'd have an AM AFM. Which can be explained in no other fashion other than something illegal being changed. I guess that depends entirely on whether NISTune gets by Victoria's EPA people.

Cause if you had highflow turbo(s), NISTune, highflow injectors (or appropriately coloured ones) the only visually defectable or 'wrong' item would be AFM's.. which, on their own, arent specifically excluded.

Probably a discussion for the VIC EPA thread though..

I have sent about 15 cars through EPA with nistunes and all passed with flying colours, cars ranged from 230kw to 400kw.

A sticker change on a AFM goes a long way to conceal its changed on a RB25 as its the same size, GTR's are a non issue as i use NISMO items and they look factory too.

Injectors must be painted and its easily done with the correct plastic model paint, will even handle jet wash and steam cleaning.

And they will take the cover off your factory ecu to check for extra chippies - kents snapped a screw on mine and left it like that when it was being used for another car through EPA.

If the car looks modified then yes they will start to investigate, best bet is to do everything in wrinkle black and covertly then they wont even bother looking.

hi mate, i passed an epa full emission test with a standard airbox, hks front mount, hks 2535 turbo, big fuel pump, dump pipes and front pipes with a tiny exhaust from the cat back and power fc on my r33 gts t, no worries, all i done was rub of the hks print on the wastegate and remove the power fc hand controller. easy job

Does anyone know if you must have the standard boost solenoid hooked up or is it fine to run it off the actuators? My point being, my car doesn't have the standard solenoid, I was just going to use a T-piece where the Aftermarket boost controller is.

Read the EPA thread dude... It's all in there.

The EPA do know about factory solenoids, and ensure they are connected. All emission controls must be connected.

Sometimes you are lucky and get away without it being checked.

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