Got an Exhaust ticket....
04-12-2005, 10:01 AM
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Got an Exhaust ticket....
I have a Helix catless dp and a HKS Carbon Ti Catback and I finally got an exhaust ticket. It was marked as correctable so I bought the silencer for it and I thought I could go to the police station and have them check it out and hopefully mark off the ticket. Well they tell me they don't have the necessary equipment and that I have to go the the REF and have them check it out. I am afraid now that if I go to the REF they are going to see that I have no cats. Anyone had this experience before?? If I go the REF for them to check my exhaust do they check anything else like smog??
04-12-2005, 10:05 AM
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yes, and they MAY stick a pipe snake up your exhaust to see if it "hits" anything.....ie. checking for cats. I have never seen this done before, but have heard that they do that sometimes. Better to be safe than sorry.
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Originally Posted by GotBoost?
yes, and they MAY stick a pipe snake up your exhaust to see if it "hits" anything.....ie. checking for cats. I have never seen this done before, but have heard that they do that sometimes. Better to be safe than sorry.
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well if the ticket is strictly for a modified exhaust ticket (not a modfied smog equipment ticket) they shouldn't be checking for smog equipment. the ref has a mic/tripod setup to test the sound level at 2/3 the of the rev limit at a certain distance from the rear of the car.
the snake method wouldn't work for a lot of cars since many mufflers are baffled.
04-12-2005, 11:53 AM
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if it's just a loud exhaust ticket, you can just have a cop sign it off. As long as it doesn't say state ref on the ticket then u wont need to see the state ref. GOodluck.
04-12-2005, 12:16 PM
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u might not pass the dB test with dp and catback on even with silencer. If it's vc 27151 they'll just test u for noise, but I wouldn't risk leaving the dp in because it might still be loud. You can still leave the hks catback w/silencer on though. I passed without silencer at 92.5 dB at 4500 rpms with the hks hi power.
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I went to have a cop sign it off and they said they don't have the right equipment and stuck a sticker on the back of the ticket saying I have to go to the REF
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Originally Posted by dantastic
well if the ticket is strictly for a modified exhaust ticket (not a modfied smog equipment ticket) they shouldn't be checking for smog equipment. the ref has a mic/tripod setup to test the sound level at 2/3 the of the rev limit at a certain distance from the rear of the car.
the snake method wouldn't work for a lot of cars since many mufflers are baffled.
the snake method wouldn't work for a lot of cars since many mufflers are baffled.
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Originally Posted by TurnWRX
u might not pass the dB test with dp and catback on even with silencer. If it's vc 27151 they'll just test u for noise, but I wouldn't risk leaving the dp in because it might still be loud. You can still leave the hks catback w/silencer on though. I passed without silencer at 92.5 dB at 4500 rpms with the hks hi power.
