Thread:Gunner5795gt/@comment-3019062-20130129082154/@comment-3019062-20130402003744

What I meant by defected was that it doesn't mean the Australian standards in terms of car standards. That's why when people import cars from Japan, especially the heavily modified ones, you need to have it inspected and checked by customs and the Roads and Maritime Service (Formerly RTA). Aside from that, you need to calculate tax, shipping and most importantly, compliance.

The reason that loud mufflers are defectable is the same reason visible engine parts on the hood, extremely dark window tint 35%. In Australia, people don't get away with it because police regularly check up on it.

Mufflers which produce noise louder than 96 dB is considered 'defectable'. Same with cars with really dark windows.

Take my girlfriend for example. She recently got her full license and imported a heavily modified R34 Skyline GTR. It had a 4" Cannon muffler, Blow Off Valve, 50% window tint on the driver side, passenger side and rear window. It had an extremely wide body kit and its suspension was crazy low, not to mention sporting 19" Spinner rims (there's a rim inside and a 'spinner' outside so when the car stops, the spinner keeps moving). The spoiler stuck out the back and was too wide for the car too.

The car was nice, however, it was not deemed road-worthy and it had to be modified in order to be deemed road worthy. Compliance costed around $6,000; not to mention the extra costs in removing the window tint. Also the exhaust system was considered dangerous in Australia (which I reckon is completely bullshit) because the unburnt fuel exits the muffler in small shots of flames.

So all in all, the heavily modified Skyline's potential was reduced dramatically and it is not as visually appealing as it used to be.

But still, 5" Cannons are nothing but for show. Its loud and obnoxious. I'd rather get a dump pipe.