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Old 01-25-2007 | 06:49 PM
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How many of you guys have gotten tickets for too loud of exhuast and if so what setup do you have
Old 01-25-2007 | 06:57 PM
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Never got a ticket, even with cut out open. Thinking tickets for loud exhaust are more of a local noise ordinance thing.
Old 01-25-2007 | 07:20 PM
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^ yep. When a bunch of guys and I got busted for street racing one guy had his cutout open and the cop didn't say s**t..
Old 01-25-2007 | 07:24 PM
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to many times to count. on the cobra it was LTs with an X pipe and magnaflow. something tells me with the gmmg and kooks its coming agian also. god i hate the sbsd.
Old 01-25-2007 | 10:45 PM
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Check all local ordinances. Some (Many?) have decibel limits. If the ticket is written for excessive noise and the cop didn't provided a db level on the ticket, I'd fight it unless he wrote a equipment violation ticket as well (like for no mufflers, for instance).

I got pulled over once in my old (1979) Z28, which had a 500HP 406 with dual 3" exhaust (full) using FM Top 10 mufflers. It was not quiet at all. Cop said someone called in a car running uncapped and he heard me go by. He asked if I had mufflers and I said yes, please look. He did and said ok, thanks, and left. No ticket.
Old 01-25-2007 | 11:17 PM
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None here...but the police seem to like the domestics a bit more around here. I've even had a few officers give me a thumbs up.

Ironically, I was driving next to a buddy of mine that drives a WRX and he got an exhaust ticket....My car is like 10x louder than his.
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I have gotten more tickets while running mufflers than without..


i got a disturbing the peace ticket while with no cats/no mufflers. It was only cause i drove by an apartment complex.

I have gotten 2 excessive noise by loud exhaust tickets and my car is 40% quieter than it was before..
Old 01-25-2007 | 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ~RedLineLs1~
Ironically, I was driving next to a buddy of mine that drives a WRX and he got an exhaust ticket....My car is like 10x louder than his.
That's rich. A car with 1/2 the cylinders of your car getting an exhaust ticket.

Maybe the cop was just annoyed at the sound of 4-cylinder muscle tone wannabe?
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Not exhaust but i got a disturbing the peace ticket for having my stock stereo to loud....and as u can see in my sig i have a cutout which stays open 24/7....weird i guess.
Old 01-26-2007 | 12:29 AM
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had Lm, LT's and ory on my 94 t/a never was botherd.
Old 01-26-2007 | 01:19 PM
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Never had one either and I run LT's ORY and cutout on both my cars. I have a elec plate on the LS1 car it gives me some piece of mind being able to close it in case I stuck beside a cop at a light. In 2 years I they have never bothered me. But over christmas I let my friend drive the LT1 car and he got a warning for loud exhaust.
Old 01-26-2007 | 02:29 PM
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i got td straight pipes never been bothered more people tell me it sounds good then complaining
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Originally Posted by pipes_ta
How many of you guys have gotten tickets for too loud of exhuast and if so what setup do you have
off topic, but do you drive a black ws6 with a stripe kit,loudmouth and pipes on the license plate?
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Open Borla, headers, no cats for years. No tickets. (knocks on wood)
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Originally Posted by INMY01TA
Open Borla, headers, no cats for years. No tickets. (knocks on wood)
o man that makes me feel super good......i live in edgewater. You ever go up to capital? Ive prolly seen you around.
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Originally Posted by Hawk108
o man that makes me feel super good......i live in edgewater. You ever go up to capital? Ive prolly seen you around.
I'm there every Friday during the season.
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Originally Posted by pipes_ta
How many of you guys have gotten tickets for too loud of exhuast and if so what setup do you have

i've been hearing Mass. is cracking down, but i've lived in NJ and now FL and nope... no tickets.
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Originally Posted by Rob Hood
Check all local ordinances. Some (Many?) have decibel limits. If the ticket is written for excessive noise and the cop didn't provided a db level on the ticket, I'd fight it unless he wrote a equipment violation ticket as well (like for no mufflers, for instance).

I got pulled over once in my old (1979) Z28, which had a 500HP 406 with dual 3" exhaust (full) using FM Top 10 mufflers. It was not quiet at all. Cop said someone called in a car running uncapped and he heard me go by. He asked if I had mufflers and I said yes, please look. He did and said ok, thanks, and left. No ticket.

same thing happened too me, but mine is an 85 z28 w/ a 383. my ex-fiance's neighbor complained, cop said in NJ that he wouldn't have bothered but b/c he got a call.. he had to follow up with it, but no ticket once he saw a muffler and what looked like a cat




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