I've noticed a few things about this topic:
1. There are some people on here that are full of shit.
2. You seem to be missing an easy way of avoiding the cops - take the turbo badges off, and don't put stupid decals and badges all over the place saying 'turbo' - you look like a tool and it's only asking for trouble. Then the only way the cops will notice your turbo is if they open the bonnet (very rare) or they run your rego (coz u were speeding or doing something stupid).
3. If you're driving an XR8 (be it a AU, BA or BF) on your Ps, especially in Victoria, it's only a matter of time before you're nabbed.
The new P plate laws in Victoria and NSW are gonna to absolutely ass-rape you if you're caught driving a 'high-powered vehicle'. And to those in QLD - your time will come. Also note that QLD has one of the worst pro-rata road toals in the country.
Taking the badges off is an easy way to avoid most trouble - just don't get caught doing anything stupid.
Or you could just turbo an NA XR6 - it costs a little more in the end, but you end up getting a vehicle that (if properly tuned) is competition for any 'phoons you meet at the traffic lights
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2003 Falcon BA XR6
Blueprint, manual, custom quad (2x2) exhaust, 20" rims, custom engine bay mods, chrome tail lights, white/halide headlight conversion, boot lid carpet, Alpine Type-R sound system with DVD head unit, twin Pioneer 12" subwoofers, interior neons, powder coated front grilles, more to come (photos soon)
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