WA state. In 2005 at the behest of the wonderful Washington State
Patrol they removed language in the law limiting it to 95db because it
was "too hard to enforce", so the state legislature bent over backwards
for them.
It is now technically illegal in WA to have ANY modifications to your
exhaust. A police officer in a bad mood can technically pull you over
because your exhaust looks shiny and aftermarket and is therefore
illegal in WA, and give you a $75 ticket for an "illegal muffler
modification".
http://search.leg.wa.gov/pub/textsearch/ViewRoot.asp?Action=Html&Item=4&X=724110430&p=1
Supposedly it's not a moving violation so it won't affect insurance.
It's just another $75 a motorist stealth tax.
MattB
On 07/24/2010 08:02 AM, Josh Battles wrote:
>
> On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 2:49 AM, M.B.<mailinglists@moparhowto.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I went out and bought a cheesey screw-on exhaust downturn but I don't think
>> the bit left poking out of the muffler is long enough as there's welded on
>> hanger in the way. Doh.
>>
>> I had a cop follow me for a mile today. This is bad in my home town... it
>> usually precludes feeling the sting of tazer barbs. ;)
>
> I'm curious, what state are you in? Here in IL you only need to have
> a muffler, there's no other restrictions. I'm loud enough where my
> wife and kids can here me on my way home a couple blocks away. I've
> been stopped for lots of things but never for being too loud.
>
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