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Hey guys,

Last night I was heading from a movie and was stopped for a RBT by a marked highway patrol car. The two officers were nice enough blokes (Don't want to turn this into a cop bashing thread), but one was a fairly interested in my wheels and gave me a Defective Vehicle notice. The rear wheels are 22x10s with Hankook 245s.

So to clear the defective vehicle notice I have to get a roadworthy and take it to VicRoads, does anyone know if it'll be ok to throw on the stock 17s for a Roadworthy?

Secondly, and this bit has me fairly worried. One asked me to pop my bonnet, and without thinking I did.

One grabbed his camera and started snapping away at the Plazmaman plenum, intake, and anything else he wasnt sure of.

Then he said, "I'll just send these pics off to the EPA, they might want to take a look at this".

So does anybody know what mods people have passed with at the EPA? Engine mods aere basically Rapid V2 D&D kit, 968s, walbro, centre mufflered, making around 320rwkw on its last tune.

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putting your 17s on will be sufficient and that's all you need to do. once you clear it, put your normal ones back on.

As for EPA, you will be fine. Stress less. From what im aware you can do ONE intake mod legally. Cooler OR air filter. as long as you dont have a big F*CK OFF airpod sticking out and have normal CAI and flatpan etc, you will be no dramas.

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In future, when they say some rounabout smartarse way to ask your permission to open your bonet or search your car just tell them 'sorry I don't have time' and make them earn their way in. f*cking time wasters. Meanwhile I bet a few rust bucket death traps rolled past whatever road you were on lol

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Been thru the head F**k before......

If you get the nasty letter in the mail stating that you will have to send the car to be emissions tested..... your gonna struggle....

Basically your going to have to revert the car back to stock to pass... standard tune....injs... exhaust....plenum......etc.....

*Beep* is partly correct you are allowed either big front mount or air filter mod.......

Fingers crossed you don't get the letter

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Hey guys,

Last night I was heading from a movie and was stopped for a RBT by a marked highway patrol car. The two officers were nice enough blokes (Don't want to turn this into a cop bashing thread), but one was a fairly interested in my wheels and gave me a Defective Vehicle notice. The rear wheels are 22x10s with Hankook 245s.

So to clear the defective vehicle notice I have to get a roadworthy and take it to VicRoads, does anyone know if it'll be ok to throw on the stock 17s for a Roadworthy?

Secondly, and this bit has me fairly worried. One asked me to pop my bonnet, and without thinking I did.

One grabbed his camera and started snapping away at the Plazmaman plenum, intake, and anything else he wasnt sure of.

Then he said, "I'll just send these pics off to the EPA, they might want to take a look at this".

So does anybody know what mods people have passed with at the EPA? Engine mods aere basically Rapid V2 D&D kit, 968s, walbro, centre mufflered, making around 320rwkw on its last tune.

do u have any pics of your car ? just baffle your exhaust up 4 with steelo the epa.

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I have heard of police targeting external wastegates and screamers, has anybody been done for this? apparently epa fines are pretty serious, has anybody got any real details about epa fines regarding cats? I put a 100cell cat on just so I technically am legal, however I was told if I had a stick put behind the car it wouldnt pass..bit scary as there are so many cops out on power trips these days (protect and serve my hole)

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In future, when they say some rounabout smartarse way to ask your permission to open your bonet or search your car just tell them 'sorry I don't have time' and make them earn their way in. f*cking time wasters. Meanwhile I bet a few rust bucket death traps rolled past whatever road you were on lol

While I was pulled over my younger brother walked into a maccas were there was 2 different people drunk as ten men waiting for the coppers to go so they could drive home again. But I'll try that next time

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Cole, did you have this happen? And did they take pictures?

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Sucks dude.. I got epa'd for my exhaust.. Got a letter in the mail telling me to get it tested by this date bla bla bla.. My exhaust is standard so I wasnt worried.. The only thing that pissed me off is I didnt get pulled over or anything, just got a letter in the mail..

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If you flash it back to 'Valet' mode, so the car CAN NOT run past 3000rpm, how do they go about the emisions then? I've been thinking that If I get pulled over, I'll flash it back to Valet, and tell them the motor is made to redline at 3000rpm.

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