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i always want to do a track day. turcos u missed our conversation the other nite. its been decided that we are collectively starting a club racing team. we are thinking dsm currently due to cheapness.
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oh hi thar, mr apex!
After going through this and talking to a bunch of people (police officers, members of the AMA, etc), you aren't going to get off the charge because of a technicality. The law sucks but unfortunately it's the law. It's left to the discretion of the police officer who has probably heard a Nissan Sentra before and knows what it should or shouldn't sound like. I don't like how the laws are written - if it were up to me, there would be very simple limits for noise, pollution (no more CARB bull****), etc and it would be very black and white as to whether or not people met them. Of course, engineers aren't allowed to run things for just that reason 
In any case, the fact of the matter IS that the car is louder than stock. If you put a stock exhaust back on it, bring an invoice and/or pictures to court and prove that the problem was fixed, then it should be dropped. it's a 'fix it' ticket, meaning that if the problem is fixed, then the ticket should be dropped, like if you get pulled over and you don't have your license. You will get a ticket, but if you provide proof that you were actually licensed, then the ticket is dropped.
Also, most police officers I've spoken to don't pull people over JUST for a loud exhaust. They usually find something else and then the exhaust is just another thing to write up- I'm guessing the inspection sticker was the main motivator here.
I got a ticket for a modified exhaust IN THE MAIL. I never got pulled over. I was on route 128 evidently, and I just received the summons in the mail. I fought it because that was just utter and complete laziness on the part of the police officer.
In any case, the fact of the matter IS that the car is louder than stock. If you put a stock exhaust back on it, bring an invoice and/or pictures to court and prove that the problem was fixed, then it should be dropped. it's a 'fix it' ticket, meaning that if the problem is fixed, then the ticket should be dropped, like if you get pulled over and you don't have your license. You will get a ticket, but if you provide proof that you were actually licensed, then the ticket is dropped.
Also, most police officers I've spoken to don't pull people over JUST for a loud exhaust. They usually find something else and then the exhaust is just another thing to write up- I'm guessing the inspection sticker was the main motivator here.
I got a ticket for a modified exhaust IN THE MAIL. I never got pulled over. I was on route 128 evidently, and I just received the summons in the mail. I fought it because that was just utter and complete laziness on the part of the police officer.
Now, just to totally contradict the rest: I got pulled over a couple weeks ago with the ONLY reason being that my exhaust was modified. I then did not have my license, which was totally sweet. But the cop was awesome and believed that I forgot it (although he said a lot of people intentionally forget it). He then commented that he thought my tint was too dark and asked if it passed inspection (which it did). A couple minutes later he came back with a written "fix-it" warning for the exhaust and told me to have a super night.
So, to summarize: You can in fact get pulled over with the only reason being a stock exhaust (sh*tty!!); You can pulled over without a license and not get a ticket or anything for it; Even though the cop knows the exhaust is modified, they can still just write a warning for it and call it a day.
