RobertRyan
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Grit dog wrote:RobertRyan wrote:Grit Dog wrote:Well I’m like 22 years old so I still subscribe to the “if it’s too loud, you’re too old” mantra.
Should be growing out of that phase of life here any day!
The blue truck is not that loud though. Flowmaster 40s. It’s not fast enough to be obnoxiously loud , lol.
The black one has a turbo
Between the motor and the tailpipe…..hahaha. It’s loud even if you’re tone deaf where you can’t h
Problem here you cannot modify the vehicles unless you have an engineering certificate. So the bulk of them eun around as stock
Sounds horrible… Far from it. Lifted Pickups etc is not a thing here. More modifications to carry greater loads Off Road. Tbis applies to mainly non US Pickups. Pretty large industry of manufacturers doing it. It is not that big in the US
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Grit dog wrote:RobertRyan wrote:Grit Dog wrote:Well I’m like 22 years old so I still subscribe to the “if it’s too loud, you’re too old” mantra.
Should be growing out of that phase of life here any day!
The blue truck is not that loud though. Flowmaster 40s. It’s not fast enough to be obnoxiously loud , lol.
The black one has a turbo
Between the motor and the tailpipe…..hahaha. It’s loud even if you’re tone deaf where you can’t h
Problem here you cannot modify the vehicles unless you have an engineering certificate. So the bulk of them eun around as stock
Sounds horrible…
Tell me about it. They seem to be very strict on personal freedom in regards to vehicle modifications over there in the name of safety even though lifted trucks don't cause more accidents than stock vehicles. While I am not a huge fan of trucks that are lifted for show and are way past their usability, I understand that there are many people who like them and should have the freedom to make it their own.
There seems to be a "huge aftermarket modification scene Down Under" according to the article below and a few others that I have read, but the government cracks down really hard on modifications that you do yourself unless you pay an exorbitant amount of money to a shop that has the license to do so. No wonder it is not as big over there since the aftermarket truck scene seems to be dictated more by regulations rather than what the people want.
Australia Cracks Down On Illegally Lifted Pickup Trucks
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ShinerBock wrote:Grit dog wrote:RobertRyan wrote:Grit Dog wrote:Well I’m like 22 years old so I still subscribe to the “if it’s too loud, you’re too old” mantra.
Should be growing out of that phase of life here any day!
The blue truck is not that loud though. Flowmaster 40s. It’s not fast enough to be obnoxiously loud , lol.
The black one has a turbo
Between the motor and the tailpipe…..hahaha. It’s loud even if you’re tone deaf where you can’t h
Problem here you cannot modify the vehicles unless you have an engineering certificate. So the bulk of them eun around as stock
Sounds horrible…
Tell me about it. They seem to be very strict on personal freedom in regards to vehicle modifications over there in the name of safety even though lifted trucks don't cause more accidents than stock vehicles. While I am not a huge fan of trucks that are lifted for show and are way past their usability, I understand that there are many people who like them and should have the freedom to make it their own.
There seems to be a "huge aftermarket modification scene Down Under" according to the article below and a few others that I have read, but the government cracks down really hard on modifications that you do yourself unless you pay an exorbitant amount of money to a shop that has the license to do so. No wonder it is not as big over there since the aftermarket truck scene seems to be dictated more by regulations rather than what the people want.
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Lifted Pickups are a very niche market but RV accesories and GVM upgrades are huge( How big is ARB in the US or Redarc?). I would baulk at DYO suspension modifications, so havibg an engineering approval for what you have done is the right way to go. There is no "'freedom" in a poorly done modification.Quote:While I am not a huge fan of trucks that are lifted for show and are way past their usability
Could not agree more very much why they are extreme niche here. They are a thing in the US and posdibly Canada
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ShinerBock wrote:Grit dog wrote:RobertRyan wrote:Grit Dog wrote:Well I’m like 22 years old so I still subscribe to the “if it’s too loud, you’re too old” mantra.
Should be growing out of that phase of life here any day!
The blue truck is not that loud though. Flowmaster 40s. It’s not fast enough to be obnoxiously loud , lol.
The black one has a turbo
Between the motor and the tailpipe…..hahaha. It’s loud even if you’re tone deaf where you can’t h
Problem here you cannot modify the vehicles unless you have an engineering certificate. So the bulk of them eun around as stock
Sounds horrible…
Tell me about it. They seem to be very strict on personal freedom in regards to vehicle modifications over there in the name of safety even though lifted trucks don't cause more accidents than stock vehicles. While I am not a huge fan of trucks that are lifted for show and are way past their usability, I understand that there are many people who like them and should have the freedom to make it their own.
There seems to be a "huge aftermarket modification scene Down Under" according to the article below and a few others that I have read, but the government cracks down really hard on modifications that you do yourself unless you pay an exorbitant amount of money to a shop that has the license to do so. No wonder it is not as big over there since the aftermarket truck scene seems to be dictated more by regulations rather than what the people want.
Australia Cracks Down On Illegally Lifted Pickup Trucks
Had a couple of Australians come to my plant back in August to get some ideas how they will setup their plant back home. One of their request when they came over to the plant was they wanted to shoot some guns at the local gun range that evening so I set up for them. I was shocked these people can't own guns and they can't modify their trucks. Sounds like this Texan wouldn't fit in with that crowd down under.
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FishOnOne wrote:ShinerBock wrote:Grit dog wrote:RobertRyan wrote:Grit Dog wrote:Well I’m like 22 years old so I still subscribe to the “if it’s too loud, you’re too old” mantra.
Should be growing out of that phase of life here any day!
The blue truck is not that loud though. Flowmaster 40s. It’s not fast enough to be obnoxiously loud , lol.
The black one has a turbo
Between the motor and the tailpipe…..hahaha. It’s loud even if you’re tone deaf where you can’t h
Problem here you cannot modify the vehicles unless you have an engineering certificate. So the bulk of them eun around as stock
Sounds horrible…
Tell me about it. They seem to be very strict on personal freedom in regards to vehicle modifications over there in the name of safety even though lifted trucks don't cause more accidents than stock vehicles. While I am not a huge fan of trucks that are lifted for show and are way past their usability, I understand that there are many people who like them and should have the freedom to make it their own.
There seems to be a "huge aftermarket modification scene Down Under" according to the article below and a few others that I have read, but the government cracks down really hard on modifications that you do yourself unless you pay an exorbitant amount of money to a shop that has the license to do so. No wonder it is not as big over there since the aftermarket truck scene seems to be dictated more by regulations rather than what the people want.
Australia Cracks Down On Illegally Lifted Pickup Trucks
Had a couple of Australians come to my plant back in August to get some ideas how they will setup their plant back home. One of their request when they came over to the plant was they wanted to shoot some guns at the local gun range that evening so I set up for them. I was shocked these people can't own guns and they can't modify their trucks. Sounds like this Texan wouldn't fit in with that crowd down under.
Ironically a Texan started a Caravan company in Australia. Gun ownership is very similar to what goes in Canada. So do not go to Canada. Lifted Pickups is a US thing like Baseball and American football. Aftermarket companies like ARB and Redarc are major sponsors of your Overland Expos. Many Australian aftermarket suppliers can be found selling their including susoensuon specialists
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RR….no one cares, bud.
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Grit dog wrote:RR….no one cares, bud. That is fine we are taking over the Off Road industry in the US and I am hapoy about that
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RobertRyan wrote:Grit dog wrote:RR….no one cares, bud. That is fine we are taking over the Off Road industry in the US and I am hapoy about that
I have been meaning to ask this for a long time now. It is clear from all of your posts that you have an irrational hatred for the US. I have not only seen it in this forum, but other forums as well from doing a quick google search. Why is that you hate us so much and go out of your way to trash our stuff in forums on a regular basis?
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RobertRyan wrote:Grit Dog wrote:Well I’m like 22 years old so I still subscribe to the “if it’s too loud, you’re too old” mantra.
Should be growing out of that phase of life here any day!
The blue truck is not that loud though. Flowmaster 40s. It’s not fast enough to be obnoxiously loud , lol.
The black one has a turbo
Between the motor and the tailpipe…..hahaha. It’s loud even if you’re tone deaf where you can’t h
Problem here you cannot modify the vehicles unless you have an engineering certificate. So the bulk of them eun around as stock
Wish we had a law like that here in the USA.
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ShinerBock wrote:RobertRyan wrote:Grit dog wrote:RR….no one cares, bud. That is fine we are taking over the Off Road industry in the US and I am hapoy about that
I have been meaning to ask this for a long time now. It is clear from all of your posts that you have an irrational hatred for the US. I have not only seen it in this forum, but other forums as well from doing a quick google search. Why is that you hate us so much and go out of your way to trash our stuff in forums on a regular basis?
I have seen in your posts s totally irratuonal posts of anything non US or US posters who disagree with you.
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