Permits

[BoOsTeD_RB26]

Hey all,

This may have been covered before but what do you have to do to get permits for mods?

Do you have to make up some bullshit reason why you have the mods or what?

Just curious as I don't want cops giving me a defect for stupid reasons.

Anyone? :burnout:

[Pva_Glue]

well when you go to pits tehn ask them for the Permit you pay them then as long as engineer agrees with MOD then they will issue one!

you can have five thing on one permit!

cheers

Joe

[Hicks]

But they won't give you a permit for exaust.

Which is shit cause if the cops are being real wanks no matter what permit you have they could bend you over for the exaust.

[BoOsTeD_RB26]

what exactly do you need a permit for? :confused:

the car has been lowered, has pod filters, n1 exhaust, 17s, boost controller and turbo timer (just heard these are illegal, this true?)

its a bummer u cant get a permit for the zorst

[Hicks]

So that you can tell the cop to shove that sticker up his arse!

They'll give ya a permit for all them things(except exaust)

[RadiuM]

you may need one for the pod filter... the rest sounds ok cept the turbo timer.

a quick question, why do you need it?

do you thrash the living crap out of your car for the last few minutes of your way home?

They should be illegal anyway, your not spose to leave your car running without you within 3 or 5meters from it or something similar to that.

Shaun

[BoOsTeD_RB26]

simple.......it came with the car

another quick question.....the car has no cat.....now i've heard off a few people that its illegal NOT to have one, and that you can get upto a 10k fine!!

now the weird thing is that the car has passed the pits 3 times, and they didnt say anything about it :confused:

you rekon if I went back for the permits that they'd pick it up and that they would sticker the car until the cat is sorted?

hmmm

[red17]

Ive been told the turbo timer illegality is about having something wired into your ignition. As far as boost controllers go, apparently they arent illegal but your not meant to have it within reach of the driver. eg: you have to stop the car to change the boost because its in the glove box or something.

As for cat converters, its highly illegal not to have one, and the fine can be as high as 10k. Doesnt seem to stop alot of people because the sheer difference it makes not having one is incredible.

Red17

[Timmy G]

I heard you get absolutely raped if you get caught wihout a cat. I'd get one if I were you. I also heard the fine is in the order of $10k cos your emissions would be very bad w/o a cat.

Originally posted by BoOsTeD_RB26

another quick question.....the car has no cat.....now i've heard off a few people that its illegal NOT to have one, and that you can get upto a 10k fine!!  

[BoOsTeD_RB26]

shit better look into it then

howcome the guys at the pits didnt say anything?...not once, not twice but three times????

:confused:

[BoOsTeD_RB26]

how much is a cat by the way?

are they hard to put in or what?

[PSIKO]

cats just require removing part of the pipe that used to have the cat there, inserting the cat in, then rewelding

they can cost up to a fair amount, depending if you want a high flow one or not

the guys at the pits may not have done an emissions test (and you were VERY lucky for not being caught as I've heard too that it's up to a 10k fine for not having one)

u and 25gtt should go and buy lotto tickets!!

radium: why does he need what? the turbo timer???

don't u have one?? they are in my opinion EXTREMELY necessary

you don't have to have booted it the last leg of your journey...if you'd have given it a bit earlier the turbo will retain it's heat fairly well since it's is generating heat

if I cane it anywhere on my journey, I always set the timer higher

...sorry if this isn't what you were referring to, and that you had to be bored shitless reading this! haha

I'm bored

[BoOsTeD_RB26]

hahah

Im bored aswell

just say if I was to be pulled over, couldnt I use it against them?

Just say if I were to argue that it had passed the pits 3 times and that nothing was said. My old man reckons leave it and just fight em if it does happen......hmmm

As for the other stuff....I should get off my arse and get some permits

[Timmy G]

Other than the cost, what harm is there in a cat? It's not really going to slow your car down much, and whatever a stock cat costs for your car certainly sounds better than risking a $10k fine.

My 2c.

[PSIKO]

my thughts precisely timmay

nah boosted, you can't say that unless you had very recently been to the pits (I think they give u a kind of immunity period after pits where you can't get touched...pretty much)

but personally I don't think you should leave it off, as they can very easily prove you wrong, and if you take them to court over it, then they're likely to give you the full fine

they can very easily tell if u don't have a cat (emissions test and/or flame marks on bumper) and then 10k later you;'d wished you'd put the cat on or left it on, whichever way round it is

[BoOsTeD_RB26]

yeh very true

guess I'll have to do it some time

im just wonderin why the exhaust didnt have a cat in it to start with, because i thought the N1 exhausts had different sections, like cat back, front pipes etc

i just went and had a look and its just one full piece, theres no weld marks or anything for where the cat should be :eek:

wierd

[JH32]

Perhaps Japan doesn't have a law saying you need a cat converter? :confused:

I don't know ... just a thought

[initialD]

whats this no permits for exzorsts??? I Have 1! along with airfilter permit.

My friend with a the evo 6 got permits for Xenon head lights, factory evo bonnet vents, he's brembo brakes, zorst, airfilter, pedals, guages, everything. every mod he has he's got a permit for. probably good coz cops have defected him twice b4, so he's practicaly bulletproof.

I just got my permits when i got defected, payed like i think 25 dollars, or close to that.

[BoOsTeD_RB26]

why would he need a permit for factory bonnet vents and brembos?....they are factory standard :confused:

[john]

technically you need a permit for ANY alteration to the factory specification of the vehicle:eek: , as for the cat, is there anyone out there who has the cat casing in the exhaust without anything inside it, ive heard of a few wrx owners who have done this with good results