Good lord I hate WSP. Modified exhaust ticket.
Jul 18, 2011, 11:21 PM
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^Cop also called my car a subaru when he was referring to my exhaust loudness. I told him it is not a subaru it is a Mitsubishi. He said "I don't care what it is, there is no way that is the stock exhaust!" He also wrote the ticket for driving illegally in the HOV lane, after I pointed out that I had a person in the backseat (my 2 year old), and illegal taillights (was running VIII's at the time. I had my JDM rears in a box next to me (installed them later that day) and let him know the "clear" taillights were legal. All charges dropped; including the 95 in a 60, which was also BS (he said he paced me for a mile at that speed). 
Jul 18, 2011, 11:54 PM
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In WA, it can't be modified to be louder than stock. It can bean oe replacement as someone mentioned. I've read of people fighting these in court. Its the cops perception that it is louder than stoc but he has no idea what every car sunds like stock. Argue that in court, it will get thrown out without any sort of decibal comparison which none of them can do. Ask the clerk for a notorized copy of the ruling and keep it in your glove box for next time a wsp gets cute with u. I've read a lot of people have done this and it works.
Jul 23, 2011, 02:05 PM
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so my question is, is there any way to do a recording of your exhaust and test the level compared to a stock exhaust? Because if you have a resonated exhaust and it is one that isnt very aggressive to start that could be a decent way to get a judge to throw it out.... Here in boise if the cop even thinks the exhaust looks aftermarket, they pull you over for it now...
Jul 23, 2011, 03:17 PM
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lol funny thing kinda, talking with the sherriff yesterday there was a break in in the house next door and they caught the kid. I was coming home to find 4 police cars in front of my house. 3 of the officers were looking at the vinyls on the back of the evo and one asked whats it mean, gladly told him the amount of times id been pulled over. We got into talking about it and he ran my plates for the hell of it. He was saying that they never give tickets and the state patrol hand out the majority of "bull****" tickets like the exhaust, garbage bag in car, and junk like that. it was funny about his exact words. but he clearly stated that the state patrol makes the majority of those tickets that make the police look bad in our community.
Jul 24, 2011, 04:26 AM
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BTW its not that its louder than stock its if its a modified exhaust they can give you a ticket. yes they have ways of testing, no dont ask them to... if they dont test then in court it cant be proven
it basically tells the cops to go suck themselves
Jul 28, 2011, 09:41 AM
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Where I'm located they only care about how loud it is, because no cop has a decibel meter in there car, so they play it by ear. I've been pulled over three times for it in the last month and just get harassed about my car. Then when im driving around I dont see a single honda with a cut off exhaust or a rice cannon pulled over
Jul 31, 2011, 04:48 PM
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Well I fell victim to this today. I purchased a evo yesterday and managed to get pulled by Benton County sheriff coming out of boat races.
The officer tells me he appreciates me not drinking at boat races and being honest with him by telling him that I had just purchased the vehicle not even 24 hours prior but still hands me a $134 ticket.
Cited as violation statue 46.37.390.3.1 Modified exhaust 1st offense
The officer tells me he appreciates me not drinking at boat races and being honest with him by telling him that I had just purchased the vehicle not even 24 hours prior but still hands me a $134 ticket.
Cited as violation statue 46.37.390.3.1 Modified exhaust 1st offense
