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    Get your car Engineered

    Who is running an aftermarket computer?
    I would be saying most of us are..
    Fuel stations are selling fuel (e85) which a car would need to be retuned or modified to be able to use it.
    Quantities of Cars being modified to use this fuel must be high for a fuel station to allocate a pump for this fuel..

    I would like Us, Ozhonda fans to use this thread to start a data base of who to see and the exact process to get our cars legit and to be able to stop the harassment by enforcement.

    We need to work together on this issue.!!!!!!!!

    Im thinking that when the information comes in it will prove to be such a drawn out process with costs so prohibitive that to get things passed is almost impossible. I was hoping to pass on this info to the people who should get on board, such as other car bodies and clubs.

    When a Ferrari can have a variable exhaust but it is deemed to be illegal for others.
    Exhaust Db of cars enforced, when such cars as the s2000 db reading from the factory is over what we can be booked for ( only over by 1 db)

    When you think about it, Cop cars are modified..

    The laws are killing the Motorsport scene ( as well as the economy ) so if we all give up, tracks will close and Motorsport will stop..

    We all ready have extraordinary track fees which are a joke considering the millions spent on wasted tv commercials which could be used to subsidize the track fees and keep our tracks running.

    The allocation of manpower to bust someone for a K and N filter is mind boggling.
    When there is ex taxi cabs on our roads which have traveled a million km and no good to be a cab but are ok for people to drive around in? These ex yellow cars frequent my area and are so stuffed usually travel with a very bad crab stance cause the chassis is bent and are never defected.

    So sorry for the rant but I feel some motivation is needed for us to work together and use this thread to get all info together.

    My goal is to enable us to obtain that piece of paper that no enthusiastic enforcement officer can over rule and still give us a fine.



    Most of us need mods approved.

    Lets start with the computer

    Aftermarket computer
    I want to be environmental and use e85 ,,how can I get this approved with spending what my car costs or is it possible. I would love to use one of the flex fuel sensors and aftermarket computer and get my car legal and .. Keep my mods legal..

    Who has passed the EPA test with a turbo Honda or other mod Ed car which requires a computer?

    I will amend this post with the details you supply

    Who turned car
    Engineering company used
    Where was it tested
    Cost of tests and fees
    Mods approved, eg, computer, turbo, quad throttle, etc

    Please help me with this and let's work together and share info with each other so we can revive being able to drive our cars..

    I hope to have got all my facts correct and I am happy to be corrected.
    Pin It To Win It

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    One problem that faces you is how to "lock" the ecu. You not only must prove that it meets emissions but also that you cannot change it afterwards. Biggest pita.

    ive never gone down this path (eg making it all 100% legal) so I might be wrong but will defs be looking forward to other peoples posts


    Edit:
    That peice of paper will never stop you being defected. You could certainly go to court and try prove your car has not changed but even that wont be too easy. The way it works is guilty until provrn innocent as it is too difficult to train police in the intricacies of vehicle modification laws.

    "If it looks iffy, book it and we'll work it out later" mentality.
    Last edited by Chernoby1; 23-03-2013 at 09:31 AM.

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    Op this is already happening already.

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    Either no one has got their car engineered or can't be f Ed reading...no replys yet...

    Hope everyone voted. amep
    Pin It To Win It

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    You need to be smart about it.
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    a while back, james aka BLKCRX has his 320kw turbo del sol genuinely ADR and Engineered approved to be driven on our roads...
    it cost him a shit loads of money and time...

    he did it to prove a point, but I highly doubt any1 would even bother going thru wat he did...

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    Quote Originally Posted by IEVAQ8 View Post
    a while back, james aka BLKCRX has his 320kw turbo del sol genuinely ADR and Engineered approved to be driven on our roads...
    it cost him a shit loads of money and time...

    he did it to prove a point, but I highly doubt any1 would even bother going thru wat he did...
    ...might be ADR approved and engineered but definely WONT be EPA legal...

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    If it has been engineered, it has been EPA approved, as the first thing engineers check these days is emissions results if you are engineering engine modifications
    Kermit EGK20A
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    Wakefield: 1:08.8

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    Mines been engineered and passed EPA
    Import Performance and Styling
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chernoby1 View Post
    One problem that faces you is how to "lock" the ecu. You not only must prove that it meets emissions but also that you cannot change it afterwards. Biggest pita.

    ive never gone down this path (eg making it all 100% legal) so I might be wrong but will defs be looking forward to other peoples posts


    Edit:
    That peice of paper will never stop you being defected. You could certainly go to court and try prove your car has not changed but even that wont be too easy. The way it works is guilty until provrn innocent as it is too difficult to train police in the intricacies of vehicle modification laws.

    "If it looks iffy, book it and we'll work it out later" mentality.
    Quote Originally Posted by Cartoon View Post
    You need to be smart about it.
    This...

    You can have the certificate to cover you from top to bottom but if the police which as Chernoby1 said operate on a guilty till innocent and the law doesn't bother to restrain them from simply issuing defects based on their limited/lack of knowledge, the end result is the same. For your idea to happen, something got to change on the police end of things.

    As Cartoon said, be smart about it, it is very possible to modify a car to be quite but quite 'normal' in the eyes of the police. But if you like standing out in the crowd then can't help lol :P
    Toda Racing AU | Shen * Speed Works | Jesse Streeter

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    My car even meets the required db for exhaust
    I have seat covers on my sparco's and stuff like that
    Import Performance and Styling
    -= Official distributors for Password JDM =-

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cartoon View Post
    My car even meets the required db for exhaust
    I have seat covers on my sparco's and stuff like that
    Smart!
    Toda Racing AU | Shen * Speed Works | Jesse Streeter

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