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  • Well you should check out where it is legal and what not. Depending on the brand of muffler/Exhaust you got the company will tell you what states its legal in. Like for example: Brand:Apexi Legal in all 50 states. Brand:Borla Legal in 48 states. Not legal in (ALASKA and HAWAII) Look for those!
  • Well you should check out where it is legal and what not. Depending on the brand of muffler/Exhaust you got the company will tell you what states its legal in. Like for example: Brand:Apexi Legal in all 50 states. Brand:Borla Legal in 48 states. Not legal in (ALASKA and HAWAII) Look for those!
  • I know how you feel... I got pulled over for loud muffler & mine isn't even loud.. I went to a muffler shop and even the MECHANIC said it wasn't loud... he said the decibel level for NJ might be 70, but he's not sure.. I have seen 95 for the whole US on muffler manufacturer's websites... The funniest thing is that the cop put the statute # as 39:3-75, which has to do with safety glass, not mufflers.. idiot. nontheless.. does anyone know where you could get the information on where what brands of mufflers are legal? besides the manufacturers? I have a Tsudo exhaust & it is impossible to get in contact with that company..
  • damn ... where are you from in union? im from union too and i got a ticket last saturday for a loud exhaust. its not that loud compared to other cars on the road.
  • Its really just the cop being a d**k. They don't HAVE TO pull you over but they can. Thats what stinks about it. If they're in a bad mood they'll just look for ANYTHING thats not stock on a car (ie, tints, colored headlights, exhaust or even the car looking fast). I don't know how old you are but that area loves messing with the younger crowd. I used to live in Hillside so I know.
  • The cops really don't have to pull you over but they do unless you were obnoxiously loud. Cops can find ANY reason to pull you over and they do (ie, tints, stereo, colored headlights, etc.). If they're bored or you look young which is the way it was for me. I used to live in Hillside and drove through Union a lot so I know.
  • As a police officer, here is my theory, concerning an automobiles loud muffler. its pretty much the same throughout the country: A vehicle does not have to have a factory-installed muffler. noise is the contributing factor. When a vehicle's muffler is so loud i can hear it coming a mile away, its too loud and illegal. When i cannot hear my police radio inside my police car, its too loud and illegal. When a citizen complains of the muffler, i will take action. The decision is left up the individual officer and common sense really prevails here. No decimeter is necessary and to my knowledge has never been used in court. My theory of loud muffler violations has held true for 44 years and i have yet to lose a case.
  • Don't forget, my friend, that NJ is the home of racial profiling and anything else can go too
  • A decimeter isn't required. And it doesn't sound like your muffler was performing, really.
  • Loud mufflers are ILLEGAL. Always have been. Only mufflers of the type installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle and comply with EPA noise emission regulations are legal. After market mufflers that are not EPA certified are illegal. Practically no after market, so called "performance" mufflers are legal, as they have not been EPA certified. The aftermarket loud muffler industry has scammed their customers into thinking that they need loud mufflers to be cool. They are NOT cool! They're loud and ILLEGAL. It is time to reinstate the EPA Office of Noise Abatement and Control, and put an end to this scam.
  • It is odd what some municipalities put up with. Where I live now it is common to drill holes into your muffler or have a high powered diesel that pours out black smoke. You could not get away with that in a larger city. I guess it depends on what the local residents will put up with. They are the ones bugging the police.

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