jgporsche

I've been hearing about how people get tickets for "modified"/loud exhausts. I drive all through hampton, NN, williamsburg, and Va Beach in a BRIGHT yellow Porsche. I have NO cat and NO muffler. It's just a straight 3" pipe coming off of the turbo. I haven't had a cop look at me twice. YES, it is VERY loud.

I know Va state inspections require both a muffler and cat, but what are the actual rules for exhausts? Who says it can't be larger than stock, or how in the hell can a cop say it's "not stock" They don't have a list of exhaust specs on cars. My original exhaust on my Porsche was TERRIBLY rusted and needed to be replaced when i bought the car. So because I got a new exhaust, wouldn't that fall into a "it's not stock" dilemma?

Lestar

Anything other than stock IS ILLEGAL.

doughboy415

what a trooper told me was if you replace it, it has to be oem. I live in nc and they try to get me with all those BS equipment laws, to low, exhuast, taillights clear turn signals etc., but I quickly remind them thats all legal down here. I used to live in Va, got tired of tickets and the harassment so I moved to NC.where they get you is, your aftermarket exhaust willpass inspection because its a muffler, but once you hit the street its not oem,so its illegal. checkout the inspection hand book maybe 3" thick, then checkout the book the troopers use, 2 of them about 8" thick

BanzaiWRX

you have a porsche. they aren't going to pull you over unless you're going warp nine.

those of us that drive 'less superior' cars can get pulled over in our driveways.

jgporsche

That's not true, I was pulled over doing 60 in a 55, and I had JUST bought my red porsche 5 hours earlier.

diggity dave

yeah if it is not factory they can be a ass and pull u

150PLUS

We all know that Virginia has a law basically saying anyaftermarket exhaust is illegal. Recently I ran into a guy who said that SEMA had stepped in and that the law was under review and was not supposed to being enforced. I am looking on SEMA's web page for that info but ran across this:

Issue: Exhaust
Bill: HB 366 / SB 712
Status: SB 712 to Governor
Location:
Description: Reinserts language requiring an exhaust system to be "of a type installed as standard factory equipment, or comparable to that designed for use on the particular vehicle as standard factory equipment."
Author: Delegate Carrico / Senator Marsh
Intro Date: 06-Jan-06
Bill Type: Two Year Bill from 2006


Take it for what its worth.

SMOKEYBEAR

Bright yellow porsche, loud exhaust, no cat, no muffler...noted

jgporsche

????

MerF

He's here and there, claims to be VHP...but I have my doubts.