Originally posted by Louie3252
I heard that old v8's and noisy old cars like that dont have to abide by the laws, cause they were built before the laws were enacted and some come stock with loud loud loud exhaust... i saw an old vette yesterday that was runnin headers out the sides and they just came back to the mirrors.. yea... it was insane loud... Ide take that cop to court ... not to save a buck but to prove him wrong... and if hes not there... u have it in the bag anyways... cause your the only party, and theres no opposing side (the cop)
Laws are different for each state but this is what I know of CA's exhaust laws. For California ALL CARS and TRUCKS must below 95db. The only exempt ones are large truck such as dump trucks and other commerical vehicles. So how do these hot rod guys drive around with open exhausts? Well if the car was made before 1970 (I might be wrong with the date) you are not required to run a cat but still need to be below 95db. Another reason is the police is less likely to pull over a 50 year old guy in a clean hot rod than a young "racer" in his Honda. The v8 guys get tickets just like the import crowd.
Rob