beat_nut

i have a 99 honda civic. i have apexi n1 full catback exhaust. I got a fix it ticket for it. the ticket says "noisy muffler." I have never gotten a fix it ticket. What am i suppose to do?

pdiggitydogg

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=867722

You fix it and get tested

SRCivic97

1.) Buy silencer
2.) Take to local PD
3.) Inspection
4.) Remove silencer

beat_nut

IF i put the silencer on, will it for sure pass?

bluebird

Talk to Erwin his screen name is ef9Torres on HT!! He got a certificate that certifies his Tanabe exhaust legal.. Certain decibal reading!!!

beat_nut

i dont have tanabe. i have apexi n1. if i put the silencer on, will i be able to pass the test?

jlacoy82

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You're supposed to "fix it". Get re-registered with a quieter exhaust, then put the old one back on, or...........just dont have a can full of bees for an exhaust?

pdiggitydogg

not guaranteed to pass, no
chances are, you need a completely different muffler/axle back to pass the test.
(If you still have your stock end section, just have a shop expand the flange to fit the apexi's bpipe and test w/ the stock rear section)

beat_nut

hahaha. only problem is, i cut my stock exhaust in half trying to remove it to put in after market.

SRCivic97

I would try a silencer first, what's the worst that can happen, you fail and you are out the 5-10 dollars you spent on the silencer, or hell you could even return it for a full refund hehe.

Personally I think fix it tickets for exhaust are ultra gay - I used to live in Wisconsin. Anyone ever hear a HARLEY go by? Those ******* are way louder than my Thermal Exhaust

It's a decibal reading, whats the worst that can happen?

beat_nut

where do i go to have my vehicle tested?

v4lu3s

where can you find a silencer for $5-10? i need one for my wifes car adn if they are that cheap somewhere id love to know.

lohatch

i got a loud exhaust ticket, so i went to the court date and talked to the prosecuting attorney and she made a deal with me that if i fixed it and went to the police dept. that they would drop the fine. so i put a stock exhaust on, went to the cop shop and had them sign off on it, went back and visited the prosecuting attorney, and put my other exhaust back on. kind of a pain in the *** but saved me some money.

lohatch

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they wouldnt even test mine, they would rather drop the ticket than go thru the hassle of testing it here in MN. i went to a local sound shop and they said that in order to get an accurate test you have to go out in the middle of no-where so there is nothing for any sound to echo off. plus there isnt even a decibel level here in MN, the law states that it cant "crack or echo".

beat_nut

yeaaaa......im just scared that the silencer wont make me pass. And i cut my stock exhaust in half when i was removing it

lohatch

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by beat_nut &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> And i cut my stock exhaust in half when i was removing it</TD></TR></TABLE>yah i saw that, you might want to sweet talk a friend with the same car as yours and a stock exhaust

beat_nut

hahahah. lol ur always comin up with good ideas lohatch. hey u think that would work honestly? or do they check registration and all that crap?

Luserkid

Take it to the ref, see if itll pass or not. If you fail with a silencer then:

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And yes, you could retake the test and its free.

Edit: Also i noticed that most of the guys that posted on here dont live in cali. So sorry to say this there posts dont mean didaly because there not in cali, sorry guys. Cali car laws are the worst in the states.

Good ol' Screwtape

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2.) Take to local PD
3.) Inspection
4.) Remove silencer
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haha... that's exactly what I did back when I had my EK w/ the Apexi N1.

Anyway...
I live in SD too. I don't know what the exact law is on fix-it ticket repairs...but when I got ticketed for my Apexi N1, I threw on the silencer. I just took it to the neighborhood PD (and I heard you can actually just flag down any random police officer who doesn't have anything better to do), the officer just sitting in the lobby just came out, told me to start my car, rev it up. In his opinion, it was quiet enough so he signed the back of the fix-it ticket as "inspected by" (or something) and that was it.
I think it depends on the cop who inspects it in some cases..

SRCivic97

You can buy Apexi's for 39.95 or Ebay sells them for 15.00 - 20.00

Hell if you do fabrication you could make your own silencer. Otherwise spend the money, use it, return it. It's as simple as that.

I found this 2BFunny. ---&gt;

http://www.biggameproshop.com/...r.htm

beat_nut

yea cali cops are no good Im living down in solana beach. We got red light cameras all over the place also!!

Luserkid

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Those are everywhere.

tylercrx

i wonder what would happen if you programmed your ecu to redline at 3000 rpm, or put in a gauge cluster for some weak civic, so the redline is lower. it would be funny watching them try to floor it and it bounce off 3000.

Luserkid

They dont floor it, they check the motor and see what it is and then look up there book and see where 45% of the rev limit is and then theyll hold it there.