I would check the writing of the law, but the way it sound to me, the
exhaust come out of the muffler and points at the gound. Here in NJ, it
would be illegal unless the tailpipes ran to the back of the truck or
the side of the truck. The exhaust can exit directly under the truck.
>Ok, here's the scenerio.
>
>I have a 97 Dodge Ram SS/T with a custom bent exhaust system.
>
>It consists of Borla headers into 2 - 2 1/2" aluminuzed pipe that goes into
>two
>Flowmaster mufflers, then I have turn dows after each muffler before the
axle,
>but well behind the cab.
>
>I was pulled over last night, and said that my exhaust was illegal. The
>officer
>explained to me that I needed exhaust pipes with no leaks, good mufflers, and
>tail pipes. I have a tight exhaust system, with street mufflers, I'm just
>unsure about the tail pipes. What does the law consider a 'tail pipe' ? If
you
>look at the bigger deisels, they run the same short pipe with a turn down
>after
>the muffler too.
>
>any insight is welcome ..
>
>ttyl
>Patrick
>
W . Jack Hilton III
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