View Full Version : pull over for loud exhaust? plz help


minisiu
11-03-2003, 12:30 PM
i get pull over for loud exhaust! i have a blitz cat-back and i got pull over few days ago and i got a ticket, now what should i do ?

i try to found a documentation from blitz but they never reply. i also want to do a sound test but don't know where.


anyone know what is the exhaust noise limit law for IL?

IS300
11-08-2003, 05:57 PM
go out with a girl whos dad is a police officer

selt129_smk
11-09-2003, 09:59 AM
tell those stupid sons of biitches that its legal in all 50 states, but dont go to the mva to get it signed off , that guy is an azzhole.

minisiu
11-09-2003, 04:44 PM
does anyone have a doc. for blitz exhaust >?
can you make a copy for me??

scoobimatic
11-12-2003, 09:13 AM
Well ... i got pulled over for a loud exhaust and i had a HKS full titanium exhaust and what i did is just remove it. I dont think your blitz exhaust is street legal..

nic3krnnamja83
11-12-2003, 02:14 PM
its not legal? damnit

kenchan
11-13-2003, 03:27 PM
if you're talking about the NUR-RR catback then without the
silencer it's not legal.

tbert
11-13-2003, 07:52 PM
I haven't seen a dang Harley pulled over for noise. They need to be the ones to go first. Can someone please tell Harley that muffler is invented??

copytech
11-13-2003, 07:58 PM
In Ohio the law reads "Loud and or unusual sound" WTF . That is so vauge it is unbelievable.


BTW Harley does not condone loud exhaust. I also know a few state troopers in Ohio with loud @ss pipes on their Harley's.

kimchee
11-14-2003, 03:08 PM
Use the silencer. Really helps.

Choku Dori
11-14-2003, 07:07 PM
Here in Cali, there are no volume limitations on motorcycles if I remember correctly, to answer the Harley question. Sure beats me why not. Favoritism I guess. Unfortunately, from what I've heard the Blitz NUR-Spec is indeed too loud for street use in most states.

WRichieX_sti
11-15-2003, 02:36 PM
I just installed my blitz yesterday and my silencer fell off .Anyways, does neone want to sell their silencer to me? :D

TVA
11-16-2003, 02:28 PM
The general limit for most states is 95 Db from 100 feet away. Radio Shack sells decibel meters for like 40 bucks. I would get your silencer, install it and prove it to the cop and/or judge that your under the legal limit. Hope that helps.

TVA

burnout555
11-17-2003, 12:38 AM
It pisses me off so bad that they dont pull harleys over, that are louder than hell, but they pull imports over with not as loud exhausts. :mad:

qwk_wrx
11-17-2003, 08:32 AM
not that you want to spend more money on a different exhaust, but if you do a great solution would be the Nur spec touring edition @ fastwrx.com. It is not loud at all and has a great low boxer note and looks clean....:D

AzN121184
11-17-2003, 04:48 PM
does anyone know if the hks carbon TI catback exahust is legal or not in california?

Choku Dori
11-17-2003, 06:28 PM
HKS Hiper is 50-state legal. You can get documentation from them for it. That's why I plan to get one myself when I save up enough scratch :D

scoobimatic
11-19-2003, 04:53 PM
i think greddy is the best way to go in my opinion.

qwk_wrx
11-19-2003, 09:26 PM
get a quiet muffler like prodrive or stromung and you won't even get bothered to show proof that you are legal....;)

Kay95
11-20-2003, 02:02 PM
well they wont pull you over for sound then because then will pull you over for other vague laws

3 weeks with my stromung and $65 ticket for faster than rational and prodent and i wasnt even going over 25 MPH!

i say let 'em pull those loud harleys over

Wingless Wonder
11-22-2003, 09:56 AM
Origami posted by Choku Dori
HKS Hiper is 50-state legal.
I have some bad news - it may not be street legal in CA. Here's something that another member brought to light about 50-state legal (http://www.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30146&postid=330225#post330225) exhaust systems. I checked out the CHP link in that post - it's disappointing. Being cited for noise is strictly up to the discretion of the officer. They are not required to use a sound level meter, just their subjective opinion.
:(

I think we stand a better chance of running free-flowing exhaust if they are relatively quiet and don't have huge rice tips to attract attention. I run a 3" dual-tip Stromung catback and can pull up next to CHP or police and never get a glance. If you get pulled over for one offense, it's almost inevitable they will get you for others during the same traffic stop.

--
0==WW==0
"…axles of evil…" - george w. bush

IS300
11-22-2003, 03:57 PM
ok, im really getting heated. As of yesterday, i am totally catless. :-) (smells like go-kart). Anywho, i pull up to a harely at the light. As we just chug along, his bike was so much louder than my car!!! What is that? Seriously, why dont they bother the bikers instead of us.

Choku Dori
11-23-2003, 06:03 PM
Originally posted by Wingless Wonder
Origami posted by Choku Dori
HKS Hiper is 50-state legal.
I have some bad news - it may not be street legal in CA. Here's something that another member brought to light about 50-state legal (http://www.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30146&postid=330225#post330225) exhaust systems. I checked out the CHP link in that post - it's disappointing. Being cited for noise is strictly up to the discretion of the officer. They are not required to use a sound level meter, just their subjective opinion.
:(

I think we stand a better chance of running free-flowing exhaust if they are relatively quiet and don't have huge rice tips to attract attention. I run a 3" dual-tip Stromung catback and can pull up next to CHP or police and never get a glance. If you get pulled over for one offense, it's almost inevitable they will get you for others during the same traffic stop.

--
0==WW==0
"…axles of evil…" - george w. bush

Ah crap, whatta disappointment... Well, thanks for the info. Guess I'll spend my money elsewhere and stop singing the praises of HKS Hiper :D Good thing you told me before and not after I bought it :eek:

minisiu
11-24-2003, 05:02 PM
well,well,well, lucky me i didn't have to pay anything because the cop wasn't there and i told the jude i have a stock exhaust and it supost to look like sport style ha ha ( My ticket said loud racing muffler) that's y i said it supost to look like sport style because my car it is sport saden. well, lucky me.

Choku Dori
11-25-2003, 05:40 PM
Wow you are a lucky one minisiu. Congrats :D

Uncle Scotty
11-27-2003, 03:21 AM
Originally posted by Kay95
well they wont pull you over for sound then because then will pull you over for other vague laws

3 weeks with my stromung and $65 ticket for faster than rational and prodent and i wasnt even going over 25 MPH!

i say let 'em pull those loud harleys over

I live in Daytona Beach, and we have 'Bike Week'(lasts 3, minimum:() and 'Biketoberfest'(~10 days) every year and the f'icking bikes are so loud you can get brain damage from them...but do they get pulled????
NO!!! the F'icking pigs are pulling locals, late to work because of the bikes, and writing them up!!! If my car was that loud, I'd go to jail and the car would end up at auction somewhere.
Bikers get preferential treatement, selective law enforced(NOT) on them and I have to pay in many ways for it.
As far as I'm concerned, the pigs and bikers can all go straight to hell.

My 2¢

dmastropwrx03
12-03-2003, 04:10 PM
If the cop didnt use a decibel (sp) meter when he wrote you the ticket.. go to court and make it known.. if you look in your local laws it will state what the legal limit is.. I got pulled over when i had my z24 and the cop let me off but not before he got his stern words in..


DAve

Choku Dori
12-04-2003, 04:14 PM
Bikers and domestics never NEVER get pulled over. Why? I dunno -- maybe it's b/c the system's fokked!! :mad:

mmboost
12-05-2003, 12:15 PM
50 state legal is in reference to emissions. a catback exhaust is pretty much legal for emisions everwhere. Its SOUND that gets you busted. In California its 95db. CALL your manufacturer and get them to fax documentation to you if they have any. I have it for my HKS Hipower. I keep it in my car with a copy of the reciept. If the officer sees it, he might let me go. If not, then I will bring it to court. You can also get your db level documented by many car audio shops. Its not legally binding or anything, but if you take the ticket all the way to court at least it looks like you've done your homework.

jason

mmboost
12-05-2003, 12:17 PM
Also, if you are in California this might interest you after you check which part of the CVC you were busted on:

http://jyg.us/wrx/law/index.html

rexfan555
12-05-2003, 07:22 PM
Where in Illinois are you? I have an extremely loud car and haven't had any issues yet? Maybe the cop that gave you the ticket was having a bad day! :monkey:

Choku Dori
12-05-2003, 09:45 PM
Hey Jason, thanks for the info and link! :banana: