dumped exhaust illegal??????????
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RE: dumped exhaust illegal??????????
Here is the Florida statute about mufflers. Section 5a says you can't make it louder than it originally was. Do you know how many tickets we could write for modified mufflers, especially the fart can ones???
316.293 Motor vehicle noise.--
(1)DEFINITIONS.--The following words and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in this subsection, except where the context otherwise requires:
(a)"dB A" means the composite abbreviation for the A-weighted sound level and the unit of sound level, the decibel.
(b)"Gross combination weight rating" or "GCWR" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a combination vehicle.
(c)"Gross vehicle weight rating" or "GVWR" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle.
(d)"Sound level" means the A-weighted sound pressure level measured with fast response using an instrument complying with the specification for sound level meters of the American National Standards Institute, Inc., or its successor bodies, except that only A-weighting and fast dynamic response need be provided.
(e)"Department" means the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
(2)OPERATING NOISE LIMITS.--No person shall operate or be permitted to operate a vehicle at any time or under any condition of roadway grade, load, acceleration, or deceleration in such a manner as to generate a sound level in excess of the following limit for the category of motor vehicle and applicable speed limit at a distance of 50 feet from the center of the lane of travel under measurement procedures established under subsection (3).
(a)For motorcycles other than motor-driven cycles:
Sound level limit
Speed limit
35 mph or less
Speed limit
over 35 mph
Before January 1, 1979
82 dB A
86 dB A
On or after January 1, 1979
78 dB A
82 dB A
(b)For any motor vehicle with a GVWR or GCWR of 10,000 pounds or more:
Sound level limit
Speed limit
35 mph or less
Speed limit
over 35 mph
On or after January 1, 1975
86 dB A
90 dB A
(c)For motor-driven cycles and any other motor vehicle not included in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b):
Sound level limit
Speed limit
35 mph or less
Speed limit
over 35 mph
Before January 1, 1979
76 dB A
82 dB A
On or after January 1, 1979
72 dB A
79 dB A
(3)MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES.--The measurement procedures for determining compliance with this section shall be established by regulation of the Department of Environmental Protection as provided in s. 403.415(9), in cooperation with the department. Such regulations shall include the selection of measurement sites and measurement procedures and shall take into consideration accepted scientific and professional methods for the measurement of vehicular sound levels. The measurement procedures may include adjustment factors to be applied to the noise limit for measurement distances of other than 50 feet from the center of the lane of travel.
(4)APPLICABILITY.--This section applies to the total noise from a vehicle and shall not be construed as limiting or precluding the enforcement of any other provisions of this chapter relating to motor vehicle mufflers for noise control.
(5)NOISE ABATEMENT EQUIPMENT MODIFICATIONS.--
(a)No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle or any other noise-abatement device of a motor vehicle operated or to be operated upon the highways of this state in such a manner that the noise emitted by the motor vehicle is above that emitted by the vehicle as originally manufactured.
(b)No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of the state with an exhaust system or noise-abatement device so modified.
(6)EXEMPT VEHICLES.--The following are exempt from the operation of this act:
(a)Emergency vehicles operating as specified in s. 316.072(5)(a).
(b)Any motor vehicle engaged in a professional or amateur sanctioned, competitive sports event for which admission or entry fee is charged, or practice or time trials for such event.
(c)Any motor vehicle engaged in a manufacturer's engineering, design, or equipment test.
(d)Construction or agricultural equipment either on a job site or traveling on the highways.
(7)VIOLATIONS.--A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
316.293 Motor vehicle noise.--
(1)DEFINITIONS.--The following words and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in this subsection, except where the context otherwise requires:
(a)"dB A" means the composite abbreviation for the A-weighted sound level and the unit of sound level, the decibel.
(b)"Gross combination weight rating" or "GCWR" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a combination vehicle.
(c)"Gross vehicle weight rating" or "GVWR" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle.
(d)"Sound level" means the A-weighted sound pressure level measured with fast response using an instrument complying with the specification for sound level meters of the American National Standards Institute, Inc., or its successor bodies, except that only A-weighting and fast dynamic response need be provided.
(e)"Department" means the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
(2)OPERATING NOISE LIMITS.--No person shall operate or be permitted to operate a vehicle at any time or under any condition of roadway grade, load, acceleration, or deceleration in such a manner as to generate a sound level in excess of the following limit for the category of motor vehicle and applicable speed limit at a distance of 50 feet from the center of the lane of travel under measurement procedures established under subsection (3).
(a)For motorcycles other than motor-driven cycles:
Sound level limit
Speed limit
35 mph or less
Speed limit
over 35 mph
Before January 1, 1979
82 dB A
86 dB A
On or after January 1, 1979
78 dB A
82 dB A
(b)For any motor vehicle with a GVWR or GCWR of 10,000 pounds or more:
Sound level limit
Speed limit
35 mph or less
Speed limit
over 35 mph
On or after January 1, 1975
86 dB A
90 dB A
(c)For motor-driven cycles and any other motor vehicle not included in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b):
Sound level limit
Speed limit
35 mph or less
Speed limit
over 35 mph
Before January 1, 1979
76 dB A
82 dB A
On or after January 1, 1979
72 dB A
79 dB A
(3)MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES.--The measurement procedures for determining compliance with this section shall be established by regulation of the Department of Environmental Protection as provided in s. 403.415(9), in cooperation with the department. Such regulations shall include the selection of measurement sites and measurement procedures and shall take into consideration accepted scientific and professional methods for the measurement of vehicular sound levels. The measurement procedures may include adjustment factors to be applied to the noise limit for measurement distances of other than 50 feet from the center of the lane of travel.
(4)APPLICABILITY.--This section applies to the total noise from a vehicle and shall not be construed as limiting or precluding the enforcement of any other provisions of this chapter relating to motor vehicle mufflers for noise control.
(5)NOISE ABATEMENT EQUIPMENT MODIFICATIONS.--
(a)No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle or any other noise-abatement device of a motor vehicle operated or to be operated upon the highways of this state in such a manner that the noise emitted by the motor vehicle is above that emitted by the vehicle as originally manufactured.
(b)No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of the state with an exhaust system or noise-abatement device so modified.
(6)EXEMPT VEHICLES.--The following are exempt from the operation of this act:
(a)Emergency vehicles operating as specified in s. 316.072(5)(a).
(b)Any motor vehicle engaged in a professional or amateur sanctioned, competitive sports event for which admission or entry fee is charged, or practice or time trials for such event.
(c)Any motor vehicle engaged in a manufacturer's engineering, design, or equipment test.
(d)Construction or agricultural equipment either on a job site or traveling on the highways.
(7)VIOLATIONS.--A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
#22
07-17-2007, 08:37 PM
RE: dumped exhaust illegal??????????
ORIGINAL: slapshot12
Here is the Florida statute about mufflers. Section 5a says you can't make it louder than it originally was. Do you know how many tickets we could write for modified mufflers, especially the fart can ones???
316.293 Motor vehicle noise.--
(1)DEFINITIONS.--The following words and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in this subsection, except where the context otherwise requires:
(a)"dB A" means the composite abbreviation for the A-weighted sound level and the unit of sound level, the decibel.
(b)"Gross combination weight rating" or "GCWR" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a combination vehicle.
(c)"Gross vehicle weight rating" or "GVWR" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle.
(d)"Sound level" means the A-weighted sound pressure level measured with fast response using an instrument complying with the specification for sound level meters of the American National Standards Institute, Inc., or its successor bodies, except that only A-weighting and fast dynamic response need be provided.
(e)"Department" means the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
(2)OPERATING NOISE LIMITS.--No person shall operate or be permitted to operate a vehicle at any time or under any condition of roadway grade, load, acceleration, or deceleration in such a manner as to generate a sound level in excess of the following limit for the category of motor vehicle and applicable speed limit at a distance of 50 feet from the center of the lane of travel under measurement procedures established under subsection (3).
(a)For motorcycles other than motor-driven cycles:
Sound level limit
Speed limit
35 mph or less
Speed limit
over 35 mph
Before January 1, 1979
82 dB A
86 dB A
On or after January 1, 1979
78 dB A
82 dB A
(b)For any motor vehicle with a GVWR or GCWR of 10,000 pounds or more:
Sound level limit
Speed limit
35 mph or less
Speed limit
over 35 mph
On or after January 1, 1975
86 dB A
90 dB A
(c)For motor-driven cycles and any other motor vehicle not included in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b):
Sound level limit
Speed limit
35 mph or less
Speed limit
over 35 mph
Before January 1, 1979
76 dB A
82 dB A
On or after January 1, 1979
72 dB A
79 dB A
(3)MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES.--The measurement procedures for determining compliance with this section shall be established by regulation of the Department of Environmental Protection as provided in s. 403.415(9), in cooperation with the department. Such regulations shall include the selection of measurement sites and measurement procedures and shall take into consideration accepted scientific and professional methods for the measurement of vehicular sound levels. The measurement procedures may include adjustment factors to be applied to the noise limit for measurement distances of other than 50 feet from the center of the lane of travel.
(4)APPLICABILITY.--This section applies to the total noise from a vehicle and shall not be construed as limiting or precluding the enforcement of any other provisions of this chapter relating to motor vehicle mufflers for noise control.
(5)NOISE ABATEMENT EQUIPMENT MODIFICATIONS.--
(a)No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle or any other noise-abatement device of a motor vehicle operated or to be operated upon the highways of this state in such a manner that the noise emitted by the motor vehicle is above that emitted by the vehicle as originally manufactured.
(b)No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of the state with an exhaust system or noise-abatement device so modified.
(6)EXEMPT VEHICLES.--The following are exempt from the operation of this act:
(a)Emergency vehicles operating as specified in s. 316.072(5)(a).
(b)Any motor vehicle engaged in a professional or amateur sanctioned, competitive sports event for which admission or entry fee is charged, or practice or time trials for such event.
(c)Any motor vehicle engaged in a manufacturer's engineering, design, or equipment test.
(d)Construction or agricultural equipment either on a job site or traveling on the highways.
(7)VIOLATIONS.--A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
Here is the Florida statute about mufflers. Section 5a says you can't make it louder than it originally was. Do you know how many tickets we could write for modified mufflers, especially the fart can ones???
316.293 Motor vehicle noise.--
(1)DEFINITIONS.--The following words and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in this subsection, except where the context otherwise requires:
(a)"dB A" means the composite abbreviation for the A-weighted sound level and the unit of sound level, the decibel.
(b)"Gross combination weight rating" or "GCWR" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a combination vehicle.
(c)"Gross vehicle weight rating" or "GVWR" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle.
(d)"Sound level" means the A-weighted sound pressure level measured with fast response using an instrument complying with the specification for sound level meters of the American National Standards Institute, Inc., or its successor bodies, except that only A-weighting and fast dynamic response need be provided.
(e)"Department" means the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
(2)OPERATING NOISE LIMITS.--No person shall operate or be permitted to operate a vehicle at any time or under any condition of roadway grade, load, acceleration, or deceleration in such a manner as to generate a sound level in excess of the following limit for the category of motor vehicle and applicable speed limit at a distance of 50 feet from the center of the lane of travel under measurement procedures established under subsection (3).
(a)For motorcycles other than motor-driven cycles:
Sound level limit
Speed limit
35 mph or less
Speed limit
over 35 mph
Before January 1, 1979
82 dB A
86 dB A
On or after January 1, 1979
78 dB A
82 dB A
(b)For any motor vehicle with a GVWR or GCWR of 10,000 pounds or more:
Sound level limit
Speed limit
35 mph or less
Speed limit
over 35 mph
On or after January 1, 1975
86 dB A
90 dB A
(c)For motor-driven cycles and any other motor vehicle not included in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b):
Sound level limit
Speed limit
35 mph or less
Speed limit
over 35 mph
Before January 1, 1979
76 dB A
82 dB A
On or after January 1, 1979
72 dB A
79 dB A
(3)MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES.--The measurement procedures for determining compliance with this section shall be established by regulation of the Department of Environmental Protection as provided in s. 403.415(9), in cooperation with the department. Such regulations shall include the selection of measurement sites and measurement procedures and shall take into consideration accepted scientific and professional methods for the measurement of vehicular sound levels. The measurement procedures may include adjustment factors to be applied to the noise limit for measurement distances of other than 50 feet from the center of the lane of travel.
(4)APPLICABILITY.--This section applies to the total noise from a vehicle and shall not be construed as limiting or precluding the enforcement of any other provisions of this chapter relating to motor vehicle mufflers for noise control.
(5)NOISE ABATEMENT EQUIPMENT MODIFICATIONS.--
(a)No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motor vehicle or any other noise-abatement device of a motor vehicle operated or to be operated upon the highways of this state in such a manner that the noise emitted by the motor vehicle is above that emitted by the vehicle as originally manufactured.
(b)No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of the state with an exhaust system or noise-abatement device so modified.
(6)EXEMPT VEHICLES.--The following are exempt from the operation of this act:
(a)Emergency vehicles operating as specified in s. 316.072(5)(a).
(b)Any motor vehicle engaged in a professional or amateur sanctioned, competitive sports event for which admission or entry fee is charged, or practice or time trials for such event.
(c)Any motor vehicle engaged in a manufacturer's engineering, design, or equipment test.
(d)Construction or agricultural equipment either on a job site or traveling on the highways.
(7)VIOLATIONS.--A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.
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07-18-2007, 02:18 AM
#24
07-21-2007, 11:34 PM
RE: dumped exhaust illegal??????????
In PA the law states that the exhaust must be a sealed unit exiting rearward of the passenger compartment.
Learned this the hard way like 15 years ago. I went in for inspection with my Bronco that I had dumped the exhaust. I failed. The mechanic's truck (pickup) had a dumped exhaust and I tried to rationalize that it was the same exhaust on his truck. He showed me the PA rule book. A quick 90* pipe, a 12" pipe and some clamps and it passed.
David
Learned this the hard way like 15 years ago. I went in for inspection with my Bronco that I had dumped the exhaust. I failed. The mechanic's truck (pickup) had a dumped exhaust and I tried to rationalize that it was the same exhaust on his truck. He showed me the PA rule book. A quick 90* pipe, a 12" pipe and some clamps and it passed.
David
#25
07-22-2007, 11:21 AM
RE: dumped exhaust illegal??????????
You should move to southern mississippi because they dont give a crap what you do. I got pulled over goin 20 mph over the speed limit and they let me go with a warning i also had straight pipes with no cadalic converter. In fact all yall need to move down to mississippi.
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07-24-2007, 05:33 PM
RE: dumped exhaust illegal??????????
Crosby.. its about an hour north of jackson.. best place in the world. all of you should consider moving here!!! i have some extra space in my house that any of you are welcome to stay in. my house is only a one bedroom but my boyfriend and i would be more than happy to have visitors that we could show around..