# Trooper Checkpoint on Route 7 Today **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 20, 2009, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263 "2009-05-20T08:16:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Z28LT1Rocket](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/z28lt1rocket/32/6436_2.png) [@Z28LT1Rocket](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z28LT1Rocket)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/41 "2009-05-24T15:04:38Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/18383/2): > > I was told by a NY State Trooper friday night that ANY aftermarket exhaust is ILLEGAL in NYS. > > It’s just up to the officer’s discretion to give you a ticket or not, there’s no need for a dB limit because only oem exhausts are ‘legal’. wow you have your head in the gutter thats not true but proves my point on how each cop interprets it differntly :retardclap as long as the exhaust piping and routing follow and exit in the same manner. Use the same style muffler its legal for aftermarket. What is illegal is if you put a glasspack on when it the vehicle didnt have one, or if a vehicle exited at the rear and you have side exit or if it was originally single exhaust and you modify it for true duals and etc…:shifty but aftermarket “direct bolt ins” are legal. the companies even gaurantee it when it says 50 state smog legal you send in the reciept and the ticket and they’ll pay the ticket… (in other words it wont happen cuz companies dont want to pay) ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/42 "2009-05-24T17:15:32Z")
> [@ReDevil"](#): > > My shits all legal, but I still prefer not having to deal with checkpoints. I have spent enough time in DMV paying for reg and title, and insurance that I dont need the extra hassel from a cop that just wants to bust my balls for his pride. +1 . ---
**Author:** ![Z28LT1Rocket](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/z28lt1rocket/32/6436_2.png) [@Z28LT1Rocket](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z28LT1Rocket)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/43 "2009-05-24T17:25:06Z")
+2 . ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/44 "2009-05-24T20:31:55Z")
wat ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/45 "2009-05-24T20:39:30Z")
> [@69 Camaro resto - It's ALIVE! - no 56k](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/69-camaro-resto-its-alive-no-56k/13530/166): > > wow you have your head in the gutter thats not true but proves my point on how each cop interprets it differntly :retardclap > as long as the exhaust piping and routing follow and exit in the same manner. Use the same style muffler its legal for aftermarket. What is illegal is if you put a glasspack on when it the vehicle didnt have one, or if a vehicle exited at the rear and you have side exit or if it was originally single exhaust and you modify it for true duals and etc…:shifty > > but aftermarket “direct bolt ins” are legal. the companies even gaurantee it when it says 50 state smog legal you send in the reciept and the ticket and they’ll pay the ticket… (in other words it wont happen cuz companies dont want to pay) Direct bolt ins are NOT legal if they exceed the OE rated volume spec, which 99% of them do. > **Section 375. Equipment.** > > **Subsection 31. Mufflers and exhaust systems. Prevention of noise.** > Every motor vehicle, operated or driven upon the highways of the state, shall at all times be equipped with an adequate [muffler](http://www.iwsti.com/forums/#) and exhaust system in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any excessive or unusual noise and no such muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a cut-out, bypass, or similar device. > > No person shall modify the muffler or [exhaust](http://www.iwsti.com/forums/#) system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor or exhaust system of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler or exhaust system originally installed on the vehicle and such original muffler and exhaust system shall comply with all the requirements of this section. > > A muffler is a device consisting of a series of chambers or baffle plates, or other mechanical design for the purpose of receiving exhaust gas from an internal combustion [engine](http://www.iwsti.com/forums/#), and effective in reducing noise. > > An exhaust system is a series of mechanical devices for the purpose of receiving exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine and expelling it into the atmosphere. ---
**Author:** ![Z28LT1Rocket](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/z28lt1rocket/32/6436_2.png) [@Z28LT1Rocket](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z28LT1Rocket)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/46 "2009-05-24T20:42:31Z")
+1 drats :shifty some are legit but the 1st sentence I dont like… ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/47 "2009-05-24T21:02:51Z")
> [@69 Camaro resto - It's ALIVE! - no 56k](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/69-camaro-resto-its-alive-no-56k/13530/166): > > wow you have your head in the gutter thats not true but proves my point on how each cop interprets it differntly :retardclap > as long as the exhaust piping and routing follow and exit in the same manner. Use the same style muffler its legal for aftermarket. What is illegal is if you put a glasspack on when it the vehicle didnt have one, or if a vehicle exited at the rear and you have side exit or if it was originally single exhaust and you modify it for true duals and etc…:shifty > > but aftermarket “direct bolt ins” are legal. the companies even gaurantee it when it says 50 state smog legal you send in the reciept and the ticket and they’ll pay the ticket… (in other words it wont happen cuz companies dont want to pay) You are a moron. ANY aftermarket exhaust of ANY kind is illegal! The only thing you can have legally is what came on the car from the factory. ---
**Author:** ![Z28LT1Rocket](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/z28lt1rocket/32/6436_2.png) [@Z28LT1Rocket](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z28LT1Rocket)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/48 "2009-05-24T21:07:37Z")
> [@BMW fans....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-fans/18430/25): > > You are a moron. ANY aftermarket exhaust of ANY kind is illegal! The only thing you can have legally is what came on the car from the factory. nope buster.:crazy than my whole cars illegal it didnt come with pink primer, mickey thompsons or a driveshaft safety loop, a tuned ecm, a big scoop on my hood or a trashed interior wow…🤣lol ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/49 "2009-05-24T21:09:45Z")
I’d neg rep you but I fulfilled my neg rep for you already :lol ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/50 "2009-05-24T21:17:26Z")
> [@MY NEW TOY.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-toy/18369/9): > > I passed a whole shitload of police today on my way back from hvcc and didnt get pulled over even going through colonie. mark who is gonna pull u over, your driving a legit car and prolly like a grandmother :lol > [@FS: Pair of like NEW G-Force 6pt Harnesses](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-pair-of-like-new-g-force-6pt-harnesses/18265/4): > > My truck is totally legit, no tint, both plates, etc and I usually set the cruise at about 5 above the speed limit on the highway and dont drive like an idiot on other roads. > > So far no issues. your boring, your bed times, your driving, just boring:tongue > [@Sorry Ladies...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sorry-ladies/18352/56): > > Direct bolt ins are NOT legal if they exceed the OE rated volume spec, which 99% of them do. /pwned ! > [@How much is your car worth...to you?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-much-is-your-car-worth-to-you/18334/63): > > I don’t understand everyone saying thanks for the heads up or I passed a ton of cops today and didn’t get pulled over…YOUR NOT GOING TO GET PULLED OVER UNLESS YOUR DOING SOMETHING STUPID OR YOUR CAR IS NOT INSPECTED, REGISTERED, MISSING PLATES, SPEEDING, LOUD EXHAUST, TINT, ETC…and if there is a checkpoint you go through then its your own damn fault if you can’t find time in your lives to actually have your car **legally** on the road. > > For everyone that has a car/bike that catches lots of attention, you obviously knew the consequences before you started doing modifications! If not your an idiot, and should have been swallowed by your mom. ahhhahahaha nice post , must be nice to be white ! i get pulled over all the time and i think i been pulled over twice for speeding for real, the rest was excuses and MORE OFTEN than not i been searched 😃 shit 6 hours before i left the country i got fuckin searched driving my brothers car they took everything out of the car even the floor mats LOL found nothing durrrrrrrrrrr w00t too bad u cant speak for all of us anyways i would/will be avoiding all checkpoints and cops in general thanks ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/51 "2009-05-25T03:19:26Z")
> [@DYNO DAY SAT OCT 7](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dyno-day-sat-oct-7/18333/14): > > your boring, your bed times, your driving, just boring:tongue > > /pwned ! Ill admit that Im very boring. ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 3:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/52 "2009-05-25T03:48:03Z")
> [@alternator bracket sparking?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alternator-bracket-sparking/18484/4): > > Ill admit that Im very boring. :lol but… its like… your trademark, on the forums at least ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/53 "2009-05-25T11:04:36Z")
> [@Sorry Ladies...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sorry-ladies/18352/56): > > Direct bolt ins are NOT legal if they exceed the OE rated volume spec, which 99% of them do. > > [/indent] according to section 31 my mufflers arent even mufflers, no baffles :number1 :lol:lol:lol:lol ---
**Author:** ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/54 "2009-05-25T15:35:14Z")
[QUOTE=Singh;342491]mark who is gonna pull u over, your driving a legit car and prolly like a grandmother :lol your boring, your bed times, your driving, just boring:tongue [/QUOTE=Singh;342491] I got pulled over the other day for my tints :rofl and so what if I drive slow, save money on gas and no risk of having to pay speeding tickets man. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/55 "2009-05-25T15:41:06Z")
I cant afford tickets and I need my license for work since Im a delivery driver. Not worth the risk most of the time. ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/56 "2009-05-25T15:46:16Z")
i leave my windows down as much as i can actually, so no tint tickets when its nice outside ---
**Author:** ![Z28LT1Rocket](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/z28lt1rocket/32/6436_2.png) [@Z28LT1Rocket](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z28LT1Rocket)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/57 "2009-05-25T16:36:58Z")
> [@hmmm... decoding analog cable thru a tuner card?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hmmm-decoding-analog-cable-thru-a-tuner-card/18491/2): > > i leave my windows down as much as i can actually, so no tint tickets when its nice outside I use to to do that but it defeats the purpose when you try to stay cool with the ac on, in a sunny day I had like 80% but took it off ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/58 "2009-05-25T16:59:21Z")
> [@hmmm... decoding analog cable thru a tuner card?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hmmm-decoding-analog-cable-thru-a-tuner-card/18491/6): > > I use to to do that but it defeats the purpose when you try to stay cool with the ac on, in a sunny day I had like 80% but took it off ah, see i dont mind the heat. if my car’s parked i dont want the sun warming it up inside too much. i like warm weather. ---
**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:** [May 25, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/59 "2009-05-25T21:45:08Z")
> [@How much is your car worth...to you?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-much-is-your-car-worth-to-you/18334/64): > > “K” band radar that should be outlawe its so inaccurate! k band is based on a solid fixed object like a tree the waves bounce off, and the mean (avg) time the triggers held or being measured and the fastest speed! And just cuz it (vehicle) catches attention or stands out doesnt mean police should be able to pick on that one vehicle more or be more anal about it, oh boy… **RADAR** **is an acronym for Radio Detection And Ranging**. its all based off how long it takes for the signal to bounce back from the oncoming/passing object to the instrument transmitting the signal. **speed = time required to cover a specific distance.** ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263/60 "2009-05-25T22:15:46Z")
Just because a muffler says “50 state legal” doesnt mean you cant get a ticket for it…ask me how i know :lol [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trooper-checkpoint-on-route-7-today/244263.md?page=4)