Another ticket for exhaust

[94-civic-coupe]

ok so like 2 weeks ago i half fixed my exhaust leak so it's like 75% less loud but anyway im driving through naugatuck and this cop pulls me over i give him my info and ask him why he pulled me over he gos your exhaust is illegal i go it's dot approved he gos no it's not so i show him my emissions slip just to comfirm that it's leagal he gos it's not factory it's illegal so at this point im pissed so i go well do u have a decible meter this ********************* gos i don't need one if i say it's illegal it's illegal so after he gives me a ticket for exhaust tints and my front plate he then gives me this stupid warning were i have to go to dmv and get my exhaust checked out wat a ************in ********************* he must have nuthin better to do dose anybody know the ins and outs of exhausts at dmv in ct

[honda 97]

i believe anything other than OEM is illegal

[FLiP Si]

what a d!ck ....what really piss's me off about this is it should even matter about the db's....b/c every moring i hear mad loud harlys (has to be stright pipes) rip it down the road by my crib ...wtf ?!? go pull them over b4 u fu(k with me .....ya kno?

[94-civic-coupe]

hell yeah dude ************in bikes set my alarm off all day long constantly got me lookin out the window

[ElRey360]

this isnt the first time i hear this my boy got a ticket in naug for his exhaust n its not even that loud

[chagy87]

i believe anything other than OEM is illegal

and this is true even if the box has a 50 state legal stix or DOT approve stix shit sux but its just a risk you take

[meat]

you know u can make a full 3 inch exhaust look and sound like stock, its the risk u take for having riceboy shit

[91EscortGT]

this is why my waggy has stock exhaust... i went thru this bullshit wit the escort and the dmv inspection they start @ the manifold then run a mirror under the car thru the rest of the system no straight pipes cat obviously

According to CT Statutes 14-80b

Each motor vehicle operated by an internal combustion engine shall be equipped, except as hereinafter provided, with a muffler or mufflers designed to prevent excessive, unusual or unnecessary exhaust noise. The muffler or mufflers shall be maintained by the owner in good working order and shall be in use whenever the motor vehicle is operated. No person, including a motor vehicle dealer or repairer or a motorcycle dealer, shall install, and no person shall use, on a motor vehicle, a muffler or mufflers lacking interior baffle plates or other effective muffling devices, a gutted muffler, a muffler cutout or a straight exhaust except when the motor vehicle is operated in a race, contest or demonstration of speed or skill as a public exhibition pursuant to subsection (a) of section 14-164a, or any mechanical device which will amplify the noise emitted by the vehicle.

No person, including a motor vehicle dealer or repairer or a motorcycle dealer, shall remove all or part of any muffler on a motor vehicle except to repair or replace the muffler or part for the more effective prevention of noise. No person shall use on the exhaust system or tail pipe of a motor vehicle any extension or device which will cause excessive or unusual noise.

14-80d

All pipes carrying exhaust gases from the motor shall be constructed of, and maintained with, leak-proof metal. Exhaust pipes shall be directed from the muffler or mufflers toward the rear of the vehicle and shall be approximately parallel with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and approximately parallel to the surface of the roadway, or shall be directed from the muffler upward to a location above the cab or body of the vehicle so that fumes, gases and smoke are directed away from the occupants of the vehicle. Exhaust pipes on a passenger vehicle shall extend to the extreme rear end of the vehicle's body, not including the bumper and its attachments to the body, or shall be attached to the vehicle in such a way that the exhaust pipes direct the exhaust gases to either side of the vehicle ensuring that fresh ambient air is located under the vehicle at all times. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to establish safety standards for passenger vehicles equipped with exhaust pipes located in front of the rear axle.


I aint no cop, but i do my homework to fuk wit them when they fuk wit me

[beanz61890]

yea cops are cockbastards ain't dat rite tino......specially new britain cops!!!!haha

[hbdx92]

What is your exhaust really doing for you performance wise though, cmon now... To many people have an exhaust just to have one. Is it worth being hounded by police, constantly pulled over and given $100+ tickets???


Just my opinion.. I moved down to CT 2 years ago... ZERO tickets and i have no front plate, 20% tint, stock exhaust on both cars i've owned since I have been in state. If YOU'RE not annoying... THEY wont be annoying.