New LAME law went into effect in Maine today....

[Slitwrist Smile]

Originally Posted by 2manywheels

My RC51 has a deep exhaust note with Sato Pipes on it.
V-twin .. same as a harley or similar v-twin metric cruiser..
Take out the baffle.. There you have it.. Loud/obnoxious..
I'd love to stick a freakin wad of wet concrete into one of them open/straight through pipes.. :o

I also have a 2003 rc51 AND a 08 cbr1000rr... the rc has devil twin carbon fiber pipes, and my cbr1000rr has a erion racing exhaust. I swore nothing was deeper than the rc51, but jebus cripes my cbr1000rr is a beast. WAY louder, way more power, lighter ect. the dang thing cranks out 168hp.

and I have trd exhausts on both my s/c'd scion tc and my yaris sedan. Very subtle and quiet, but you can tell its not stock, factory quiet.


covered in snow :




I vote keep aftermarket exhausts rolling :) everything I have is modified and sounds hawt! brrrrrrhhhh brrrrhhh brrrahhhh wahhhhhaaaaaaaa waaaaa

[kac]

we have that law in Illinois. Made it very easy to write exhaust tickets back when I was carrying a badge.

[kuyachris84]

Originally Posted by kac

we have that law in Illinois. Made it very easy to write exhaust tickets back when I was carrying a badge.

We do?

I see so many cars with aftermarket exhaust not from their car manufacturer.. I guess nobody really cares then? HmMmm...

[TRDMarty]

Bummer on the new law.
Just make sure all you Yari owners in Maine post your aftermarket exhaust systems for the rest of us to buy from you
Just KIDDING
So if you own an older car that you can not obtain factory exhaust systems for it,
wadda ya do??
I know!! Maybe one of our fellow Toyota members knows someone who can produce a Toyota metal stamp that can be ''stamped'' on the exhaust tip so it would be visible to the cop that thinks he or she actually knows what they're
looking for.
Just a thought

[33OH]

So now that the decibel thing is out the window... "factory" straight pipe?

['LilRedYaris]

The people that make laws like this do not realize the sheer absurdity of them. Like what's going to happen when your stock factory exhaust system rusts away or gets old? Are you gonna order a new one (stock) from Toyota? Likely not, as that would probably be outrageous in several ways! You're gonna have someone bend up a newer and better flowing system for you. Of course this law now probably makes those businesses illegal... What !

[firemachine69]

Originally Posted by 'LilRedYaris

The people that make laws like this do not realize the sheer absurdity of them. Like what's going to happen when your stock factory exhaust system rusts away or gets old? Are you gonna order a new one (stock) from Toyota? Likely not, as that would probably be outrageous in several ways! You're gonna have someone bend up a newer and better flowing system for you. Of course this law now probably makes those businesses illegal... What !

In one word:


Tough. Buy it, or scrap the car. That's what it'll boil down to.

Having said that, if it sounds factory, and looks factory, you won't be bringing on any attention to yourself.

[bkrownd]

This is a non-issue. Nobody will know or care if you don't have a jackass-loud car. Annoy your neighbors and be prepared to pay the price. Good riddance.

[90tsi]

I have to agree with Marty. what about ppl that already have one installed for years like trucks with duals, older cars, and what not.... they cant possible think ppl are going to pay to have factory exhausts put back on.

[Yarisduder]

Usually laws aren't retroactive, so if you've already got an after market exhaust, they can't make you change it back. Here they've made it illegal to register right-hand drive cars, but all the right hand drives registered before the cut-off date are permitted to stay registered.

[TLyttle]

I love the sound of a high-performance motor. However, it is not necessary to announce to all and sundry that you own such a motor. It is quite possible to run a motor without busting a dB meter! I had a Maserati go by the other day, and the sound was thrilling!!! I heard it, but hardly anyone else did, which is the way it should be. Nothing annoys me more than a herd (bovine/biker connection here) of 100 or so Hardly Driveables going by, blotting out all conversation for a couple of minutes, to show their "individuality". Sure. All on the same bikes, all in black leathers, , all going to the same place to do the same thing at the same time. Some individuals.

I see the REAL performance bikes go by, making minimal sound, but what a sound. I hear the very-hot 4-bangers go by, then wonder what possesses some knothead with his heavy Chevy to install the loudest exhaust he can find.

How simple can it be? Noise is NOT performance!!!

[advocate]

Quite simple. And yet fat middle aged men do it constantly with their choppers and their harleys. annoys the piss out of me.

[severous01]

well, one state did it so get ready for the rest to do it. that's what they do...get the foot in the door and then force it wide open.

[33OH]

I enjoy how theyre punishing people for using mufflers. I personally think they need to ban eBay exhausts under $20. That'll get rid of the problem.

[kac]

I can speak as a police officer who enforced this law in Illinois. I used this law to pull over/give tickets to people who has super loud annoying fart cans or ridiculously loud stupid exhaust of some other type. Never bothered anyone with an after-market exhaust that was of a reasonable volume. And I believe that is how other police officers deal with things like this.

[kdctuning]

I live on Cape Cod in Ma. and used to get shit all the time in my Sentra. It was not annoying, just a nice robust tone. The have been trying to put that law thru here for some time. And they will not give bikes shit about it because they are harder to see, so they need to be heard.

It is a whole bunch of

[Castaway]

Funny how this topic ended up in Cosmetic Modifications... just saying...
Is someone trying to get some attention?

[fnkngrv]

So after the law being up and running for a week or two I can tell you that I have seen a bunch of local bikes being pulled over and from a couple sources some people have received "active" warnings which means that they have to replace the mufflers and then bring the bike to the police station for validation. As for some of the comments about being smart with your aftermarket exhaust it varies from town to town and city to city on how proactive they are going to be. In a town of a little under 10k people that I live in you are a police magnet even if all you have is nice wheels. I am monitored by the cops here all of the time and all I have is a couple of stickers, tint, my wheels, and AFE, spiderlites, angel eye fogs, etc. My springs are on the way from the Philippines so I am sure once the car gets dropped they are going to watch even closer. I am an avid biker myself, but to be honest I am glad that bikers are being brought into check on things. I am going to play it safe and when I get my exhaust I will go with a TRD then, plain and simple. They are 50 state certified legal. As for older cars I do not believe that they are affected as it is common sense that you will not find a stock system for a lot of the older models however with the way the law is written from what I have been informed it allows the police to pull someone over with a classic for example much easier and give them a summons. I drive respectfully so even with my green LED turn signals the police don't give me grief however I have been told by Cruz for example that if I were to be driving in Mass with them I would be pulled and ticketed in a heartbeat. Shrugs...the biggest issue here is like everything else...give an inch and someone will try to take a mile...on both sides of the equation.