EX-XX

13 hours ago, boOZZIE said:

I couldn't help myself, I had to fire it up without the mufflers 😨

 

Geez...look at you go. I received mine last September, and still haven't even opened the box! To be fair, though, we'd just moved into our new home, and aside from general unpacking, I've been making my shed "project ready", before i start working on the VFR...won't be long now!

3 hours ago, Duc2V4 said:

That was my fault, the FedEx web site auto-filled your address in and I thought I had double checked before clicking the "ship" button. Sorry guys, I'll try better next time!

No worries. Just got a bit of a surprise when I received an email from MyUS about a second headers.

I had something of a "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" moment when reading it...

*Internal dialogue"

"Hey, I might get a second set of the you beaut VFRD Headers...Excellent!"

"But they actually belong to someone else, who's paid good money for them, so you need to the right thing and let them know...Bogus!"

😆

All turned out in the end, though, so all is good.

If there is a member here by the name of Beau Sampson, can her please send me a PM? It seems that your headers have mistakenly sent to my MyUS account, and they are querying it (as the ultimate destination address isn't recognised).

Naturally, I'm happy to receive a second set, but thought I'd "do the right thing" by letting you know where they are. Let me know if you no longer require them... 😉

Lance, given the deadline for deposits on the first run is the 18th, can you please keep an eye out for the cheque I sent you. I also sent through tracking details via PM. 

Once the cheque is received, we'll need to discuss shipment options, as we are moving out of our place at the end of March, so if shipping is a 6-week proposition, I may have to provide an alternate address for shipment.

On the passivation side of things, I might have to wear the PayPal ripoff (on exchange rate) to have that done.

On 1/12/2019 at 6:55 AM, MiniCarver said:

If you get my way I'll let you ride it lol. I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.

 

What's the go with retaining the VTEC solenoid? To "fool" the existing ECU into believing it's still "driving" a 6th-Gen engine?

29 minutes ago, jimmyp said:

I think Saturday is Dyno day, today was fitment day.

Bugger.

Wishful thinking on my part, perhaps...

So...how'd the dyno run go (was going to be done on Tuesday, IIRC?)

Inquiring minds and all that... 😉

13 minutes ago, boOZZIE said:

Now wait for it....Australian import duties for these dimensions of a value over au$1000 , drum roll...$920

 

 I'm sure the "dutiable value" will be less than $1000 when shipped 😉

4 minutes ago, boOZZIE said:

Package is to big thru usps.

I tried ups but I think I did something wrong as that quote was us$1300

For that kind of money, you'd be better off swimming over there to collect it.

Can you get mine while you're there?

Thanks. 😉

2 hours ago, sfdownhill said:

Hi EX-XX  - sorry to hear about the $AUD tipping downward. I'll PM you and let's set something up to preserve your valuation.

 

HighSideNZ informed that NZ Post has a 'drop point' [for lack of a better term] in Portland Oregon USA, where private US shippers can have parcels sent. Then the NZ Post relays the packages through customs and on to New Zealand at reasonable cost. Perhaps there is a similar Australian service available for us small independent shippers and receivers?

Aus Post refers to a service called "ShopMate" for this purpose. I haven't used it, as I'd either have the person ship it direct, or use another service (Shipito etc.) for the purpose.

Have any of the other Oz members used ShopMate for US-based purchases...?

Like (many) others, I'm pretty happy to see something like this looking like eventuating. It's taken a long time to be potentially this close (not for lack of effort on behalf of a number of people!)

While I've put my hand up as interested in the headers themselves, "if" there is a full system eventually available with Carbon slip-on, I'd almost certainly be interested in the whole thing. (Will need to get a handle on shipping to Oz, though).

Given that the $AUD is falling against the $USD, I'd also be very keen to pay for the header/system in $USD if at all possible. (I guess the question there revolves around methods of payment available).

For those in Aus. I've used Ryco Z411 filters on my 5th Gen. A bit longer than stock, a bit cheaper than OEM. Granted, I change them reasonably regularly, but no issues so far.

I'm struggling to think of a worse looking exhaust I might have seen...

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Very cool looking RC36...Particularly given what it "started" as...

Reading through this thread (particularly the bit about there being "only a bit of cam wear after ~3000 miles"), I can't help wondering if, for the sake of longevity, you'd be better off sourcing an engine from an '86-89 model VFR? I don't know if these will bolt into that frame (but suspect they would), and they are designed to be "hidden" under a full fairing (nothing a bit of powder-coating/painting wouldn't fix)...

If you're going to be riding it a lot, you'd probably want better piece of mind than that offered by one of the infamous VF donks.

(Just my 2c, mind)