My Marmalade VT modded to my satisfaction!

[x_Diesel_x]

Hmmm do you have a shot with the high beams on?


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[Maximum]

I don't sorry, there is a different bulb for high and low beam so high is still stock yellowish white.

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[x_Diesel_x]

Ohhh. For some reason I thought that the high beams had been fitted with same lights as lows and fogs. The output seems to match the LED strip quite well.


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[Maximum]

Nah I didn't really see the point. In photos it does look perfect but in person it's a tiny bit different.

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[toshko321]

I'm off my p plates in Jan, I'm 21. As nvy mentioned I don't see why it matters?

Also spoilers only do what they sound like in my opinion - spoil the car. Not a fan.

Thanks for all the other kind words!

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You get offended so quickly... He is just asking you.


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[Maximum]

Any time

[blackjack]

And what was this brought up for?

Totally agree, remind me never to take a photo with an L plate, who knows what people may think of me........

Merry Christmas everyone.....

[cbrmale]

The turbo has a stock spoiler; it's that spoiler-looking blade above the p plate on the rear of the car in the pictures. Given the smooth, rounded profile of the roof I would expect some airflow there at speed (unlike a wing on the boot of a modified Commode or Foulcan, which is sitting in an area of high turbulance and would do nothing at all whatsoever). I noticed my Veloster was spraying water from the roof upwards when I drove in the rain at speed the other day, so the stock spoiler does work.

I like the wheels (I'm not a fan of the standard aluminimum and chrome). I have driven my car at night on a country road once and I was very impressed by high beam penetration. On a straight I measured effective vision at 3 kilometers. The projector high beams do seem to make a difference. I was less than impressed by low beam which was marginal, and I may go for brighter globes as well.

I do like the car in the pics and the modifications suit it without going overboard.

[denot]

Nicely done mate!

but...
"Not HID to avoid Cop trouble"

your Axleback is the only "defect" the cop can give you because you are still on green P (I have confirm this with the RTA because I was abt to do the same thing to our V+ - wife is on green P as well)

[Maximum]

Hey Denot that's some misinformation for you there lol. An exhaust system isn't a defect and He probably only told you that cause He was an old fart who hates slightly louder cars. When I can list exhaust mods on my insurance policy there isn't an issue

Oh and toshko, didn't see your post before. I'm not taking offence I just asked why it was even worthy of mentioning especially when it's because I'm "really young" or "older and a bad driver so I'm serving a penalty period".

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[cbrmale]

As long as the exhaust is less than 94db measured as prescribed then all's good. The measurement procedure is from a certain distance at a 45 degree angle at the same height as the exhaust outlet. ADR is 89db and up to 5db over that is allowable for roadworthy purposes. The stock turbo exhaust is 87db at 4,500rpm, so roadworthy would be measured at those revs no-load. And the exhaust has to be specified on your insurance policy or else your car will not be covered.

For those with motorcycles like me, ADR is 94db and roadworthy is 99db (my Triumph has exhausts rated at 98db). That's why we get away with louder, although I am no fan of a high-revving four-cylinder motorcycle blaring away.

[denot]

Maximum, unfortunately for me in NSW, any "performance" modification (including non factory turbocharge, Air intake, header, catback or axleback) is illegal for non full license driver.

And yes, I can list as many mod I can have to some insurance company (e.g. Just Car) and they will still cover it (my friend can even include his air suspension on his insurance). But I still can get fined and sticker from the cops if its illegal to the RTA rules...

[cbrmale]

Yeah, well New South Wales is a crazy place! They have multi-coloured p plates, they restrict learners and probationary licence holders to ridiculous speed limits, and it's only a matter of time before these variable speed limit restrictions comes back to bite them in a big way. It's crazy that drivers with a valid licence are restricted to 90 on interstate freeways and are overtaken by b-doubles doing 100, causing chaos and mayhem amongst other cars doing 110 or more! It's only a matter of time before there's major death and injury on account of this idiocy.

I rode my motorcycle to the Bombala motorcycle show last month and came across a New South Wales registered probationary driver doing 90, as she was supposed to do. By the time I swept past her on my noisy Triumph she looked like she'd had more than enough, with bike after bike after bike catching and passing her. Her eyes were on stalks! Unfortunately when you catch these drivers and you're not on a motorcycle you get stuck at 90 or thereabouts looking for a way past, and that sows the seeds of impatience and possible crashes too.

Why doesn't NSW train their drivers to a competent level instead? And why do they do everything different to everywhere else in Australia? On the Hume Freeway leading out of Sydney it's only a matter of time before a major multi-vehicle crash happens because of slow drivers in the left, barely faster trucks on the right, and even faster cars legally catching the lot of them and having no-where to go. It's insanity, and statistically it's made absolutely no difference to the road toll.

Restrictions on exhausts and other modifications do not apply in the ACT as long as the car or motorcycle is roadworthy. Nor do variable speed limits, nor do these restrictions and speed limits apply to ACT drivers (or drivers from other states) driving in NSW (they can do 110 and they can drive modified cars and motorcycles in NSW).

Marmalade gets a full licence next month so he will be right after then anyway.

[Maximum]

Yup I'm on opens in about 2 weeks, I'm not in NSW anyway so I'm fine in regards to mods and apparently my name is now Marmalade lol :P

[SRobz]

^^^
im with cbr Maximus .. marmalade sounds better

[denot]

"and that sows the seeds of impatience and possible crashes too"

I was behind a Learner driver on the weekend (driving on F3 to Central Coast - 100km/h max), but I manage to control my patience and wait until it is safe to change lane and pass him. I was in our V+ so I know the car is terrible at overtaking, so your judgement safe you. Not the speed limit or how fast a P driver can drive (we could give them 200km/h limit, but we probably see more death than 90km/h).

[cbrmale]

I lived in Germany for a while where there are no speed limits on autobahns, providing they aren't clogged with weekend traffic jams. My car, a Mercedes 190E 2.6, was geared to cruise at 180 and that's what I did, for hour after hour. When passing slower cars you have to be careful before moving left because at 180 you will be passed by faster cars. I continued my holiday to Paris and through France and spent time at Saint Tropez and the French Riviera, this time cruising at 140 on their motorways (speed limit 130). Later I went to Italy (Venezia, Napoli, Roma etc) and used autostradas at around 160. I headed north into Austria to catch the Austrian Grand Prix at the beautiful Ósterreichring before sightseeing at Wien, and then to Stuttgart to return that well-used Mercedes to my employers, and then I flew home.

Anyone travelling at 90 on those roads or even on European country roads would be an extreme hazard but that's not the point. Europeans can and do drive at extremely high speeds safely and Australians cannot. European drivers have a better attitude, and they also have more extensive driver training and very comprehensive driving tests. And what do we have? Driving tests here haven't much improved since I got my licence and frequently I observe drivers that are struggling to guide their cars at 80 or 90, locked in the right lane and not having the skills necessary to indicate, use mirrors, look over shoulder and change lanes to the left. So they get 'trapped' in the right lane and create chaos. We need to do better than this and 90 speed limits for the first 3 years of a licence is not the way to achieve it, except for blocking roads during busy traffic periods.

Cars have improved substantially since the 100 speed limit was first set in 1972 in Victoria, and as a result the freeway speed limit should be closer to what they have in France and the UK, which is 130. In 1972 a typical car might have been an EJ Holden with cross-ply tyres, drum brakes and all over the road steering. When freeways were built the speed limit was increased on these roads to 110, but this limit is amongst the slowest in the Western world (the US has 65, 70 or 75 mph, UK 80mph (130kmh) (recently increased from 70mph because modern cars are deemed safer), France 130 etc). The UK limit was also raised because it was observed the 70mph limit was observed in the breach!

I think the comment about the 200 limit resulting in more deaths is coloured by speeding propoganda used by governments to justify taxation on normal driver behaviour (see comment on UK drivers above, who drive on motorways carrying extremely heavy traffic volumes). It is just revenue raising and drivers in other countries travel much faster than we do, safely.

[Pierre]

Hi Max happy xmas!
Interested in the exhaust system you had fitted. I thought I might import a Jun BL cat back as these seem to be very good and tuned for the VT. ARK appear to also make a good product. One can import via ImportShark. What is your opinion and what was your experience going to a local shop to have one 'custome made'. Got to say yours sounds totally awesome (the best Ive heard via the internet), but is it street legal?

Pierre

[Maximum]

It's a bit of a gamble with custom made exhausts especially if you don't have a trusted place to go and don't know their quality. Luckily for me I have a guy local to my work that I trust and I know does good work. I paid 250 for my setup which compares favourably with the "off the shelf" items and is unique to my car which makes it my choice - I'll never buy an off the shelf exhaust.

Mine is more aggressive in person too. It burbles and crackles when letting off the throttle to change gears, No regrets at all, just want more volume!

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[Pierre]

Thanks for the input Max......Id like to up the power curve a little and obtain a better burble sound out of the tailpipe thrown in. Did you notice any change in torque/boost with the change you made? My most important criterion is letting the engine 'breath' a little better. Compared to what you paid, the off the shelf imported systems are certainly not 'cheap'. Im keeping my eyes peeled as I dont 'need' this improvement immediately. Comments from any of you 'knowledgable' guys/girls would also be appreciated. Will advise the forum about that which I further discover, in my own research.