Got stopped for loud exhaust.

[Guest Anonymous]

hello may sound like a stupid question, but why couldnt you run a single 2 1/2 or even a single three and then split it in to two 2 1/2 inch mufflers right before the tip? wouldnt this essentially cut down severly on noise and have outstanding flow? this seems to make alot of sense too me?>?? plus you could run two extremely quiet mufflers and possibly even gain hp! Let me know please if im a wack! Dan

[Guest Night_rider_383]

mac.... The GSP checked mine at 2,000 rpm's. If the exhaust is too loud dor YOU then cutting the dumps off at the mufflers and adding pipes to the rear will drop your db way down from the dumps

[Guest mac]

I'll run the exhaust all the way out and see how it sounds. Where you at Night rider Im about 15 minutes south of Atlanta.

[Kevin Shasteen]

Mac,

 

I like the description of your 377 (I have a soft spot for the 377); I probable go w/a 377 if/when I ever get to make the swap.

 

I think you handled it properly. Anytime an officer claims you "Violated a LAW"...it is your

to ask to see that [law] or for him to quote it & its site...if he/she writes you a ticket it should be on there.

 

As mentioned earlier if the law you've alledgedly broken has a "threshold" of some sort such as 1)too fast, 2)too loud, 3)too ugly(?) whatever it is you also have a right to ask how that limiting factor is determined....in this case-the dB indicator at a certain rpm at a certain distance from the tail pipe (good thread; I've never had this come up in conversation before; learned something new today).

 

When I was 16 & just got my license to drive I was pulled over in Richardson Tx (just outside of Dallas) as my Inter'l P/Up's brake lights went out. The officer was trying to give me a ticket as I interupted him & reached over for the glove box (stupd thing now that I'm thinking about it) & quickly looked at the fuse panel...told the cop I've got the fuse & would fix it now-therefore no ticket!

 

Then the cop attempts to tell me he's gonna give me a ticket because my 4x4 doesnt have mud flaps (WHAT!!)...right about that time a newer Chevy drives by & I point the officer's attention to the fact that the Chevy is a 1 Ton while my truck is a 3/4 ton; the Chevy didnt have mud flaps therefore I "Very Politely" instructed the officer he better go & give the Chevy a ticket...then a Newer Ford drove by-same scenario. The officer got the point & only gave me a warning!

 

BTW; did I mention this was taking place right in front of the Richardson Police Station & my passenger was my Church Pastor's Son...we were just coming from a church funtion & I was taking him home! Bet that made for an interesting conversation when the PK got home!

 

Police will sometimes test you as a driver; if you politely inquire to the officer for "Further Clearification" then they will usually do so or they will realize they dont know themselves or that they cant put their "BULL" over on you & release you w/a warning!

 

Kevin,

(Yea,Still an Inliner)

[BLKMGK]

Heh, guess who's next likely to get pulled over for this I'm thinking that perhaps some additional muffling might be good after the short drive home today. Car screams nicely in 1st and 2nd!

 

I've had the same sort of thing occur with th epolice. I once asked an officer to tell me where his car was when he claimed I spun my wheels. He thought he'd pulled over a punk and got quite a shock. His answer was that he would answer my stupid questions in court. Long story short, it ended in court without going before the judge and he apologized to me. I was ready with witnesses and was going to make a complete monkey out of him I almost wished I had gotten the chance!

[Guest Night_rider_383]

mac.... I'm in alittle town named Bremen. I'm about 55 miles west of atlanta off I-20 and about 15-20 miles east of the alabama line