Cutout Illegal?
Cutout Illegal? So I tried to get my Magnaflow muffler and cutout installed today but the guys at Meinekie (sp?) told me that a cutout is illegal. I said yea, maybe if I run around with it open but its not illegal to have one on the car though... is it? I called ahead and he didn't tell me they wouldnt do it until I got there so I didn't have time to go anywhere else today.
He said he has been in the business over 20 years and isn't going to go to jail over something like this
So is there any truth to the illegality of having one? I don't want to run it open on the street. Thats the whole point of having the muffler welded in 
I guess I'll have to go to "Bob's Auto" or someone generic with some cash. Those places will do anything haha
PS: Yaye for PowerTour in Springfield tomorrow!
He said he has been in the business over 20 years and isn't going to go to jail over something like this
So is there any truth to the illegality of having one? I don't want to run it open on the street. Thats the whole point of having the muffler welded in I guess I'll have to go to "Bob's Auto" or someone generic with some cash. Those places will do anything haha
PS: Yaye for PowerTour in Springfield tomorrow!
Some states do not allow them while others do so long as emissions equipment is left in place. However you also run into the loud exhaust issue with a cutout and could be getting stopped more frequently depending on how you drive.
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I love how theres so many laws against cars being loud,but its ok for people to run around with loud *** harleys day and night,not that I dont love the sound of a harley but its just a little biast if you ask me
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If you try going to a chain type muffler/exhaust shop - they probably wont install the cut-out for you. Find a small, local owned shop, and you'll be fine.
Its very legal to have a cut-out, just as long as its Closed on the public road, Illegal if its open on the public road.
If the block off plate is held in by the 3 bolts, and you get pulled over, it's easy to prove that its closed...cop only has to look. If its an electric, it might be a tough sell. :-)
Its very legal to have a cut-out, just as long as its Closed on the public road, Illegal if its open on the public road.
If the block off plate is held in by the 3 bolts, and you get pulled over, it's easy to prove that its closed...cop only has to look. If its an electric, it might be a tough sell. :-)
Originally Posted by 01FormulaTA
as long as you put it after the cats it is not illegal......so they are retarded like most guys who work for meineke.....
Originally Posted by Michael02hawk
If you try going to a chain type muffler/exhaust shop - they probably wont install the cut-out for you. Find a small, local owned shop, and you'll be fine.
Its very legal to have a cut-out, just as long as its Closed on the public road, Illegal if its open on the public road.
If the block off plate is held in by the 3 bolts, and you get pulled over, it's easy to prove that its closed...cop only has to look. If its an electric, it might be a tough sell. :-)
Its very legal to have a cut-out, just as long as its Closed on the public road, Illegal if its open on the public road.
If the block off plate is held in by the 3 bolts, and you get pulled over, it's easy to prove that its closed...cop only has to look. If its an electric, it might be a tough sell. :-)
I don't even want to drive around with it open. My LT/ORY/LM right now is more than enough loud. Hell to put in a bullet and cutout can't take more than 45 minutes.
