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280z/300zx 05-25-2010 11:31 AM

Is the FI exhaust 50 state legal? Being that they operate out of Ca did they get CARB approval for the exhaust?

tooohip 05-25-2010 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Daishi (Post 548616)
... you must of been doing something else stupid or illigal for the cop to pull you over. FI exhaust with stock cats isnt even loud.

Na, Virginia is just hurting bad for revenue...

I got pulled over for Tint on my way home from ZDAYZ. Yep, solely for tint and I passed his test anyway.

FuszNissan 05-25-2010 12:16 PM

Not because of your beer pong skillzzz

N8GTOL 05-25-2010 12:36 PM

If its only a CBE it should by definition not change the location of the stock catalytic converters, then it has no bearing on emissions and cannot be illegal (even in CA). HFC, LTH, offroad X-pipes, etc. that are non CARB approved (yes I know you're in VA, not CA, but if youre safe in CA you should be good in any other state) can be ticketable (fix-it ticket) and you will have to smog the vehicle to prove you are legal still/again. Noise pollution is also ticketable but I don't think you fall within those limits. Bottom line...the guy was just looking for an excuse to jam you up so just dont let him catch you street racing (not insinuating that you would be). There are power tripping a-holes in every profession, it just sucks when a cop decides to take a power trip because he has power over anyone in his jurisdiction.

pompey 05-25-2010 12:39 PM

im gettin that this cop was a complete idiot.

tooohip 05-25-2010 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by FuszNissan (Post 549765)
Not because of your beer pong skillzzz

I was wondering if I'd still blow a 0.08... ;-)

JB1 05-25-2010 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25 (Post 549504)
JB1 was pulled over and ticketed for a Berk CBE and HFCs. His mistake is that when the cop asked "is this exhaust stock?" he said "no".

Yep, got a ticket for Loud exhaust. I was dumb enough to admit I had an aftermarket exhaust when the cop asked about it.

Turning onto a wide street, I accelerated hard in first and second gear but slowed down immediately not to speed and coasted along in 4th. Cop heard me accelerate from a few blocks away and pulled me over, he looked frustrated that he couldn't get me for speeding so gave me a ticket for the loud exhaust.

Law in Illinois doesn't say anything about decibels, but it does state your car cannot be louder then stock. So I guess this means after market exhausts are not illegal here as long as they are not louder then stock.

Ah well, time to tone it all down a bit, anybody want to buy some BERK HFC's? (Not getting rid of the CBE though)

AK370Z 05-25-2010 01:17 PM

https://njcourts.judiciary.state.nj..../part1_b_c.pdf

It's illegal in NJ and any cop can give you ticket if they feel your exhaust is too loud. I know many people received this ticket and I almost received one last week.

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...isymuffler.png

I think there's a fine line between "aftermarket exhaust" and "performance exhaust". When your dad's Honda Accord or your brothers Toyota Corolla exhaust craps out and you put on a aftermarket exhaust (non OEM) from local muffler shop, that's aftermarket exhaust. What we put on our cars are Performance exhaust. The main goal for performance exhaust is sound (making it loud) and performance. Just my :twocents:

bumblez 05-25-2010 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by JB1 (Post 549833)
Yep, got a ticket for Loud exhaust. I was dumb enough to admit I had an aftermarket exhaust when the cop asked about it.

Turning onto a wide street, I accelerated hard in first and second gear but slowed down immediately not to speed and coasted along in 4th. Cop heard me accelerate from a few blocks away and pulled me over, he looked frustrated that he couldn't get me for speeding so gave me a ticket for the loud exhaust.

Law in Illinois doesn't say anything about decibels, but it does state your car cannot be louder then stock. So I guess this means after market exhausts are not illegal here as long as they are not louder then stock.

Ah well, time to tone it all down a bit, anybody want to buy some BERK HFC's? (Not getting rid of the CBE though)

sorry to hear that...
so you gonna put stock for a while and put them back in future?

KillerBee370 05-25-2010 03:06 PM

To answer your question... nope.

However here in California they can and often do give what's known as a "ref" ticket (usually to riced out el cheapo Honda's). It's basically an ankle grabbing session where the cop gives you a ticket for various "mods" on your vehicle earning you a trip to the state referee to have a visual and usually a smog inspection done to get the ticket signed off. This means putting all the stock parts back onto your ride in order for it to pass this b*llsh*t revenue collecting inspection.

For our cars (the 370z) being at it's pricepoint, we probably will not get hassled at this stage of the game like some '89 Honda will complete with fart canon attached. The loud exhaust is simply the "reason" for the stop which then becomes their "probable cause" for the next step which is "pop the hood" so that they can (with their discerning eye... pshhh) point out all the "illegal" mods that you will be cited for. The truth is, they most likely don't have a clue as to what's what under the hood but anything shiny will get you written up which is why so many people choose the route of "stealth" when it comes to mods, ie., flat black painted parts etc. to look more stock and less bling.

You can (and in my opinion should) never agree to pop the hood (which is a warantless search) however, depending on the cop, you may have to take a trip to get your car out of impound but usually it's just a bluffing game on their part at this point which goes something like this... cop: "okay we'll just call the tow truck then..." Wait a while and see if you cave. If not, they will not hassle with it. But that could go either way.

Obviously in NO CIRCUMSTANCE do you EVER admit to having anything whatsoever on your vehicle that is not 100% stock from the factory.

JB1 05-25-2010 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bumblez (Post 549862)
so you gonna put stock for a while and put them back in future?

No, I'll change back to stock cats and leave it at that. The CBE/HFC is s bit too loud for me anyway. I have interior panels rattling when accelerating hard. That's a bit much. So the Berk CBE with stock cats will be just right for me I think. Besides that, I want to do some autocross and I think HFC's are not allowed in stock class so another reason to change back to stock.

CrownR426 05-25-2010 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Liquid_G (Post 548645)
Maybe he's just an ***-hole cop with nothing better to do than bother someone with a nice car.

:bowrofl: True Story

Reaper42 05-25-2010 04:24 PM

I got pulled over in my old evo before because the cop said my exhaust was too loud, I had a stock exhaust, only thing done to the car was a CAI. He again told me it was too loud, so I told him to f off and to call Mitsubishi if he had a problem with it, otherwise I wasnt doing anything illegal, he then forced me to come to the police station and wrote me 3 tickets, tints (I had 35% tints all around), not using my turn signal, and following too closely to other cars. Suburb cops have nothing better to do and think they are gods. *facepalm*

Mazaki 05-25-2010 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by bumblez (Post 548649)
YEa I tried to explain that but he said "All aftermarket parts are illegal!!".
:mad:

Arguing with a cop=Bad idea.

My question: How can someone, who doesn't even know the law, enforce it? :shakes head:

PS: Might be interested in the HFCs if the price is right.

nicknick 05-25-2010 07:52 PM

Curious. Why is it ok for Harleys to be loud and not Zeds? Why do we Harleys get away with it? why the discrepency?


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