pissed off a cop and now.....
06-05-2002
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pissed off a cop and now.....
I know there have plenty of questions about the loudness of exhausts but here is my deal. I have a universal muffler with no resonator so its really friggin loud. Well the other day i was going kinda fast in the school lot and an off-duty officer went buck nutty on me and said that "I'd better hope he doesn't see me on the street." He is an *** who has things against rice burners, most of them are. The only thing he could get me on is the muffler so I was wondering if you guys think the Thermal R&D stealth system is quiet enough to keep me out of trouble. i'm sick of paying fines and dealing with the fu*king cops. They have nothing better to do than pick on people around here and I know i will eventually get it. I guess I'm just gonna start cooperating, I'll be able to sleep better. thanx guys
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Rep Power: 0 I find loud mufflers obnoxious. Would you want to hear that loud noise all around your neighborhood? I'm a firm believer that anyone should be able to do whatever they want to their cars, but I don't think it's fair to the residents of a particular neighborhood that have to put up with the loud noise of an exhaust. Despite popular opinion, laws do exist prohibiting "harsh and unreasonable" noise for a reason. I don't care about mufflers that make a little bit of noise; I just can't stand the ones that sound like a monster explosion when someone accelerates--those are the cars that I stop.
In any event, you admit that your muffer is "really friggin loud," so it's your best bet to just swap it out to something a little quieter so that you don't attract the attention of this cop or any others.
In any event, you admit that your muffer is "really friggin loud," so it's your best bet to just swap it out to something a little quieter so that you don't attract the attention of this cop or any others.
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[hr]They have nothing better to do than pick on people around here [hr]
[hr]They have nothing better to do than pick on people around here [hr]
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Rep Power: 0 sounds like your Muffler is annoying as hell
no wonder why the cop pulled you over
i mean if i was a cop i would of done the same thing
BTW you also stated your muffler is really loud.....IMO i think your just asking for it
if its that "LOUD"
no wonder why the cop pulled you over
i mean if i was a cop i would of done the same thing
BTW you also stated your muffler is really loud.....IMO i think your just asking for it
if its that "LOUD"
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Rep Power: 0 i could not agree any more with you guys, but you know what i do not understand??
why is it legal for freaking Harley's to ride around with their extremely loud exhausts but a less noisy civic is illegal
i dont like loud exhausts though, thats why i bought my magnaflow
why is it legal for freaking Harley's to ride around with their extremely loud exhausts but a less noisy civic is illegal
i dont like loud exhausts though, thats why i bought my magnaflow
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ok i gotta quick question for qksilver......are all aftermarket exhausts illegal? thats what my friend told me... do cops just mainly get the ones that are loud? and since they are just fix it tickets (right?) i jsut gotta go to the DMV and get it signed off, right?
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Rep Power: 0 Maybe it didn't help that you were going "kinda fast" through a schoolzone, which isn't the brightest thing in the world to do. And from what I've been told, aftermarket mufflers aren't illegal as long as they stay under a certain decimal level.
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Rep Power: 0 All i can say is LEAVE THE GODDAMNNN RESIGNATOR ON AND IT WON'T BE SO LOUD!
AND ALSO YOU WON'T HAVE THAT ANNOYING FARTING SOUND EITHER [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
I luv my AROSPEED, me and most of my friends have it,they always sound good [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
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AND ALSO YOU WON'T HAVE THAT ANNOYING FARTING SOUND EITHER [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
I luv my AROSPEED, me and most of my friends have it,they always sound good [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 Steph, the law pretty much allows for the summonsing of harsh and unreasonable noise. So if the muffler isn't overly loud, then it shouldn't attract any attention and wouldn't constitute unreasonable noise. It's impossible to gage the specific decibal of a particular sound output without an expensive meter, and no police department equips eqch officer with one, so the officer has to use his/her judgement.
In New York, if you are issued summonses for equipment violations (most of NYS VTL Section 375), then you can bring your vehicle to any police agency and have them sign a sheet that you can submit to the court to have the summons dismissed. I am not sure about what other states do, but a muffler summons is an equipment violation.
And the speeding in a school zone which someone else pointed out, isn't a good idea.
In New York, if you are issued summonses for equipment violations (most of NYS VTL Section 375), then you can bring your vehicle to any police agency and have them sign a sheet that you can submit to the court to have the summons dismissed. I am not sure about what other states do, but a muffler summons is an equipment violation.
And the speeding in a school zone which someone else pointed out, isn't a good idea.
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Rep Power: 0 Yeah I remember school zones in Oregon they are like really expensive if you are speeding through them and get pulled over. So I watch those and also construction zones too since they are double fines now just like Oregon is and if I was a cop I would hang out in those zones too. But yeah I hate those exhausts that sound like a huge faurt and are just loud. But I am glad to see they are starting to jump on bikes because I was wondering if they ever got busted for too loud of pipes.
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Rep Power: 0 one cool thing about bham....cops cant stop you for having loud exhausts...and if they do stop you, they usually comment on how good it sounds...cops up here love ricers....i dont know why...most prefer them,,,the style i guess
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Rep Power: 0 i have an N1 with no resonator
and i know my exhuast is very loud
but i have the decency of not booting it
u deserved what u got. i ve had plenty of cops follow me but i would not gas up fast and i never go higher that 3K RPM unless im on the highway.
u must have had it at 4 to 7k rpm for some one to say that!
and i know my exhuast is very loud
but i have the decency of not booting it
u deserved what u got. i ve had plenty of cops follow me but i would not gas up fast and i never go higher that 3K RPM unless im on the highway.
u must have had it at 4 to 7k rpm for some one to say that!
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Rep Power: 0 I wish some of the cops out there that pull people over for having loud exhausts on their cars do the same for bikes. I know that yes having them on a car can get annoying, espically if you live in the city in a quiet neighbourhood, but people with Harlys that are twice as loud are just as bad. I cant stand them.
But if you want a quiet and still nice looking exhaust then go for the Magnaflow, I did and I love it, it looks nice and sounds great and if you really want you can still make noise with them by comming on to the gas.
But if you want a quiet and still nice looking exhaust then go for the Magnaflow, I did and I love it, it looks nice and sounds great and if you really want you can still make noise with them by comming on to the gas.
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[hr]Originally posted by: slammedcivic
All i can say is LEAVE THE GODDAMNNN RESIGNATOR ON AND IT WON'T BE SO LOUD!
AND ALSO YOU WON'T HAVE THAT ANNOYING FARTING SOUND EITHER [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
I luv my AROSPEED, me and most of my friends have it,they always sound good [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG][hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: slammedcivic
All i can say is LEAVE THE GODDAMNNN RESIGNATOR ON AND IT WON'T BE SO LOUD!
AND ALSO YOU WON'T HAVE THAT ANNOYING FARTING SOUND EITHER [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
I luv my AROSPEED, me and most of my friends have it,they always sound good [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG][hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: takadadojo
check or talk to ur mechanic and ask if its obides by the laws, because sometimes cops r stupid ****es and have nothing better to do,[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: takadadojo
check or talk to ur mechanic and ask if its obides by the laws, because sometimes cops r stupid ****es and have nothing better to do,[hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: jmythngdmb
I know there have plenty of questions about the loudness of exhausts but here is my deal. I have a universal muffler with no resonator so its really friggin loud. Well the other day i was going kinda fast in the school lot and an off-duty officer went buck nutty on me and said that "I'd better hope he doesn't see me on the street." He is an *** who has things against rice burners, most of them are. The only thing he could get me on is the muffler so I was wondering if you guys think the Thermal R&D stealth system is quiet enough to keep me out of trouble. i'm sick of paying fines and dealing with the fu*king cops. They have nothing better to do than pick on people around here and I know i will eventually get it. I guess I'm just gonna start cooperating, I'll be able to sleep better. thanx guys[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: jmythngdmb
I know there have plenty of questions about the loudness of exhausts but here is my deal. I have a universal muffler with no resonator so its really friggin loud. Well the other day i was going kinda fast in the school lot and an off-duty officer went buck nutty on me and said that "I'd better hope he doesn't see me on the street." He is an *** who has things against rice burners, most of them are. The only thing he could get me on is the muffler so I was wondering if you guys think the Thermal R&D stealth system is quiet enough to keep me out of trouble. i'm sick of paying fines and dealing with the fu*king cops. They have nothing better to do than pick on people around here and I know i will eventually get it. I guess I'm just gonna start cooperating, I'll be able to sleep better. thanx guys[hr]
EDIT: for being such a dumba$$ ricer
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