The very first thing, I am originally from Nor. Cali and from what I have have been through (21 tickets on my CRX). If you knew you were not going that fast then you should have asked how he new excatly how fast you were going. If he used a radar gun then he has to show you the gun and how fast you where going. The speed on the gun stays until the officer clears it. They have to show the radar gun to prove to you how fast you were going. I found that out by a judge and got my ticket thrown from court. But if he was following you with out a radar gun then it will be a who said contest.

Second... About your fix it ticket, what will happen if you don't fix? First off if you don't get it fixed before the court date, then the judge will give a fine and just tell you to have it removed back to stock. If you do fix it then just get it signed off and put it back on your car cruz out to Sac to a referre. If you don't ever take it off and don't get the ticket signed off then you will get a bench warrant out for you. Then you get an even bigger fine to pay, and if you get pulled over now that there is a warrant out for you. And when a cop runs your plates you willget pulled over and you will be arrested, but you wont go to jail. They just give more fines and impound your car. Once you get it out of impound ($1000.00) you have a certian amount of days to fix it or the car will belong to CALI.

Third.... Like everyone said up above, never open your hood or trunk. If the cop wants to get a warrant which he wont beacuse they don't feel like standing aroung forever then let him. You still will only get a fix it ticket. It happened to me! Some cops are dumb and all you had to say was the intercooler was just an oil cooler or an upgraded radiator. But there are cops now especially up in San jose, Fremont, Milpitas and so on actually have a special unit of cops for at night for the racers. And trust me they know there SH!t. They have been trained very well on what every part on your car should and shouldn't be there. they also drive around in cars that have been impouned out the races.

So any ways 21 tickets, and license suspended twice later I have learned to keep my exhaust somewhat quite and hide the intercooler behind a mesh grill or paint it. CA cops are dicks and look at any little thing they can spot. Make your look good!, not standing out like a sore thumb and really loud to draw attention to you, then you will be pulled over for sure.

Just remember sleepers kick a$$!

Thanks for your time!
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