Attention: Florida Exhaust Laws, Read Before Posting!

[elcubanaso7mgte]

look if your house is really like that then i would love to see what cars exhaust be shaking ur windows because i dont think a lambo with a modified exhaust has the power to shake anyones walls but anyway i know that some people are just asshole and like the attention but why should i have to give up my freedom for others actions is a stupid law i think there should be a noise limit but getting pulled over just because you have a modified exhaust its unfair

[2.4alltheway]

You can beat it because I did. It states in the statue: "a maximum decibel level to be established by regulation of the department of Environmental protection as provided in s 403.061. There is no level that your veichle can hit. thats how i fought it, and thats how I won. There is a gray line. Period.

[fuelie327]

It would never be the weaving in and out of traffic that gets you guys pulled over.

[n4b]

Being the owner of both modified Imports and Domestic vehicles, I have personally been witness to officers targeting Imports for review as opposed to the Domestic owners.

Fact is that I was told the reason is because Import owners are more likely to be weaving in and out of traffic which for the older drivers is very dangerous.

As stated before, My exhaust is definitely not the quietest but I have been fortunate not to fly above the radar of perception/

It may seem unfair but that's how some of them base their stops.

[FoxHondaRider]

dang very intersting reading this I always wondered what the dB limit is. Louder than stock is a very unfare rule because even SRT4 have a rumble to them stock. But if one were to say its a different engine how could they tell you no? My point is if you took a SRT4 motor and put it in lets say a Civic and used a different exhaust like the OEM SRT4 how do they determine if its louder than stock. Is it by motor or type of car? An intake just loudened up my car a good bit, nothing rumbling but its louder. Man if they made ATV's street legal i'd be screwed I think my exhaust is like 102dB at 3,750RPM and when revving I thought someone tested it at 135dB and stock was 86dB. They need a set sound limit for exhaust and at a certain RPM. I know for ATV racing they used to test at 3750RPM for all ATV's and it has to be 102dB or lower at that RPM. The recently changed the rules to 99dB and the RPM they measure it at is by the formula of 306,000 divided by the engine’s stroke why cant they do that with cars? How much are the tickets running for this infraction?

[ItalianStallion49]

no off topic posts

[crazyfb1218]

Few cops have told me they liked the way my car sounded, haven't got pulled over for it yet.

[Goataru]

You can beat it because I did. It states in the statue: "a maximum decibel level to be established by regulation of the department of Environmental protection as provided in s 403.061. There is no level that your veichle can hit. thats how i fought it, and thats how I won. There is a gray line. Period.

Recently had a run in with the law over my Civic exhaust..Called the state dept. and the DEP..And this post is very true, you can fight it based off the states brush off to the DEP, and the DEP brushes it off to another dept. And the last people it gets dropped on never put in a limit, so not saying it will get the cop to go away, but atleast if you have time for court it will in the end be dropped untill someone picks up the ball and gives a solid Db lvl and state cert. testing areas.

And never once been pulled over in a nova or camaro for noise. yet my crappy civic is "too loud"

[heyitshan]

got a ticket tonight, exhaust isnt even that noticeably loud. cop was pretty cool, i was hoping to get a warning but i got a 101 dollar ticket. but then saw same cop had pulled someone over in less then 1 min. maybe he had to make a quota lol

[$$ STR33T HUNT3RS $$]

Like 2 months ago I have a ticket for my mofler but the thing is everyone who is a ricer get that ticket but you can see rednet people driving their davison bikes that sound more that a motherfucker airplain and they don't get a ticket

[NitroGlycerin]

Never had a problem with open headers & decent sized cams

[Tha Judge]

wow, i have a hks exhaust system full 3inch turbo back.. umm, idk if thats legal, but its not retarded loud.. how much are the tickets?

[Jeff28]

If you're car is Registered in another state and your down here for college, can you get a ticket for your exhaust? Virginia has the same laws about aftermarket exhaust, the secret is keep it looking like stock and the cops won't touch you. I just got Tampa area for college and saw this... So even though I have VA tags on my car can Florida cops still get me?

[Exdamyankee]

Just my thoughts on this...

My '74 Z car is running straight dual pipes from the header to a pair of tiny glasspack tips. I set off every car alarm in every parked car I pass in a parking garage. I carry earplugs in my console so I can drive long distances without causing hearing damage or rattling my brains out of my skull. I think that fits the description of "Retarded Loud."

In the past two years and 50-odd thousand miles of driving in the Tampa Bay area I've yet to be pulled over. I've had cops ride up right next to me, I look over and nod to them, and all I get back is the occasional thumbs up as they pull past.

Either it's the gray hair at the temples that is saving my ass or the fact that I don't pull 7K shifts around them or do much of anything to draw unwanted attention. Whatever it is, I believe noise enforcement is HIGHLY SELECTIVE, and in my experience it selects against (recent vintage) imports and against younger drivers.

It is certainly not fair, it just is what it is.

[BAMF]

If you're car is Registered in another state and your down here for college, can you get a ticket for your exhaust? Virginia has the same laws about aftermarket exhaust, the secret is keep it looking like stock and the cops won't touch you. I just got Tampa area for college and saw this... So even though I have VA tags on my car can Florida cops still get me?

Absolutely.