Thread: can cops do this?

i was going to the in and out by 50 last night and i was with some friends, bike cop pulls 3 out of 6 of us over and we all get tickets for modified exaust. i got one for exaust,intake and tail lights. cops told us only time we are allowed to drive is from our house to the shop to get everything fixed. and if we are caught driving again, we'll get arrested for a misdemenor and our cars will be towed. can they do that


oh and when we got pulled over a bunch of guys in muscle cars started talking crap, the cop heard them and asked what they said, they said it again and he didnt do anything. they all left and not one of the cops go after them even though they had modified exaust too.

Originally Posted by EuroEclipse

intakes are not illegal. exhausts are also not illegal. what's wrong with your tail lights? the bike cop has to hear your exhaust running and based on whether it's over the dB limit, then he can ticket you. but he has to actually test it too. he can't hear it from a distance or while driving. he has to sit there and listen to you idle.

wrong.

unless the intake has a carb number, its illegal.

technically, if you read the CA vehicle code book, any modification that doesn't have a carb number is illegal.

The cop DOESN'T have to test you right then and there for a modified exhaust. Usually you will get sent to a ref station for the db test.

Yes, they can tell you that you cannot drive your car except to get it fixed. You are driving a car that has some sort of illegal parts on it, its not legal for use on CA roads...

And thats why I bought a rustang, my exhaust is damn loud, and cops don't even look my direction.

yeah my intake didnt have a carb number, but for my exaust he told me to turn my car on and rev it. i reved it to 2000 and told me it was too loud. one of the cops wanted to tow my car right then and there. and yeah there was a group of camaros there and they didnt do anything about it. he just said look at all these cars with modified exaust

Originally Posted by asianjack

yeah my intake didnt have a carb number, but for my exaust he told me to turn my car on and rev it. i reved it to 2000 and told me it was too loud. one of the cops wanted to tow my car right then and there. and yeah there was a group of camaros there and they didnt do anything about it. he just said look at all these cars with modified exaust

if you have one of those silencer things that slide into the end of the exhaust pipe, just use that. slide that thing in, then go have the db test done and they'll dismiss it.

Modified exhaust is a bs ticket, most don't go over db limits except for hondas. But according to the cops "no we don't have anything better to do, because we're saving lives" lol I could umm.....die of annoyance of a modified exhaust? Well I don't know i'm just a fast and furious watchin' neon lights havin, cannon-style exhaust havin, weavin through traffic ricer. :roll:

Originally Posted by EuroEclipse

wrong.

unless the intake has a carb number, its illegal.

technically, if you read the CA vehicle code book, any modification that doesn't have a carb number is illegal.

The cop DOESN'T have to test you right then and there for a modified exhaust. Usually you will get sent to a ref station for the db test.

Yes, they can tell you that you cannot drive your car except to get it fixed. You are driving a car that has some sort of illegal parts on it, its not legal for use on CA roads...

And thats why I bought a rustang, my exhaust is damn loud, and cops don't even look my direction.

umm no. actually, you're wrong. i've already been to court for this stuff and beat all of it.
try and go search for my posts on modified exhaust systems. i even posted the CHP bulletin and regs. they're not illegal. and yes, they HAVE to test you on the spot by listening to it according to their regulations. and even just listening to it is not a good/valid reason for a ticket. the exhaust is in good working order and is not a modified version of the stock exhaust (holes cut in it to make it louder). and the commissioner at the supreme court house said anything with a K&N is carb legal. it doesn't matter if it's a hard pipe or a rubber one because that makes no difference.

you'd better check your facts bud. if it doesn't have a carb number IT'S ILLEGAL. plain and simple. no if and's or but's about it.

I've been in court over the same shit, everyone has. The chief of police lives next door to me, and another cop on the other side. I talk to them all the time about this shit (when they see me working on my cars...). Do some research before you post some retarded ass comments. Read up on the CA vehicle code book Here, i'll post it for you...

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc27151.htm
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc27150.htm
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc27156.htm

any modification the the exhaust is ILLEGAL period.

I'm still looking for the intake stuff, i'll post links when i find it

here's the intake code...

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc27156.htm

"No person shall install, sell, offer for sale, or advertise any device, apparatus, or mechanism intended for use with, or as a part of, any required motor vehicle pollution control device or system which alters or modifies the original design or performance of any such motor vehicle pollution control device or system."