Anybody been pulled over for modded exhaust?

[Hawki1cr]

In the pursuit of figuring out which exhaust to go with for my truck (leaning toward the Mufflex dodm80), I started wondering if anybody on this forum has been pulled over for having an excessively loud exhaust (especially the dodm80!). Just curious. And just to clarify now, I am not looking for f the police retorts... I live in Michigan and the law here is pretty clear:

257.707c Noise limitations; prohibitions.

(1) After April 1, 1978, a motor vehicle shall not be operated or driven on a highway or street if the motor vehicle produces total noise exceeding 1 of the following limits at a distance of 50 feet except as provided in subdivisions (b)(iii) and (c)(iii):
(i) Ninety DBA if the maximum lawful speed on the highway or street is greater than 35 miles per hour.
(ii) Eighty-six DBA if the maximum lawful speed on the highway or street is not more than 35 miles per hour.
(iii) Eighty-eight DBA under stationary run-up test.
(3) A person shall not operate a vehicle on a highway or street if the vehicle has a defect in the exhaust system which affects sound reduction, is not equipped with a muffler or other noise dissipative device, or is equipped with a cutout, bypass, amplifier, or a similar device.
(5) A person shall not modify, repair, replace, or remove a part of an exhaust system causing the motor vehicle to which the system is attached to produce noise in excess of the levels established by this act, or operate a motor vehicle so altered on a street or highway.

 

[Pull Ya]

I can't speak to your state specifically however, in my experience, unless someone is running a straight exhaust and it's really obnoxious, most excessive noise problems begin with another violation(usually a hazardous moving violation)or for some other reason you bring attention to yourself, as the primary reason someone is stopped. Another reason might be that the excessive noise is the basis for a citizens complaint regarding your truck.
Jay

 

[Hawki1cr]

Very true. I was just curious. That's my main hesitation for going with the mufflex delete. I'm worried it will be so loud that it will draw negative attention.

 

[bassheadhemi]

Why not install a cutout instead?

I'm seriously thinking about it since I wake up everyone in the house at 5 am when I start the truck and only have a 18" maggy...

 

[MANual_puller]

I ran no muffler, straight single off the cats on my old '06 hemi 2500 for years, never once got pulled over. It still has that exhaust and the new owner has not gotten pulled over for it either. If I kept engine RMPs under 3k it wasn't very loud at all especially if I kept from going WOT. It would really cackle at WOT from about 2900-3800 then after that it was a scream.

Nice little video from back in the day letting her rip.

https://www.facebook.com/matthew.turnis/videos/10150770675355158/?l=4623048503800550605

 

[DRkNESS]

As I always say, when it doubt leave it out lol.

 

[Jimmy68]

I got stopped a few weeks back on the highway. Loud exhaust. Showed the officers my broken, rusted stock exhaust system. Let me go. No warning. No ticket. Felt bad for me. Lol.

 

[Rlaf75]

Apples to oranges but I ride my loud harley all over and never once got pulled over for noise. Then again I know enough to take it easy in certain places so I dont

 

[Paluby]

I had a friend back in high school get a fix it ticket for to loud of exhaust haha.

 

[reek]

I think just a loud exhaust getting you pulled over is rare. LEO has got to be pretty bored to do so. Think about how many 350z there are running around with those rediculously loud (and terrible sounding) coffee can exhausts without issue. Having said that, I wouldn't do any WOT runs in front of LEO or congested areas. BTW, even the mufflex/Maggie is loud.

 

[Hawki1cr]

Cutouts are illegal in Michigan. Then again, modifying the exhaust in any way is illegal. See the law I posted in my original post. Anyway, I like how it was compared to a Harley. Those are loud as balls and nobody cares. So I think I'll still go with the delete. I just love the sound clips of the dodm80. Sounds so damn good!! I can't wait for spring!

 

[Casper]

Cutouts are illegal in Michigan. Then again, modifying the exhaust in any way is illegal. See the law I posted in my original post. Anyway, I like how it was compared to a Harley. Those are loud as balls and nobody cares. So I think I'll still go with the delete. I just love the sound clips of the dodm80. Sounds so damn good!! I can't wait for spring!

A cut out is only discernible if you open it. A muffler delete is obvious to anyone interested in shinning a flashlight underneath.

There is a not too hard to hear difference between throaty goodness and anti-social *******.

You delete the muffler and there is no plausible deniability--you tampered with it--and no way not to make every neighbor hate you in the morning.

 

[THETANK]

Not from Mich, I grew up across the river (really a strait) and when I went across the border with my muscle cars I never had an issue. Get the system and enjoy.

 

[avantiguy]

I live 90 or so miles north of you and have never had a problem with my street rods being stopped. I run 2 1/2" exhausts with short glass packs on the 383 SBC strokers. I've passed the local law as well as had them pull up along side me at lights.

Probably depends on time and place but I don't get crazy often but the smaller town law folks generally appreciate neat cars and give us a fair amount of leeway.

Craziness with noise will give them a reason to pull you over.

 

[Pull Ya]

Common sense should prevail
Jay

 

[danam]

Everytime I go for a little while in my charger and not open up my Cutouts always think when I do open them up okay I'm going to always drive like this but after about 20 minutes I'm like time to close these bad boys.

I'm paranoid always feel like I lose a few horsepower on my Cutouts are open on my 5.7
As far as my Ram goes I love to have them on it if I had the money and I would keep them open all the time.

Does a full muffler delete with straight pipes cause you to lose horsepower?

 

[Ian]

Only time I've messed with people with loud exhaust is when they're revving their engines in parking garages or at red lights. At that point I get them for exhibition of speed, not the noise ordinance.

 

[427invader]

I've been a Flowmaster man myself. I have the Super 44's on now. (True dual exhaust so I have 2 of them.)

I was listening to the clips of Mufflex dodm80, but can't find any for an '04 5.7l Hemi.

Do they only make them for '09 and up?

Also my exhaust is a full and constant 3". Do they come in 3". If not or if not made for my truck then I guess my next set will be the Flowmaster Outlaws, or none if the cat's count for mufflers in PA. I'll have to read up on it.

Thanx all!

 

[SilverStreak88]

I got pulled over... my exhaust gave me away, Flowmaster 10 series. Got wrote up for HID's in a halogen housing.

Sent From The Automotive Proof S5

 

[Underarock13]

I will only stop people for obnoxiously loud exhaust. Like extremely crackling straight pipes with everything cut out. I feel bad for their neighbors being woke up every time they leave their driveway. Florida has no emission laws but Florida state statute reads if altered from original manufacture creating a loud harsh noise. Now flows, resignator deletes stuff like that doesn't bother me if it's reasonable. And most of the time if I write it it's because I'm cutting teenagers a break on speeding (moving violation with points). I'm in a real country area were the kids have the monster jacked up trucks and the horrible exhausts. Exhaust is a non moving lower fine and no points for insurance. I explain if they get it fixed I will talk to the traffic court judge. But again I mean loud crackling still heard from 10 miles away exhaust.