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Re: from "BOV's and wastegates - legality	Mon, 03 June 2002 02:09

I have been following a thread on a similar thread on MELBCCR. A few things: A mate of mine was pulled over and they say the pod filter, it wasn't 'oversized' as such, or wasn't declared to be by the cops, but it defected his car or rather he coped a fine for having it. He had already been defected a few weeks earlier and still had the roadworthy certificate with him, so they just fined him instead. So yes, they will fine you for having a pod. As far as the cops and the epa are concerned, pod filters add unnecessary noise nad change the exhaust characteristics of the car (I fail to see how, the ECU still monitors the incoming air). Similarly, BOV'S that vent to the atmosphere, I definately know that they are illegal, because they once again add excess noise and change the exhaust characteristics once again. This is all information that i have heard directly from a cop. The cop also went on to say that BOV's change the exhaust characteristics by bypass in the cat, which as we all know doesn't happen, because BOV's have nothing to do with the cat. I think he was getting the wastegate and the BOV mixed up. As far as wastegates go, it's clearly obvious that wastegates that vent to the atmosphere are clearly illegal, for the above reason, they bypass the cat. Personally I wouldn't want one that vents to the atmosphere sitting right below where the air that I breath comes into the car. hrm, no thanks. however, on the same note, and this one I haven't heard direct from the cops, wastegates that dump straight into the normal exhaust system, I would doubt have any legality problems, all they do is change the exhaust characteristics of flow, not the actually make up of the exhaust. anyhow, my 2c [Report message to a moderator]

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