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Originally posted by slow&rusty
So is this profiling because of the racy image and look of the EVO?
I was driving my little sleeper 18year old Mazda right behind the EVO which is pretty loud, but was not hassled...
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If you go to the website of the manufacturer, perhaps you can locate a decibel survey of the particular exhaust that proves it legal?...I know several manufacturers have this document available. All your buddy would have to do is fight via mail, send in receipt and proof of decibel level and the ticket should be dismissed.
Ya, the Evo is an eye catcher. Especially a Rally Red Evo, with massive boy-racer wing (near useless). I am sure the loud exhaust and ricer community don't help. My Evo is gray, the wing is coming off (for the above reasons) and being replaced with a CF wingless trunk lid, sitting right here next to me (man it is pretty). Most of the major exhaust work is from the muffler back...It is throatty but not "please pull me over" throaty...At this point I haven't received an exhaust ticket, but I have had cops tell me the exhaust was illegal, to which I quickly replied "nu uh!" it is absolutely legal...This doesn''t usually get me out of other tickets, like those induced by my heavy foot or traction testing...
I love me Evo.