A wee addendum to my post. This happened about 40 mins ago...I suspect NYC is finally on true ricer crackdown.
Officer: Sir can I have your license and registration.
Me: Sir, can I ask what I did?
O: First, you have an aftermarket exhaust and you were speeding.
M: Speeding?! How could I speed in traffic and on Jamaica Ave (for those that know between springfield and hempstead at 6 pm)
O: Well I heard you come around springfield real loud.
M: It's illegal to have an aftermarket exhaust?
O: Yes....they're too loud.
M: (i should said this, but I din't) Then wouldn't that make Meineke mufflers illegal?
M: (what I really said) Well, I find that hard to believe cuz my muffler is quieter than stock, and is street legal.
O: No its not.
M: So why don't you measure how loud it is.
O: Why don't you start up the car an rev it up?
M: (Smiling inside) Sure why not?
Sound of F22 revving to 3500 in park with RS*R.
O: (in some disbelief) Rev it up higher.
M: Sure. (sound of car revving to redline in park)
O: I'll get the sound meter.
M: Go ahead, but you know that's pretty quiet.
O: Fine go to court and you'll win.
M: So then why ticket me?
O: Give me your license and registration.
M
obliging) Here.
Officer leaves. I start worrying he'll see old speeding tickets (paid off) and give me no mercy.
O: (Returning) Here you go, I'm gonna give you a warning, go slower and get a plug for that exhaust.
M: But officer where can I get a plug? And why its really quiet.
O: Yeah but its too big.
M: (Patronizing) Ok I will.
Moral of the story, know your car and communicate with the officer.
I know that what the cop really heard was my iceman (street legal) intake and not my exhaust. I knew that it only gets loud when VTEC crosses over. I knew that VTEC doesn't crossover without the speedo moving (no VTEC in park).
I'll admit I was lucky. I wasn't speeding, but the piggy could have got me on reckless driving for acclerating quickly (albeit to 30 mph
). The pig should have done his homework and nailed me for clear corners and illegal HID's, but he wasn't thinking that fast.
So guys with intakes....please be careful.
noel