Is Nismo exhaust street legal?
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Is Nismo exhaust street legal?
I have Nismo exhaust on my car, I just got a ticket in the weekend for having aftermarket exhaust on my Z. I thought that Nismo exhaust is suppose to be street legal, since it is an upgrade from nissan dealer. So i went to the dealer and ask about it, and try to get some doc so i can go to court. However, the parts man in the dealer told me Nismo exhaust is only for off road use. Anyone have any idea?
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geez every 2nd civic I see has an aftermarket exaust, guess the cop needed to meet his quota this month.
Oh btw the R-Tune nismo products are offroad use only and the S-Ture are legal i believe. I am reading this on the nissan canada site.
Oh btw the R-Tune nismo products are offroad use only and the S-Ture are legal i believe. I am reading this on the nissan canada site.
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Originally Posted by jukljs
geez every 2nd civic I see has an aftermarket exaust, guess the cop needed to meet his quota this month.
And i just dun understand how can the nismo be illegal, when it is an upgrade from nissan... the parts man told me, they dun even sell nismo parts in Canada. however, they do have nismo parts listed on nissan.ca ...
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Yup, i am going to court for it, that's y i went to dealer to try to get some doc to support. I wanna show that it is an upgrade from factory that is street legal...
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I would do a little research on the law in your region, it may have a flat out rule against any modifications to the exhaust regardless of sound or emissions. I imagine the statute that he busted you on is written on the ticket, try looking that up and see if it applies.
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i didn't wanna deal the officer, so i just let him gave me the ticket. since cops in Edm are kind of ignorant. I had been pull over for thowing out cigarette butt from my car, which i am not even a smoker...
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I can't imagine a cop thinking the Nismo is too loud. The only time its even "mildly" loud is at WOT. Were you aggressivley accelerating? Maybe he couldn't radar you so he gave you this bogus ticket instead.
I would fight it. Show it was installed by the Nissan dealer or maybe call Nissan Canada and ask for the street legal documentation. They do sell NISMO in Canada. In Ontario you can get it at almost any dealer.
I would fight it. Show it was installed by the Nissan dealer or maybe call Nissan Canada and ask for the street legal documentation. They do sell NISMO in Canada. In Ontario you can get it at almost any dealer.
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Absolutely fight it.....
It is a factory option, just like an upgraded radio, 18" wheels, etc. obviously, the officer didn't know this. That's one advantage of Nismo, it is a factory option from Nissan, so S-tune IS legal. Even the R-tune parts can get by since most of these are not visible anyway. I just had my car inspected in Massachusetts which now also has ridiculous laws about aftermarket parts, including exhausts, and "vehicle ride height". No issues with the Nismo exhaust. Nissan factory option.
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Originally Posted by uplz4588
the nismo looks just like stock how the hell did he even know it was aftermarket! damnn that must suck to live there
I had my Z up on the rack last Saturday and the NISMO drew a crowd. It's hard not to notice from behind.
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Originally Posted by DavesZ#3
S-tune, like the NISMO exhaust, are 50 state legal.