Well im getting the top speed pro n1 exhaust and well, it's loud... I was wondering if anyone have attracted the cops after switching to a new exhaust other than the stock? Are the cops in socal b1tchy ?

 

I got pulled over with my nismo and test pipes. But he let me go because I told him that I had an exhaust leak that I was getting fixed the next day.

 

humm..haven't get into problem yet. I have header + TP + HKS = loud. It's depend on how you drive your Z.

 

Based on your question I'm assuming you're new to SoCal?

Yes cops are bitchy! Remember, behind that uniform they are human just like you and I, however due to Cali's super strict laws, most Cops will be total A-holes!

Only garauntee that you wont get pulled over or messed with, keep your car stock. Even then many cops will think they know it all and may cite you anyway for the exhaust or anything else they think you voilated.

When I first got my car back in 2003 I got a modified exhaust ticket.... for MY STOCK EXHAUST!!!!!! I had to go to court and show them videos of a stock 350z being turned on at the dealership so they could compare exhaust notes... side by side!

Now... I just don't give a fawk, so I probably have one of the loudest Z's with about the most tix's for something or another.

 

lol good luck with that exhaust i had that same one your getting but also had headers and tp's it was nice but over kill on the loudness in about a week i got pulled over the cop was chasing me thinking i was racing someone but notice i was only going like 30 mph lol he let me go i told him i was too busy to replace it untill the weekend and i work at night i wasnt liyin i had my scrubs on and stuff in the car so he just told me to get it fix asap..nice cop to bad there isnt more of them

 

youre lucky to be pulled over by police because usually they just check to see how modified your exhaust looks visually

CHP however know alot more because they take classes on mods etc... they actually make you rev it sometimes, pop your hood to peep for the CARB stuff and "urban legend" which i have no confirmed about the mirrors under to peep for str8 pipe etc....

you should be fine just dont be a "ricer" and drive like ***

 

Well im only doing the exhaust, not adding Y pipe or headers... From what i read from the forum it is loud, but not THAT LOUD, + ill be keeping the silencer on. Ugh, i just hope i wont get into hassle with the cops, it's frickkin annoying as hell...

 

I just got around to looking up the vehicle codes from an encounter with a CHP a couple of weeks ago:

21750(a) - Loud Exhaust/Inadequate Muffler
26708(a)1 - Tinted Windows (front and side)
5200(a) - Fail to attach lic. plate (front)

I think he wrote me a gimme on the exhaust.... 21750(a) does not exist, but 21750 states:

He should have cited me for 27150. It is always a good idea to look up the infractions (code and description must match) you are cited for. Sometimes the officer/deputy will make a mistake, so if you have half a brain you can be excused from the ticket.

Just remember that the 27150 is not all about loudness. It can also be for "unusual noises", which is enough to pull you over. Hit radio shack and pick up a decibel meter to see if you exceed 95db. If you don't, then go for a referee as provided for in 27150.2, and it can potentially be dismissed under 27150.7


Cheers, Ted

P.S. Running DC headers, custom cats, DMH performance E-coutouts, all mated to a Stillen Dual Ex.

 

yeah +1 on how you drive...
i have tp and hks too... its loud but im fine. no exhaust tickets yet. the only place i actually get on is a long on ramp and on the freeway in the middle of the night when im SURE there are to cars around.

 

i still just cant understand how F'd up evrything is over there in Cali. i can do whatever the hell i want to my car with retty much no problems. i could not imagine not being able to mod my car for somehting as simple as an exhaust

 

^ lol... Drive a 1,000 miles to your left for a better understanding

They offer free courses on kalifornia kodes.

What kills me is getting one of these tickets as a pack of Harley's go thundering by, or as 18 wheelers sit there spewing out tons of black smoke, or a lifted 4x4 with off road knobbies - no mud guards and tires sticking 5" from the fender well goes charging up the onramp throwing gravel back at everyone.

 

just got one......hks and test pipes bad como!

 

Try Xerd Long Tubes, Tanabe Y-pipe and 5Zigen Single exit 3".

The cop took the time to take a picture of not only the car at different angles, but a picture looking into the canister. Apperantly an exhaust should have min 3-bends???? My exhaust is basically straight from the y-pipe back.

 

How much are exhaust tickets? They cant impound your car right? A few months ago I saw them impound a heavy modded silver evo... *SIGH*...

 

I got pulled over yesterday but it is because I am an idiot. I saw a motorcycle cop sitting off to the side of the road with a radar gun so I gave him a little rev when I drove by. I guess it pissed him off because he came right after me. He threatened to give me a ticket for the modified exhaust but I kept telling him that it is a Nissan performance exhaust and that some Z's come with them.

I guess the lesson is, don't be a moron and rev in front of cops

 

wtf ...

 

you can basically they can impound you for anything they feel like it depending on the situation and the cop

anything usually non- OEM and non-CARB legal is considered modified

blame the "ricers" and idiot fast and furious street racer teens for the most part.. so many innocents involved in injuries and fatalities with street racing and wreckless driving .. having a modded car in CA is a burn...unless you drive a vette or stang

 

HFC + Y pipe + JIC ST without resonator= LOUD. Yes ive been pulled over 3 times in the last 6 months. Do I care? Na. NJ cops are chill.

 

wtf? R U 16?

 

haha BAN! if anything you should be letting off when passing a cop