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street legal? what the hell is that? LOL



hey i also gopt an eclipse and i got a speefing ticket in that one and yet not in my mx3 lol

it has nothing to do with how loud it is ... if it is the slightest bit louder than stock its a ticket because of the car you drive ... i have driven my wrangler 4.0l with no exhaust just headers ... loud as sin and passed cops they just smile and wave because big gnarly trucks are cool and don't "race" whereas Japanese sports cars are all "ricers" and up to no good. i was parked in a parking lot one day with my car off and a cop pulled up with his lights on and says "so you have one of those fast and furious cars ... been racing lately"

next time you get stopped ask the officer if what exactly makes your exhaust illegal and when he tells you that its because its too loud ask him for future reference what the acceptable db rating would be ... and if he cant tell you or throws out a number just be like "well then how do you know my exhaust is too loud do you have a db meter?" mind you the key is being polite if your a jerk you will get a ticket for more than just the exhaust.

Suresperance wrote:it has nothing to do with how loud it is ... if it is the slightest bit louder than stock its a ticket because of the car you drive ... i have driven my wrangler 4.0l with no exhaust just headers ... loud as sin and passed cops they just smile and wave because big gnarly trucks are cool and don't "race" whereas Japanese sports cars are all "ricers" and up to no good. i was parked in a parking lot one day with my car off and a cop pulled up with his lights on and says "so you have one of those fast and furious cars ... been racing lately"

next time you get stopped ask the officer if what exactly makes your exhaust illegal and when he tells you that its because its too loud ask him for future reference what the acceptable db rating would be ... and if he cant tell you or throws out a number just be like "well then how do you know my exhaust is too loud do you have a db meter?" mind you the key is being polite if your a jerk you will get a ticket for more than just the exhaust.

the reason he pulled me over is because he told me my muffler is not oem... thats what he told me...

In my little Ontario modifictation book here... it says the only muffler that is Illegal is a "Hollywood" Muffler.... This is a muffler that has no baffles and is a straight through muffler that you can see into the exhaust. Thats all I got. I can't stand fart cannons anyway, I never noticed them to make a difference, other then being way to load!

You should try bribing them with some doughnuts and coffee...I get pulled over every time I drive in my wifes home town(southern usa). I still have been able to get out of every ticket by going to court. Mainly because the cops don't want to admit in court that the only reason they pulled me over in the first place is because how my vehicle looks, and the fact that I'm not white. (Brown-skinned man driving a modded import=street racing or running drugs) One even came up with the excuse that the reason he pulled me over is because I ran a yellow light. I politely explained to him that I come from the New York/New Jersey area. If your'e stupid enough to stop at a yellow light up there, then you'll end up with 15+ cars up your a**. Damn cops...Did I mention I don't like cops???

colinsmx3 wrote:In my little Ontario modifictation book here... it says the only muffler that is Illegal is a "Hollywood" Muffler.... This is a muffler that has no baffles and is a straight through muffler that you can see into the exhaust. Thats all I got. I can't stand fart cannons anyway, I never noticed them to make a difference, other then being way to load!

Ya, you may want to look into getting one of those books. I know Colin keeps it in his glovebox and is ready to whip it out with any sign of harassment.

Nd4SpdSe wrote:

colinsmx3 wrote:In my little Ontario modifictation book here...

Ya, you may want to look into getting one of those books. I know Colin keeps it in his glovebox and is ready to whip it out with any sign of harassment.

I agree... I went to the main library when I lived in Tennesse and had copies of the Tennessee code in my car at all times in case I got harassed...

Nd4SpdSe wrote:

colinsmx3 wrote:In my little Ontario modifictation book here... it says the only muffler that is Illegal is a "Hollywood" Muffler.... This is a muffler that has no baffles and is a straight through muffler that you can see into the exhaust. Thats all I got. I can't stand fart cannons anyway, I never noticed them to make a difference, other then being way to load!

Ya, you may want to look into getting one of those books. I know Colin keeps it in his glovebox and is ready to whip it out with any sign of harassment.

You are correct Mikey! I havent had to use it yet though! I did get pulled over by MTO Last week (they can f--- you sideways if they want) They do the emissions and safety roadside checks....
Guy asked me to pop the hood, I did no problem cause EVERYTHING is legit! He checked it all out even under the car and said he was VERY surprised it was all done up to legal standards, and so he said he was going to put in his computer as a roadside pass! Cops came and stopped by and checked it out and they all wen't on there way! took all of 5 min!

I find that if you give them respect that they are just doing there job then they give it back to you! Guy was super cool!

Ultimately, most cops are street thugs with badges, most of them motivated by an inferiority complex. The kid you harassed in school is getting back at the world by harrassing it. If they want to pull you over, it could be any of 1,000 reasons, alot of them being PURELY their opinion (too loud, swerving within your lane. etc...). If they recognise your car, and want to pull you over YOU CAN NOT STOP THEM. The government has taken over EVERY racket that the mobsters of the '20s, and '30s, including extorting money from you. Big money makers like numbers running is now called "The Lottery". Prostitution is the only one they don't overtly control.
If you know your rights well enough (which would take several months of study), you can keep from being extorted, and possibly kidnapped by the government.
I speak of course from an American point of view, and don't know if it's exactly the same there.
I wonder if you could get in trouble if you had a cutout that you disengage when they pull you over, so it's nice and quiet when they walk up. That would be awesome.

My buddy on his GXP Custom Turbo had that (506WHP)! It was sooo awsome! He hits a button and the exhaust flap closes and goes right out from the headers and hit the button again and the flap opens letting it out the exhaust! It was a HUGEEEEEEEE difference!! but there was nothing illegal about it cause they can just say it's used for the track!

Heres his actual car http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NS03jBi-XQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Now he has an RX8.

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Cjthor has one that is pressure actuated. It's sweet.
That would be awesome to rev against a fart-can guy, with a stock exhaust/ cutout, and then open it, as you blow by him.