Just got off the phone with the NHTSA/DOT...

[btleier]

sorry... that didn't come out right... I agree, an intercooler, can rarely be too big. I just meant it was too big for the bumper, cause it hangs below the bottom.

[treimche]

Thread jacked!

Anyways that was really stupid of Motorex to do that shit. It's too bad someone doesn't pick this shit up and legalize cars legit.

[SmitEvo]

wannabe wrote:
he ran 13.5, and he has a nice car. you are all haters. I like your car tony!

and what is this blake about an intercooler being TOOO big? it aint too big til it scrapes on the ground!

i wasnt hating on his car, just nissans in general.....:)

[Afsil80]

Now y'all know why Eric didn't bring his blue R-32 over here. When he originally contacted MotoRex, they gave him 1 quote. He contacted them a little bit later, and this right when the investigation was really getting to be known to the car community, and they increased his price by a LOT.

I'm willing to bet that if he had taken them up, his car would either still be on MotoRex's property, or seized by the gov't as evidence.

There's either 11 or 12 LEGAL R-34s in the states, and from what I have read, they will stay legal.

I am not sure on how many R-33s or R-32s.

As far as Silvias go, I'm sure y'all know about the various shop cars around the nation that are using S-15s. Not street legal, but they're demo cars. However, there's a guy in my hometown that has a GT-R-32, a GT-R-33, AND (somehow) a legalized S15 Silvia. It read as a Silvia on the VIN, state registration, insurance, etc. and it 's 100% legal. I don't know how the hell he got it over here, seeing as how after this strapdown on MotoRex has fucked a lot of importing laws, esp. regarding OBDII cars such as the S15.

I don't know the whole situation, all I know is that the GT-Rs are riced out b/c he has a lot of money and no taste, and I haven't seen pics of the S15 since they originally recieved it.

[Afsil80]

BTW, I think Eric's FMIC is fuckin huge:

(The guys from Sat. night at Fargo Tintmasters heard this already, but whatever)

When we were riding into town from the base, I was about 20 minutes ahead of him. Cop passes the other way, so I phone him to let him know. Cop pulls him over b/c he wasn't displaying his tag on the front bumper. (We refiberglassed it that afternoon, it hadn't cured yet) After hearin Eric's reason, he asked why he had such a large radiator.

[Jared Balow]

that thing is huge, looks friggin sweet

[PSiedTSi]

thats the same intercooler that i have...it just hangs down cause the previous owner mounted it too low and most bumpers have a stock lip on it and mine for some reason does not...but yeah I will be keeping in touch with the DOT and up to date on the motorex thing. If you guys have any specific questions I can certainly ask and get a straight answer from someone that knows.

and joel i ran a 13.4 haha

[PSiedTSi]

treimche wrote:
Thread jacked!

Anyways that was really stupid of Motorex to do that shit. It's too bad someone doesn't pick this shit up and legalize cars legit.

well just look for some future developments...you may be pleasantly surprised

[KA-T_240]

not to jack the thread but what is the info on that fmic size and brand.

it interesting to read on this motorex stuff

[PSiedTSi]

it can be called a greddy, hybrid power, megan racing, or SSAutochrome...i think its like 24x12x3

[berzerkled]

That's really too bad..

[Guest]

tony, I just got this email from evolutionimports.com thought you might want to check into it:

We all know this story,everyone tell this story to there kids to make them
goto sleep.when you start looking into the car has to be DOT and EPA
compliant.that all refers when you import a full running car.but the thing
that EPA and DOT wont tell you cause if they did a lot more people will be
douing it.is that an individual is allowed to buy parts and build/assemble a
automobile
Look into this company called 1G racing www.1gracing.com .they sell a britsh
car called the noble.You can buy the noble right from a dealership in
europe.they import the car as componets and have 3 part companies assemble
it.we do the same procedure as them.

Frank Mendola
Evolution Imports,Inc
www.evolutionimports.net
Phone: 1-866-514-9066
Fax: 1-407-875-6946

[PSiedTSi]

alright...yeah that does work then but that email didnt sound too professional...cause then you register the car as a kit car and its not actually a "skyline" as such...ive heard about this but I'll be giving Washington, DC a call tomorrow

[Guest]

I was thinking the same...sounds like either kit car or salvage title.

[PSiedTSi]

it may get passed the registration but i dont see how it would get passed the emissions still...no matter what it should have to pass those...wouldnt you think?

[Guest]

hmmm....maybe not as its no longer classified as "Production Car"

[Jim]

not if they don't test for them

[PSiedTSi]

yeah your prolly right...well chuck you ready to open up our own shop? i hear mitch is interested too...lol

[Guest]

hmmm....we could compete with each other perhaps? j/k

[weshole]

Ya know, there's more cars from Japan that we cant get here that would be cool to have as well not just the skyline.