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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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In CA the law is written very similar. But in order to write a citation for loud exhaust it's up to the officer to prove its louder. Which means he had to have a decibel meter and has been trained in how to use it.
We had one officer who cited a bunch of motorcycles, and got burned because the motorcycle's were parked at the curb during the test with their exhaust facing a house or wall. That allowed the meter to pick up the reflected noise also.
So bottom line is if you get stopped for loud exhaust, it's up to the officer to prove its louder then stock.