# pulled over for nothing
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive
**Created:** [August 29, 2007, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996 "2007-08-29T07:51:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@grimace](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grimace)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/1 "2007-08-29T07:51:58Z")
few nights ago i got pulled over on highway 7 by a cop. Apparently he did a plate check on my car and saw that i was from kitchener, asked me what i was doing in toronto and what not, and asked me to pop the hood and trunk. So to avoid any hassle i just did what he asked. Now if anything was modded in my car could they impound the car? i’ve heard bits and pieces about these new laws but haven’t really paid too much attention, anyone know what the deal is now??
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### Author:  [@Fargus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fargus)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/2 "2007-08-29T08:01:50Z")
as far as I know, if your parts are street legal and you’re not speeding and you’re car isn’t stolen or whatever he can’t do anything. eg, NOS is very bad.
but you’re right, that area is very fuzzy these days.
about them impounding and CRUSHING your car? I have a long rant about that. Canadian charter of rights and freedoms and so forth. I’m too tired to get into that right now.
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### Author:  [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/3 "2007-08-29T08:30:23Z")
Grimace, do you happen to be black?
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### Author:  [@jammin1911](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jammin1911)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/4 "2007-08-29T08:35:23Z")
Fargus may be correct, but as far as I understand they have the authority to impound your car even for suspicion of illegal mods - so I _believe_ even if you didn’t have any mods to your car that he could have technically impounded it if he, a) wanted to be a dickface or, b) was sincerely suspicious of illegal modifications
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### Author:  [@Soulitude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Soulitude)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/5 "2007-08-29T08:35:24Z")
> [@hahaha STi \> ls1 SS Camaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hahaha-sti-ls1-ss-camaro/13849/7):
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> Grimace, do you happen to be black?
lol random fobwall question for the win
anyway back on topic, to answer your question, the choice is up to the cop’s discretion on if they “think” you’re street racing or a street racer. ive talked to a few toronto cops i know and they said that they have bigger fish to fry but some of the others are just ticket happy so yeah; like fargus said as long as your car is street legal, they got nothing on you and if they do claim you street racing when you’re not or claim you have mods, fight it hardcore because as the cops arent mechanics and theres a chance they may be just winging it and picking on you because you look young and can be taken advantage of.
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### Author:  [@Cal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cal)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/6 "2007-08-29T09:22:14Z")
> [@hahaha STi \> ls1 SS Camaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hahaha-sti-ls1-ss-camaro/13849/7):
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> Grimace, do you happen to be black?
+1
I was thinking the exact same thing before even opening the thread.
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### Author:  [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/7 "2007-08-29T09:33:55Z")
welcome to my life.
- 3 times for “opps I typed in the wrong plate and it came back stolen”
- 3 times for “match the description of a suspicious vehicle” - with a 1 of a kind paint scheme
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### Author:  [@Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jedi_Car_Fan)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/8 "2007-08-29T09:53:24Z")
This is why I got rid of all my Aero and made a Custom Exhaust which is quiet. I can seriously drive right along side a cop without him even looking at me and I’ve yet to be pulled over once whether it be for a modifed car or loud exhaust…
That and I dont drive like an idiot so my car doesnt attract much attention
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### Author:  [@Keez](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Keez)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/9 "2007-08-29T11:37:17Z")
my car is loud as shiet, i still drive all places…i have passed a few cops going the same lane as i am in. sure i get pulled over, im not worried tho. my only problem is i have a crack in my window and i can just say i wil lget it fixed…or my exhaust…but 110 isnt that bad
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### Author:  [@grimace](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grimace)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/10 "2007-08-29T11:39:59Z")
> [@hahaha STi \> ls1 SS Camaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hahaha-sti-ls1-ss-camaro/13849/7):
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> Grimace, do you happen to be black?
lol, last time i looked in the mirror i had slanted eyes and a tan, maybe he thought i was mixed.
so what would happen if they popped the hood and saw an SR in there?
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### Author:  [@RED\_LINE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RED_LINE)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/11 "2007-08-29T11:54:17Z")
Nowadays, I don’t know why they pick on guys that aren’t street racing
and under some suspicion they pull you over to harass you…
sure if there’s something easily noticeable or something bad, but they can’t be going around, seeing a nice car and then start pulling people over, especially if their records are clean…
for example, what if someone has a modified car, but solely for racing on the track, the way the government and police want it, but instead while driving sanely/legally on the street they get pulled over and harassed because they suspect your a street racer or been street racing, the system is really messed…
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### Author:  [@Terrible\_1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Terrible_1)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/12 "2007-08-29T11:58:28Z")
> [@grimace"](#):
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> so what would happen if they popped the hood and saw an SR in there?
depending on there knowledge of cars they might not know thats its not stock, depending on the cleanlyness of the install. the SR still says nissan on the top
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### Author:  [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/13 "2007-08-29T12:07:53Z")
There’s nothing wrong with having an SR in your car if you have all emissions equipment present. There is no law against having more horsepower, just against removing emission control equipment. You could have a twin turbocharged viper motor and they still wouldn’t be able to do a damn thing about it if it has a cat, and all the emission crap that came factory on the viper. It’s all just scare tactics.
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### Author:  [@Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jedi_Car_Fan)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/14 "2007-08-29T12:09:53Z")
> [@My new toy](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-toy/13778/29):
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> depending on there knowledge of cars they might not know thats its not stock, depending on the cleanlyness of the install. the SR still says nissan on the top
Well as far as Im aware… 98% of people who do an SR swap do not use/hook up the EGR/AIV system. So the only ticket someone with an SR could get would be for an unhooked/missing emissions equipment similar to running a 3’’ exhaust with no cat.
Only way they would know the EGR is missing is if they MTO did an inspectiong and couldnt find it as I’d highly doubt a cop would know what the EGR looks like let alone where to look for it.
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### Author:  [@GTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GTS)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/15 "2007-08-29T12:27:49Z")
> [@Jedi\_Car\_Fan"](#):
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> Well as far as Im aware… 98% of people who do an SR swap do not use/hook up the EGR/AIV system. So the only ticket someone with an SR could get would be for an unhooked/missing emissions equipment similar to running a 3’’ exhaust with no cat.
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> Only way they would know the EGR is missing is if they MTO did an inspectiong and couldnt find it as I’d highly doubt a cop would know what the EGR looks like let alone where to look for it.
Most cops wouldn’t know what an SR looks like. Those who do are probably enthusiasts, in which case, would be less like to give ticket/impound your car…does that sound about right?
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### Author:  [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/16 "2007-08-29T13:04:26Z")
> [@grimace"](#):
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> so what would happen if they popped the hood and saw an SR in there?
Tell them that that’s all you could afford and that you plan on doing an LS1 swap soon.
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### Author:  [@rex\_thugs](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rex_thugs)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/17 "2007-08-29T17:58:13Z")
cops arnt mechanics and they have next to no knowledge about cars, i cop aske dme to pop my hood open i had a sr in my s13 that time i was watching him and by the looks on his face he had no clue about what he was looking at.
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### Author:  [@Multisynclg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Multisynclg)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/18 "2007-08-29T18:43:14Z")
they just look for anything neon color’d or shiney.
flatt black
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### Author:  [@fastback240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fastback240)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/19 "2007-08-29T19:25:33Z")
man the first 5 days of having my s13 on the road i got pulled over 4 times. for no reason. once was cause i had a little toy monkey hanging from my tow hook. cops arnt that bright.
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### Author:  [@xyz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xyz)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2007, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pulled-over-for-nothing/108996/20 "2007-08-29T20:32:19Z")
> [@FBod vs. Honda Shootout](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fbod-vs-honda-shootout/13845/45):
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> they just look for anything neon color’d or shiney.
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> flatt black
lol yeh
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