GReddy Turbo Kit

[jules]

It's pretty often traveled up here, I can tell you.

Jules

[Uncle Arthur]

It's pretty often traveled up here, I can tell you.

Jules

Only by some - the brave few

[Blue94t]

Ampz,
The engineer has nothing to do with EPA certification.
The only place that is readily accessable for testing is Vipac and you are looking around the $1.5 - $3k mark per test, pass or fail.
Having just visited the epa it doesn't matter if you have an epa certificate if you have performed further mods. If you have a stand alone ecu you have no hope at all. If you do not run the complete AVO kit you have to prove ADR compliance, in other words go to Vipac and have the testing done.
The worst thing is you don't even need to be pulled over, all a cop/member of the public needs to do is call the epa and you will get a letter in the mail requesting you bring your car down for testing. If you fail to show up for the test they fine you and suspend your rego.
So if you are going the AVO route for the EPA certificate you may as well leave it as they market it or else the EPA certificate is worthless.
Unfortuneately the guys at the EPA testing station are not stupid so your chance of handing them an AVO EPA cert after you have installed an aftermarket ecu or done any other mods and having it passed are slim.
Don't let this put you off though, a boosted 5 is a wonderful thing.
Jake

[jules]

If I ever go this route, I'm just going to get an SP.
Done, dusted, thank you , good night.

Jules

[Bevan]

If I ever go this route, I'm just going to get a SE, it's better than an SP.
Done, dusted, thank you , good night.

[jules]

Funny thing is Bevan. I now know 2 people who have ditched their SE's in favour of another MX-5.

I haven't heard of that happening with an SP yet?
Almost tempted to start a COW thread.

Jules