# NYS Law on Mufflers **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [September 25, 2008, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148 "2008-09-25T16:52:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/21 "2008-09-26T06:56:36Z")
> [@Shady](#): > > lol I got pulled over last night in my G20, asked the cop why he pulled me over and hes like well your exhaust is really loud, I was like sorry sir I know, my father was driving the car for awhile and it got a bad exahust leak, im waiting to get some cash to get a new one put on > > checked my license, comes back and then decided that he smelled something funny, asked me if i had been smoking i was like no, thats the carpet cleaner my dad had in the back of the car, hes like oh im sorry have a nice night… oh btw do you remember why i pulled you over, yes sir no front plate and my exaust, alright just wanted to make sure you remembered have a nice night. lol I got pulled over a few times and they would ask me the same questions every few minutes to see if I was intoxicated :lol ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/22 "2008-09-26T06:59:01Z")
ive had my exhaust for almost 3 years… never stopped for it once… 3inch downpipe, 3inch cat, borla muffler. ---
**Author:** ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/23 "2008-09-26T06:59:51Z")
yours isnt that loud from what I remember though, sounds good for sure though ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/24 "2008-09-26T07:02:54Z")
> [@McBitchin](#): > > yours isnt that loud from what I remember though, sounds good for sure though remove 1 13mm bolt and it can become VERY loud ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/25 "2008-09-26T07:04:06Z")
> [@Mk4 30R](#): > > remove 1 13mm bolt and it can become VERY loud but you dont have that bolt removed :ssh ;D ---
**Author:** ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/26 "2008-09-26T07:04:51Z")
> [@Mk4 30R](#): > > remove 1 13mm bolt and it can become VERY loud yeah open dp is loud but it sounds fuckin sick at wot. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/27 "2008-09-26T09:46:23Z")
Yeah, I got a $155 ticket for that nonsense. I am being forced to pay it otherwise they will suspend my license. Sucks. ---
**Author:** ![DUKE\_LADUKE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duke_laduke/32/6317_2.png) [@DUKE\_LADUKE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DUKE_LADUKE)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/28 "2008-09-26T09:58:20Z")
Lmao leo when was this ??? :crackup ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/29 "2008-09-26T10:33:00Z")
> [@LaDuke89](#): > > Lmao leo when was this > ??? :crackup April 08. I still havn’t paid the ticket yet. East Greenbush PD can blow me. He said if I put it back to stock in 24hrs and showed the court in person it would be dropped, otherwise I had to pay. I didn’t even have a stock exhaust then so I was pretty much screwed. It wasn’t even that loud, either. Never had an issue until I got to EG. ---
**Author:** ![DUKE\_LADUKE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duke_laduke/32/6317_2.png) [@DUKE\_LADUKE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DUKE_LADUKE)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/30 "2008-09-26T10:34:47Z")
gotchaa…yea that sucks. thats how dom with the grey with blue rims got his shit suspended.Had to many of those type of violations and never paid ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/31 "2008-09-26T12:11:10Z")
I just paid it now. Luckily I sold the exhaust for $150 more than I paid for it, so in the end the whole ordeal only cost me 5 dollars. :lmao ---
**Author:** ![Hondaeat-r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c77e96/32.png) [@Hondaeat-r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hondaeat-r)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/32 "2008-10-05T16:02:38Z")
I was under the impression that it is the decibel level that determines the legality of exhaust. Cops just don’t understand that. Maybe i’m wrong… ---
**Author:** ![OhNoPOPO](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ohnopopo/32/6344_2.png) [@OhNoPOPO](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OhNoPOPO)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/33 "2008-10-05T18:59:06Z")
> [@K20powerz](#): > > I ran no exhaust for a few weeks on the Civic and many people told me it was one of the loudest they’ve ever heard…no problems ![http://smiliesftw.com/x/shrug.gif](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/9/a/9a0b2d2a0fc80eb3b24b20e23e7a0cf9e79b59f0.gif) ran open cats on the M all summer and only got a ticket once for it ---
**Author:** ![EJEvo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ejevo/32/6361_2.png) [@EJEvo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EJEvo)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/34 "2008-10-05T19:05:24Z")
> [@Hondaeat-r](#): > > I was under the impression that it is the decibel level that determines the legality of exhaust. Cops just don’t understand that. Maybe i’m wrong… If only that was the case in NYS. It’s simply up to the officer’s judgment, which is total BS. There should be a measurable standard so it isn’t so subjective. ---
**Author:** ![Hondaeat-r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c77e96/32.png) [@Hondaeat-r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hondaeat-r)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/35 "2008-10-06T09:14:59Z")
I’ve never gotten a ticket for excessive noise, and I’ve had many cars with straight piped exhaust & straight through mufflers. Last year a cop stopped me and said it was because of my exhaust, but once he realized I wasn’t drunk (late at night) he let me go…w/out a ticket for my exhaust. Even he knew he was full of shit. ---
**Author:** ![OhNoPOPO](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ohnopopo/32/6344_2.png) [@OhNoPOPO](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OhNoPOPO)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/36 "2008-10-06T09:18:46Z")
ive noticed too if you have a “muscle” car or truck or something of that nature they will be earier on them… but imports of anykind, if they are loud they shit all over them… :wtf ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/37 "2008-10-06T10:10:33Z")
> [@luvin2speed](#): > > ive noticed too if you have a “muscle” car or truck or something of that nature they will be earier on them… > > but imports of anykind, if they are loud they shit all over them… > > :wtf Yeah seems like it. I have 3" from the turbo back, test pipe, 14" straight magnaflow resonator and magnaflow dual tip muffler. It’s pretty much completely open. I got one ticket for it in Knox, and cops hassle me a little if I get pulled over but it’s not that bad. I don’t really care, what’s the worse that can happen? If it’s just paying some fine I don’t care. ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/38 "2008-10-06T14:31:13Z")
> [@luvin2speed](#): > > ive noticed too if you have a “muscle” car or truck or something of that nature they will be earier on them… > > but imports of anykind, if they are loud they shit all over them… > > :wtf Muscle cars older than '72 can do whatever they want. ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/39 "2008-10-06T14:33:53Z")
> [@K20powerz](#): > > Muscle cars older than '72 can do whatever they want. they still have to conform to noise regulations… 73 and older just didnt have any emissions devices, but came with mufflers. must of them have mufflers… but a 2 1/2 inch primary on a header with axle dumped 3 or 3.5inch exhaust is gonna be loud, muffler or not ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148/40 "2008-10-06T14:55:03Z")
> [@Mk4 30R](#): > > they still have to conform to noise regulations… 73 and older just didnt have any emissions devices, but came with mufflers. must of them have mufflers… but a 2 1/2 inch primary on a header with axle dumped 3 or 3.5inch exhaust is gonna be loud, muffler or not I’ve never seen an old muscle car pulled over for anything other than maybe the owner messing around [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-law-on-mufflers/239148.md?page=3)