ballinmadskillz

the night before thanksgiving, i drive home from the gym and guess who i see on the right at the intersection.. a popo. so drivin cautiously i make my left turn and proceed to go home. i see his *** speed up to me when his light turns green and the next thing i know im blooped on. He tells me that he pulled me over for having a "loud exhaust". I mean i was going 35mph and i have a automatic so it wasnt like i was mashing in low gears. then he looks under my hood for like 10 mins and says that my car is illegally modified. I show him my smog check from the state referee to prove my car is legally modified and i have the carb number for all modifications. He gives me the ticket anyways, like the *** he is. Anyways my question is that can i still be ticketed for having the loud exhaust even though it had a carb number?

HondaLuver

iTrader: (17)

go to sema and get a location where you can get ur db recorded.


do you have a intake? or what is under ur hood?

because they can't do anything if you have ur stock cat. and stock intake... and stock header

Kraize2001Civic

As long as your car passes smog and your exhaust is under 95db in Cali and your okay...I remeber getting a tickect for my exhaust..and the funny thing about mine was my car was off...the officer told me it was modifed so that why she gave me one..went to court showed the judge passing of smog and my exhaust was 93db and told me i was not guilty...just some ideas for you ballinmadskillz if you decide to fight it...

Boiler_Room

Get a record of the DB. and FIGHT THAT in court. You will win if you tell the judge technical information that proves you innocent. You will always win, that's how I do it.

ballinmadskillz

thanks for the advise. i will try to fight this in court... damn pigs are always on my case

nsiegel5

Hey I got a ticket last friday for the samething and I am trying to research the laws right now. I found out for motorcycles they have laws about exhaust noise that have to be enforced by an officer taking a DB reading while the motorcycle is running at certain RPM's. The officer must also be standing 20 ft away from the tailpipe. I am yet to find the exact law for cars yet but I will and when I do screw all those cops that harass drivers.

nsiegel5

This is what I have found so far

31. Mufflers and exhaust systems. Prevention of noise. Every motor
vehicle, operated or driven upon the highways of the state, shall at all
times be equipped with an adequate muffler and exhaust system in
constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any excessive or
unusual noise and no such muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped
with a cut-out, bypass, or similar device. No person shall modify the
muffler or exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will
amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor or exhaust system of
such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler or exhaust system
originally installed on the vehicle and such original muffler and
exhaust system shall comply with all the requirements of this section.
A muffler is a device consisting of a series of chambers or baffle
plates, or other mechanical design for the purpose of receiving exhaust
gas from an internal combustion engine, and effective in reducing noise.
An exhaust system is a series of mechanical devices for the purpose of
receiving exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine and expelling
it into the atmosphere.

kennisonxgs

Looks bad

Crispyfrog128

But the loud ones are the best
some can even turn on other cars alarms
what's the point of a quiet exhaust???

hothondacivic02

iTrader: (1)

Here in cali they just passed something where we cant get tickets for moddified exhaust anymore only if there over 98decibels or 93 or something like that

AZ2K1Civic

iTrader: (3)

I believe Cali is 95 db for exhausts...I know Ive sited it before for someone else