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By silvia_15,
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RosieR34 Grand Master

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"All imported vehicles with a magenta (purple) compliance plate whether from the ACT or another jurisdiction must be inspected at the Dickson Motor Vehicle Registry."

That is from the website. I think all Skylines and Silvia's have a purple plate - so no matter where you buy it, to transfer rego to your name in the ACT you would have to go to Dickson. I think we all agree here.

So the consensus is:

FMIC should be fine, even with hole cut through battery tray.

Pod should also be fine if held properly.

Boost controller will need to be hidden.

Any issues with the MCA coilovers? They aren't too low or something?

And one other point: I was thinking of having the car checked by some mechanic that can report to me. I inquired with Stateroads and they charge 290 for a report - its 6 pages and basically is a tick for satisfactory or not satisfactory for a list of things. Mainly it will point out a more major fault. Is it worth going with them or is there a better/cheaper alternative? I would like a check for the peace of mind.

I had paid for stateroads to do an inspection for me. Well worth the penny. It's a full report from paint correction to to rust to mechanical issues. I would use thees guys whenever I buy a car over $10,000+. Ease of mind and you know what you're paying for instead of calling their mechanic for a bias opinion. GL.\

I still have the report for my car - If you'd like to check it out. Give me a PM with your e-mail address and I'll send it over.

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Have you considered asking the seller to drive the car to the Dickson pits for an inspection to see if it will pass before purchasing? I know it will be a hassle but for Sydney sellers might be worthwhile giving it a go so that you purchase knowing for sure. Might be an idea to look into an adm s15 instead as pretty much most things will be parted out that was different probably with the exception of rear window wiper and the digital climate control unit. Just a thought to save you more hassle than required.

silvia_15 Apprentice

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Yeah I might ask him if he has plans to come down. Probably won't happen though.

If the car is mechanically good and history is clean then I would be willing to cop a bit of hassle. But really I am wondering why Dickson would make life so hard? It's not heavily modded.

Is hiding the boost controller really hard? And if the FMIC fails then I have to go stock? All else shouldn't be an issue I feel.

Trozzle Grand Master

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And I know the pains of not going back within their 28 days (or whatever the fk it's been reduced to now, allegedly) and having them discover things they glazed over the first time - blindingly obvious and ridiculously irrelevant things - resulting in another failure even though I fixed the issues from the first one. Kents.

silvia_15 Apprentice

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Wondering what people's thoughts are on amount of boost. Stock S15 turbo (T28 ball bearing I think) running around 12-15 psi of boost. Would you get concerned about the longevity of the turbo - or is it pretty reliable? What sort of numbers do you all run (on Skylines)?

Also has anyone got a power brace fitted?

admS15 Grand Master

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S15 stock turbos will happily run 16-17 psi but can't hold that till redline. They usually drop to around 14-15 psi in the top end. This is when your ecu is tuned otherwise 12 psi max.

In skylines most guys with aftermarket turbos run 18-20 psi. Some push them a bit more.

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