Hey guys,

I was reading a car magazine (will leave it unnamed, I don't want this to go off topic here saying which mag sucks and so on)

Saw an article about those exhaust tickets I keep seeing here on EvoM. I'm talking about the "not fair" ones. Well, basicly There is a network that tries to set a reasonable exhaust sound level because some states are trying to outlaw modified exhausts at all. They established a bill in Cali, Washington and couple more states, but some are still outlawing that.

I'm in Ohio, so it's not that bad here, never had a ticket like that, but I know some of you have big problems cause of that. What they are asking is for you to sign up for a free membership, basicly to get people count for their bill. This is basicly a good way to participate in making it fair out there on the street.

Just thought I might help you guys out with sharing that info...

Here is where you might find more info www.semasan.com

 

i dont understand why all the attention is directed towards car exhausts..
i mean those choppers & harleys all have ridiculously loud exhausts, but
they dont ever really get harassed for em.. well.. not that i've EVER seen..

 

Well, from what I understand "no modified exhaust law" will apply to them too

 

thankfully it isnt as bad here in ohio than it is in states like california. i wonder what it considered modified.

 

i see hawaii is trying to pass one that is still based on "noise" alone. quote from law "a exhaust that has been modified to make more noise or sound than the vehicle made when manufactured” has been introduced in Hawaii

 

Well they are trying to get rid of "unusual" sounds on the road. Which is stupid, get rid of the harley sounds or straight exhaust on those pick ups. They think if it's aftermarket - it's loud. ANd they let cops decided it if it's loud or not without the damn sound measuring

 

Evo + modified exhaust (or stock sometimes) + cop just hearing it = fat ticket

 

if that became widespread... well I'm assuming car manufactures would just make their exhausts louder... or an option at least.

 

i heard that in Hawaii, if you do ANY modifications to your car, you have to report it to the DMV or when you get pulled over you get massss fines.. "ANY modifications" including rims..

 

its so annyoing when you got some big a$$ redneck truck drivin by with a loud exhaust bad man if we just get a cat back...im just tired of getting harassed

 

you get harassed in Korea too?

 

IL has a law like that as well sucks

 

I've got a written warning for my 100% stock exhaust. The big wing doesn't help.

 

pba cards work great for this, got me out of 10,000 tickets

 

In Washington, the new law is you CAN get an aftermarket exhaust, but it cannot be louder than stock. Luckily for us Evo guys the stock exhaust is pretty loud to begin with so we have a couple of options when it comes to aftermarket exhausts. The Greddy Evo 2 and Tanabe Touring Medallion comes to mind as those are right near the 92db level of the stock Evo exhaust.

The same law applies to bikes as well but enforcement doesn't seem as likely with the choppers as they are with imports.