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[Soop]

Dylan is the best person to lecture on "risking it". He's got the expirience y0.

[SUBARU]

funny story with my HIDs... i've only got one fitted and the other one is a standard headlight, because one of the bulbs arrived damaged... and the cops didn't say anything

and regarding driving it, i spoke to the RTA and they gave me the feeling that it was alright. the chick said "changing the engine doesn't void the registration, you should still be able to drive it" or something along those lines

goes to show what i maybe i should have asked the police or got a second opinion or something, cos the woman at the RTA wasn't much help and seemed very unsure what she was talking about... but in my excitement i took it and ran with it... reading into it what i wanted i guess

after all is said and done, i shouldn't have been driving it... i think in the back of my head i knew that... though even if i had a certificate for the engine i'm sure the police would have defected something else like the exhaust or the coilovers

regarding getting it back on the road: i've been trying to pass emissions for 3 months now... and my tuner doesn't return any of my calls...

but you're all right, i'm lucky that i walked away with my licence or with my car at all...


and alex/paul... it's not hard for me to know what you're going to say because no matter what i do regarding anything to do with my car one or both of you guys has something "constructive" to say about it...

"got my car painted"
alex: "you're an idiot, who paints a stock GX bodykit?"
paul: "congratulations, you now have a freshly painted nugget. it's still a nugget though"
or something along those lines...

it's not exactly a long bow to draw...

You've only got one HID installed??? Your car is so ghetto! Hahahaha...

Why would you think that some slappa from the RTA would know whether it's legal to drive your car on the roads? All they do is license and registration and as if she gives an arse whether you car is legal, it's not their responsibility. Of course changing the engine doesn't void the rego. Just as much as removing the engine doesn't void the rego, but it would still be illegal to push it to a top of a hill and drive it down to the bottom as if it were a Billy Cart. Just as much as strapping two massive oxygen cylinders to the side of the car (Mad Max stylez) doesn't void your rego, but it's still illegal...

You've only just now realised you want a second opinion? How many heads on here suggested that you get the engineering side of things sorted out before you drive it on the roads. Shit, if I remember correctly, it was suggested right at the beginning, before the car was even converted!

I can't believe that you have been "trying to pass emissions" for 3 months... What on earth is so wrong with your car that it can't be tuned properly? Why don't you just tune it to factory specs and be done with it instead of trying to chase power on an engine that doesn't have that much power??

[Blaeven]

You've only got one HID installed??? Your car is so ghetto! Hahahaha...

Why would you think that some slappa from the RTA would know whether it's legal to drive your car on the roads? All they do is license and registration and as if she gives an arse whether you car is legal, it's not their responsibility. Of course changing the engine doesn't void the rego. Just as much as removing the engine doesn't void the rego, but it would still be illegal to push it to a top of a hill and drive it down to the bottom as if it were a Billy Cart. Just as much as strapping two massive oxygen cylinders to the side of the car (Mad Max stylez) doesn't void your rego, but it's still illegal...

You've only just now realised you want a second opinion? How many heads on here suggested that you get the engineering side of things sorted out before you drive it on the roads. Shit, if I remember correctly, it was suggested right at the beginning, before the car was even converted!

I can't believe that you have been "trying to pass emissions" for 3 months... What on earth is so wrong with your car that it can't be tuned properly? Why don't you just tune it to factory specs and be done with it instead of trying to chase power on an engine that doesn't have that much power??

it's been tuned 4 times now, each time has been better than the last... but it still doesn't pass... and i'm running 2 cats now...

at the moment i'm (still, after 2 weeks of calling him every second day) waiting for my tuner to get back to me...

[Shiv]

Tristan, wheres the car getting tuned at? Were there many other places in Sydney which have 4WD dyno? And when are you off your greens? I'd be on his back or looking elsewhere!

[Scuba-Roo]

You've only got one HID installed??? Your car is so ghetto! Hahahaha...

Why would you think that some slappa from the RTA would know whether it's legal to drive your car on the roads? All they do is license and registration and as if she gives an arse whether you car is legal, it's not their responsibility. Of course changing the engine doesn't void the rego. Just as much as removing the engine doesn't void the rego, but it would still be illegal to push it to a top of a hill and drive it down to the bottom as if it were a Billy Cart. Just as much as strapping two massive oxygen cylinders to the side of the car (Mad Max stylez) doesn't void your rego, but it's still illegal...

You've only just now realised you want a second opinion? How many heads on here suggested that you get the engineering side of things sorted out before you drive it on the roads. Shit, if I remember correctly, it was suggested right at the beginning, before the car was even converted!

I can't believe that you have been "trying to pass emissions" for 3 months... What on earth is so wrong with your car that it can't be tuned properly? Why don't you just tune it to factory specs and be done with it instead of trying to chase power on an engine that doesn't have that much power??

Probably one of the most useful posts in this thread

I'm sure theres lots of other places with the right knowledge and equipment to tune your car properly

[Blaeven]

i don't doubt there are other places, and if this guy isn't going to cut me a deal because he was tuning it for emissions last time then i'll probably start looking elsewhere... cos there are places that can tune specificly for emissions that i'll look into. the only thing is i dunno if they know ViPEC ecus, that's why i'm going to Scott, because he's a dedicated ViPEC tuner...

[Scuba-Roo]

http://www.ozliberty...=185924#p185924

[B4TT]

Pay your engine conversion off first before you go buying more stuff for it.

[Scuba-Roo]

ecu would make tunning easier wouldnt it? why i posted ot anyway haha

[Blaeven]

i've already got a programmable ecu... it's just a less known one called a ViPEC... it's a re-branded Link ECU

[alexGT]

how much is this costing you every time? i'd be asking for my money back if your getting your tuner to pass it for emissions and its failing time and time again....

[Blaeven]

how much is this costing you every time? i'd be asking for my money back if your getting your tuner to pass it for emissions and its failing time and time again....

that's why i'm trying to get back onto the same tuner, if he isn't going to do it for free/minimal cost, then i'm gonna take my business elsewhere...

so far the tunes have been $650, $250 and $600... (ok, so it's actually been tuned 3 times, this next one will be the fourth)

the first two tunes were done in QLD by a guy who doesn't really tune NAs, so he tuned it like a turbo.

when i got it tuned down here by scott it was heaps better after, more power, smoother acceleration and better emissions/fuel economy (still only getting 15l/100km though)

[Alex]

every second post in this thread contains excuses. and coincidentally, every second post in this thread contains fail. this thread just needs one moar BIG fail. then there will be no moar fails.

[Soop]

Hey Alex. My car is getting just under 15/100 if i belt it. Even chassed a Merc out the road the otherday.

[SUBARU]

Well mine receives approx 8/100 and realistly isn't that much slower than the 3.0

[Soop]

Thats nice chris. I'm sure your car could handle a 14second pass with minimal attention from the EPA too. Isn't life grand?

[SUBARU]

Thats nice chris.
I'm sure your car could handle a 14second pass with minimal attention from the EPA too. Isn't life grand?

It is nice.. Life is grand indeed....

[Soop]

What sort of economy are you getting now Chris? Have you had any issues with the EPA recently? Or have you taken the advice of the highly educated RTA attendant?

[Richo]

In all seriousness, and thread/Tristan bashing aside.. hows it going ? any juicy updates (or sweaty brown limp lettuce updates)?

[Alex]

Cliff notes (with imagery for those poor souls who are illiterate:


Multiple times in trying to get the car complied engineered and registered have yielded this.


Big mouthed n00b decides that taking un-engineered car on the street would be k3w1.


N00b gets pulled over by the 5-0.


N00b gets spared of what he deserved.


N00b gets let off with a canary.


forums' reaction to n00b's adventures.


succinct summary of tristan's actions.