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Originally Posted by CAM-FIFTY
I posted this in the New England section but got no response so posting this to wider audience.
Is it street legal to have any of these after market exhausts that are louder than the stock?
Sounds illegal per my state law,
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/Gener...er90/Section16
(2) with an exhaust system which has been modified in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the exhaust.
I have no experience in this matter so asking here.
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No person shall operate a motor vehicle on any way which motor vehicle is equipped (1) with a muffler from which the baffle plates, screens or other original internal parts have been removed and not replaced; or (2) with an exhaust system which has been modified in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the exhaust.
I'm not a lawyer or from your state... So chances are I have no clue what I'm talking about. But...
The way I'm reading it, it's saying that you can't cut into your exhaust and cut out baffle plates or have an exhaust changed out that is louder than the stock exhaust.
Just looking through random forum posts about it on other places on the internet, it doesn't seem like it's something that is strictly enforced.
Kinda like the front license plate laws here... Any cop can say something about it if he wants to and write you a ticket. But it's not usually a huge deal to a majority of them. Although I saw someone say they failed an inspection because of a custom exhaust there.
Do you have the active exhaust from the factory installed right now? If so, from what I'm understanding, you can't have an exhaust louder than that? Once again I'm not a lawyer. I say cut off the exhaust completely and blow past the police station a few times.
