Hi all i was wondering if anyone here has imported a GTO from japan to america. If so i was wondering what needs to be done to them once they are here. The vehicles year is 93 if that changes anything its the twin turbo version. I looked around here some and couldnt seem to find any information if it was here.

I thought that the big problem in importing to the States is the conversion to left hand drive and the legals associated with emmision controls, belts, ect and of course taxes bothe state & federal. The story I've heard from other vehicle types is that it wasn't worth it unless you knew someone in the buisness and were prepared to have an open check book.

Jim

there are a resonable amount of GTO's in UK so might be worth looking to import from here instead. just a thought. if its not been modified in anyway it has the cat converter and precats in the exhaust anyway so shouldnt be a problem unless in california. if you are in california you will need to add an extra 02 sensor before the cat (i'll show you how to do that if needs be). hope this helps.
Nick

Yeah, I have also heard it's not worth it to import cars to america, although a very few companies do it, there is one in daytona beach, fl that does it and they are called Evolution Imports. They do have a website, but not sure what it is, i'm sure you could find it, they sell mostly supras and stuff, but you can get anything through them, and RHD vehicles are legal over here, it's the emissions, taxes, and registration/titles that get you..... and if you are registering a car in california, you have to put 2 extra oxygen sensors in on these cars, and probably a different ECU... there arent that many differences in JDM GTO's and the US vr4's, I believe the JDM ones come with no precats, and 13g turbos, I think that's about it.... honestly, if you want to go fast, you need more than that lol

Well i know lots about importing to Canada...but unsure on the difference to America. But i know in Canada it has to be safetied before can be registered. To pass safety, all 4 tires have to match and be over 50% wear..if it is over a 1990 car there has to be day time running lights (can be hot wired to the fog lights if have them) For the most part this main thing when getting safetied. Also knowing someone to do the safety is a bonus because it might be a bit easier and they might let some stuff go.

If you live in the United States there is no reason to import a GTO.

The cars all have 9B turbos except the Euro Spec cars which have the 13G's for use on the autobahn.

a few more years, and you should be able to bring them in from Canada.

But, honestly, it's, pointless. There's plenty of 3000GT's here in the US to choose from. No sense in importing what's already here.

Why does this topic pop up every once in a while? I don't want to sound harsh but it's up there as far as completely pointless things to do. There are enough VR4's to choose from in the US. This whole "I wanna be unique" or "JDM tight yo" is just stupid.

Scotty

And the only advantage to the 13g's are nothing, they are outdated and the 15G's are the new 13's.

there is definitely an advantage to 13g's. what crack are you smoking??

ANY upgrade has an advantage. They spool faster than 15g's, and hold power just as well. Granted, 15g's will make more power in the long run, not everyone wants the lag associated with them.

And according to your argument, 15g's are nothing, and 16g's are the new 15's.

I dont see why everyone is against importing. Why not pay less money for the same car...you can get crazy good deals when importing. Plus id rather have a more rare or unique car then what everyone has access too. Turn more heads in imports. And i personally like RHD.

Yes of course there is an advantage, but anyone who spends coin on importing a GTO to the united states and uses the bigger turbo as a reason is... You can fill in your own adjective.

My argument is that for a little more you can have a set of 15C's.

The difference between 15C and 16G's.. the 15C's are still a T4 turbo just like the stock 9B and the 13G as where the 16G is a T5. And while the spool time may be a tad bit longer its worth it.

15G, not C. And they're Td04, not T4. Two TOTALLY different animals.

if you're argument is td04 turbos, then let's talk 19t's. THE BEST bang for the buck td04 turbo you can buy. Slightly more expensive than 15g's, but have minimal lag, and currently hold the record for the fastest td04 turbo 3000GT, if I'm not mistaken.

^^ Yet another reason 13G's are out.

except for the instant spool, and the fact that they are the ideal turbo for a daily driven car.

each set-up has their own positive and negative points. for a daily driven car that kicks ****, 13g's are ideal if you want instant spool. If you don't mind lag, and want more top-end, then 15g's are great. If you couldn't care less about lag, and just want to haul **** like a Mo-fo... then 19t's are great, if you can get them.

Anyone else moderately aroused that this chick has more knowledge than most guys running round? Meow. ;)

Seriously tho, while 13g's aren't a great upgrade, they are better than the idybidy snails that come stock. If you are going to upgrade, you may as well do it properly, and that's with nothing smaller than 15g's. If I was going to bolt on option, it would be with a pair of bad a s s 19T's.

Scotty

Slightly,

And thats what I was really trying to say about the 13G's. Not that they didn't produce more just that there were better options as a first upgrade.