Modified Exhaust
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Modified Exhaust
Hello to all fellow Acura enthusiast in this forum. This is my first posting and I have a few questions about our lovely judicial system and state laws.
I'm the owner of a 92 Integra GS 4 door residing in the NYC metro area.
My Integra has the following modifications:
Eibach ProKit Springs
Eiback Sway Bars (front and rear)
Tokico Illumnia adjustable struts (front) and shocks (rear)
K&N FIPK
Borla custom cat-back T304a stainless steel exhaust system, 2.5" pipes
Momo Quasars
20% tint all around
The Borla system is the longest exhaust system thats been on the car and it was installed over 6 years ago. Still no areas of rust!
Before the Borla, I tried the HKS and it was a nitemare....
Anyways, I was on my way home from work one evening and this police officer pulls me over. I was in a residential area and speed was not a factor here. The officer came out of no-where and there was also a distance of 4 street blocks between us. I have a clean record, no speeding tickets or moving violations. The officer hands me a ticket for loud exhaust/modified exhaust. He claims that he heard my exhaust from a distance and it was loud.
Worst thing is, theres no fine indicated and I have to appear in court.
Has anyone heard of a ticket like this? Any recommendations or suggestions on what I can do?
I'm the owner of a 92 Integra GS 4 door residing in the NYC metro area.
My Integra has the following modifications:
Eibach ProKit Springs
Eiback Sway Bars (front and rear)
Tokico Illumnia adjustable struts (front) and shocks (rear)
K&N FIPK
Borla custom cat-back T304a stainless steel exhaust system, 2.5" pipes
Momo Quasars
20% tint all around
The Borla system is the longest exhaust system thats been on the car and it was installed over 6 years ago. Still no areas of rust!
Before the Borla, I tried the HKS and it was a nitemare....
Anyways, I was on my way home from work one evening and this police officer pulls me over. I was in a residential area and speed was not a factor here. The officer came out of no-where and there was also a distance of 4 street blocks between us. I have a clean record, no speeding tickets or moving violations. The officer hands me a ticket for loud exhaust/modified exhaust. He claims that he heard my exhaust from a distance and it was loud.
Worst thing is, theres no fine indicated and I have to appear in court.
Has anyone heard of a ticket like this? Any recommendations or suggestions on what I can do?
Le Grand Illusion
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From: Damascus, MD
Get a lawyer if you can. When you show up in court, they'll most likely issue a repair order forcing you to remove the exhaust, put an OEM one back on, and then get it inspected by some court officer, then mail in the inspection slip. This happened not once or twice but THREE seperate times to a friend with an Eclipse. Here in MD, the law is very vague about exhaust loudness, so he fought it and won. After winning the first case, he had a good general idea of what to do... I would advise fighting it, and starting asking around for legal advise. And if the muffler has a silencer, put it on!!
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From: Madison, WI
A resonator would indeed quiet down the exhaust. If you go to court saying that you installed the resonator to quiet it down, that should be sufficient. I'm not familiar with the law but it's a pretty bullsh*t ticket so I imagine if you do anything that looks like "fixing" it then you have a decent case.
A sliencer goes inside the tip of a canister style muffler. This is an example of the silencer next to the muffler and then installed in it:
Unless you have a muffler like that a silencer probably wouldn't work.
A sliencer goes inside the tip of a canister style muffler. This is an example of the silencer next to the muffler and then installed in it:
Unless you have a muffler like that a silencer probably wouldn't work.