PSA: Modified exhaust no longer correctable

[DandoX]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Look more stock to who? The.00000002% of the public or police that have any clue what our stock exhaust(s) looks like? Who would you think you are going to fool? You could probably try to claim almost any exhaust is stock and nobody but a very minute group would know from looking at it. Hell, I am not convinced I could pick a stock exhaust out of a line up.

Originally Posted by finch1750

I agrees to an extent. But most cops would write you up for something stock thinking it's not around here even. But things like an N1 or other big canister exhausts are a pretty good giveaway, giant 5" tips, or a single exit and there is a whole in the bumper where the other tip was lol

What I mean is you can sort of tell if an exhaust looks like it may have come from the factory or not. Even on cars your not familiar with, its about the fit and finish and how it looks with the car. Some exhausts look super ricey/aftermarket and its obvious, but some look so well suited to the car and the finish is so good it just has an OEM feel.

[mkivsoopra]

So... just pay the fine and that's it?

[VIP BRZ]

Originally Posted by mkivsoopra

So... just pay the fine and that's it?

After you PAY to have your car tested to prove your under the legal DB range limit

[Student Driver]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

That's why I was asking. I doubt a cop saw a different "not too loud" muffler and wrote him up. Prolly more to the story.

So the only modification *at that time* was a single exit axle back similar to the Nameless one but mine was just a cheap one from amazon with a resonating tip, no muffler essentially. it is pretty easy to tell that it isn't stock. The officer did tell me he pulled me over because it sounded louder than others that he had saw so to clarify i asked "is my exhaust over the legal db limit?" and he told me "the exhaust doesn't seem to be too loud... just noticed it was louder than everyone else and i could tell that it was a modified exhaust" (he didnt test it so i dont know if it was over the limit or not) and then told me of the laws with modifying a vehicles exhaust whether it is over the db limit or not it still isn't legal to modify from factory. but after clarifying with him, the ticket i was given was simply for a modified exhaust only.

Yes i still have cats and did then too, now it is just no muffler, no resonator and has a dual single exit blast pipe tip (its pretty f***ing loud)

I have had a lot of stupid exhaust setups just for fun and surprisingly had very little issues with authorities for it, only that one actually *knock on wood*. for a few months i had a 2 1/2ish foot boso pipe that went up to my tail light, i have had several blast pipe style tips, and the resonated tip.

[Lynxis]

The way it's written, noise ticket is entirely up to the discretion of the officer. Appearance won't matter, they won't pay any attention if your car doesn't smell (cats) or sound particularly noisy (muffler.) As tcoat said, our laws concerning this stuff are almost exactly the same and enforced similarly too and it will depend on which officer sees you that day.

Lately, (MTO and MOE) officers have been doing blitz' a few times a month where they setup a check point and pull over literally anything that they think might not be 100% stock and will pull plates from any car that they think might be modified. You need to get a new safety standards and emissions test and order new license plates before you can drive your car on the road again.

One guy on my local Subaru FB group has a brand new, 2019 WRX STI he just bought and they pulled him over, gave him a ticket for illegal modifications because he "looks modified" according to the ticket and took his plates. He was able to get the ticket thrown out (because he could easily prove the car was stock) but he still had to pay out of pocket to get the vehicle certified again.

Of course, another member of the same group with a hawkeye WRX was caught in the exact same blitz on the same day. He is heavily modified, coilovers, aftermarket wheels, upgraded turbo and tune and full exhaust and was given a warning about the exhaust noise and sent on his way. Of course, the real difference is that he didn't get the same officer.

[Tokay444]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Something tells me you have no clue what a "commie" government is all about.

I'm quite versed actually.
And now you can be prepared to blow into a breathalyzer without reasonable cause, after being pulled over for anything...

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Tokay444

I'm quite versed actually.
And now you can be prepared to blow into a breathalyzer without reasonable cause, after being pulled over for anything...

Well if you want to be extremist that would be more fascist than "commie".
Don't like the laws either vote different or move to Somalia where there is none. I hear it is working well for them.

[Tokay444]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Well if you want to be extremist that would be more fascist than "commie".
Don't like the laws either vote different or move to Somalia where there is none. I hear it is working well for them.

I always vote.
fascists and commies are cut from the same cloth. They might be "enemies" on paper, but they're both from the same end of the spectrum.
This probably isn't the place for such political discussions though.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Tokay444

I always vote.
fascists and commies are cut from the same cloth. They might be "enemies" on paper, but they're both from the same end of the spectrum.
This probably isn't the place for such political discussions though.

Meh it is the California sub.

[Tokay444]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Meh it is the California sub.

Commiefornia*

[Clipdat]

Originally Posted by Tokay444

Commiefornia*

You are hilarious! Original, too!

[Tokay444]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

You are hilarious! Original, too!

You should see how big my sarcasm detector is.

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by Tokay444

I always vote.
fascists and commies are cut from the same cloth. They might be "enemies" on paper, but they're both from the same end of the spectrum.
This probably isn't the place for such political discussions though.

Not the place for political discussion. Continues (after being the one to start) to talk about commies and their laws in a sub-forum where they don't even live.

Thanks for the insightful input.

[finch1750]

This bulletin is hella old, but may be pertinent as the sections haven't changed really since then. It seems like "you can't modify your exhaust" is a misapplication of the law.

Unusual refers to a sound the normally doesn't come from a car (ie whistle tips). Adequate refers to muffler that reduces excessive sound, which is still slightly vague but if 95db wasn't the limit then idk why CVC 27151 even exists.

http://www.bobsmuffler.com/chp.htm