Went to the DMV on Saturday to have a manager come out to listen to the
truck. When I got hold of the manager, he said that he remembers my truck
when I bought it in the first time. While walking out to the parking lot
from the inspection lanes he asked me if I had done anything to fix the
problem and I told him no. He then tells me to bring the truck closer to
where his office was. After pulling the truck up, he walks around and
listens to it idling. He then tells me to step on the gas. He then tells
me that I must have done something to make it less loud and then passes me.
I did absolutely nothing to the exhaust. Same thing happened 2 years ago.
Was failed inside the inspection lane but passed when I had a manager listen
to the truck outside in the lot. The inspection lanes have a roof over it
so it does amplify the noise level.
Ken
""Kenneth Eng"" <keng@novadigm.com> wrote in message
news:akghce$rfk$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
>
> After some emails with a representative of the company that performs the
> inspection for the DMV, Parson, they are now saying that "modified" and
"too
> loud" may mean the same thing. They also stated that saying an exhaust
> system is too loud is subjective and that they do not have any type of
> decibel standards or measuring equipment to perform a sound measurement.
I
> am currently scheduled to have the Managers of the Randolph station look
at
> my Dak again this Saturday. If they still refuse to pass me then I will
> want a new printout stating that they failed me for having an exhaust
system
> that's "too loud" rather than "modified". Hopefully an independent
> inspection station will not think it's too loud.
>
>
> "brian tully" <btully2001@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:20020827183323.85076.qmail@web40011.mail.yahoo.com...
> >
> > Ken, I took my 98 through in January with a rapid flow
> > exhaust and no trouble. I took mine through Ridgewood
> > inspection. In fact they asked me about my stickers
> > on the back window (Calvin peeing on Bin Laden) They
> > were feeding you a line of....
> >
> > Brian Franklin lakes NJ
> > --- Kenneth Eng <keng@novadigm.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Yesterday I took my 98 Dak with a Gibson Split rear
> > > exhaust system in to the
> > > NJ DMV for inspection. The DMV failed me for having
> > > a "modified exhaust"
> > > system. I then went to speak to a manager about why
> > > a modified exhaust
> > > system would cause a failure. I was told that if it
> > > isn't a stock looking
> > > or stock sounding exhaust system it is reason for
> > > failure. They did not say
> > > I failed because it was too loud but because it was
> > > an aftermarket exhaust
> > > system.
> > >
> > > I then went to a couple private inspection stations
> > > and they all told me
> > > that in order for them to pass me I should put back
> > > on my stock system.
> > > Good thing I kept the stock system.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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