Cops don't like my mufflers!

[steves66]

Well I knew it was only a matter of time before the cops were going to say something. My engine is a 496 stroker with 2" TTI headers going into 3" exhaust with X pipe and Dynomax Ultra Flow race mufflers. This beast is so loud you can feel the thump of the cam in your chest it almost makes your heart skip. While driving home through a neighborhood this past weekend I got pulled over for having "NO" exhaust. I didn't get a ticket, but was told to quieten it down some. My question is how am I going to "quieten it down some" without hurting performance? Are the Dynomax Super Turbos quieter than these Ultraflos? Any suggestions?

[70charginglizard]

I don't know but what ever you do just make sure you keep your reciepts for any mods in your car so if that same cop pulls you over again you can just show him the dated reciepts and go "see officer. I'm trying to do something." 

[RT DAVE]

Is it louder than a stock Harley at WOT?  I don't understand why HD guys get away with having exhaust loud enough to wake the dead but car guys get hassled.  I understand the "Loud Pipes Save Lives" concept but most of the people who say this don't wear helmets so...   

[Mefirst]

One way, so you don't have to change your exhaust setup, is to keep a couple of these in your glovecompartment

..so the next time a cop pulls you over for noise, just give him a pair of ear plugs and he will be happy again

See how easy it is

[firefighter3931]

Steve, which ultraflows did you have installed in your car ? the round or oval Ultraflows ? The oval ultraflows aren't that loud....certainly much quieter than a flowmaster style muffler. Noise is subjective to the officer and often cars that may sound loud are still legal. Around here the noise has to be in excess of 98db to be considered illegal/excessive. Check your local ordinances/bylaws to see what is permitted.

Installing some race bullets or glass packs in the talpipes will reduce noise significantly.....and not hurt performance. That is the most economical option. 


Ron

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Or some resonators.... Tom @ www.accurateltd.com makes them

[SeattleCharger]

  The ultimate in muffler modification. 

[Wakko]

lol at Doug.    It's a shame that he harassed you about it, most cops I know give leeway to older hot rods and Harleys provided their flexibility isn't abused.  Make sure you don't keep gettin' on it in the same place and drive it gently around the residential areas.

[steves66]

Ron, I have the oval Ultraflo race series. They don't hold anything back, but they are not deafning loud until you drop the hammer and then all hell breaks loose.

[Plumcrazy]

Is it louder than a stock Harley at WOT?  I don't understand why HD guys get away with having exhaust loud enough to wake the dead but car guys get hassled.  I understand the "Loud Pipes Save Lives" concept but most of the people who say this don't wear helmets so...   

  I swear some bike exhausts are louder than a car with open headers. 

[firefighter3931]

they are not deafning loud until you drop the hammer and then all hell breaks loose.

 


Ok Steve, here's your "high performance" resonator. Weld these into the tailpipes and it will mellow out the volume yet still maintain all the performance. 

Ron


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[steves66]

they are not deafning loud until you drop the hammer and then all hell breaks loose.

 


Ok Steve, here's your "high performance" resonator. Weld these into the tailpipes and it will mellow out the volume yet still maintain all the performance. 

Ron


http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=WLK%2D24219&N=700+4294923429+4294922711+4294922710+400358+4294891681+4294906121+4294791977+4294906132+4294791976+115&autoview=sku

Thanks Ron! 

[73Charger]

I had a problem like this with my "race/summer car" - not my charger. I got a couple dinatech vortex cones that you normally would put in the collector and installed them in the tail pipes behind my muffler, keeping the air in there a bit more.  They apparently cause no loss of performance and definately quieted down my beast. ofcourse, you could also put them in the header collectors - just more work.

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[deputycrawford]

Those damn cops don't understand anything.  I would love to run a 496 with the exact set you have. I would just tell them off. What can they do to ya?  Just tell them to spank you like a bad puppy and they will let you go. I was in my cruiser once and let a 10 second drag car test his car out on a side street. It was a Chevy but I gotta let the guy find out if his car worked. You did not say wether you had the bullet mufflers or the oval ones. I would hammer down driver and flip off the cops. They couldn't catch you anyway.  I guess I am alittle differente. I just let the car guys have their fun as long it isn't a drunken stupidity thing. I guess I'm weird like that.   

[deputycrawford]

Oh yeah, Damn Cops!!!!

[Steve P.]

Is it louder than a stock Harley at WOT?  I don't understand why HD guys get away with having exhaust loud enough to wake the dead but car guys get hassled.  I understand the "Loud Pipes Save Lives" concept but most of the people who say this don't wear helmets so...   

And to tell you the truth, I couldn't agree more!!  It pisses me off to no end when some a-hole on a bike pulls up along side me and just as the ass of his bike makes it to my window he NAILS IT!!!!!  This alllllways seems to happen when I have my window open..

What you said about the loud pipes saving lives is a bunch of bullshit. I AIM AT THOSE ASSHOLES!!!!!! 

[firefighter3931]

Is it louder than a stock Harley at WOT?  I don't understand why HD guys get away with having exhaust loud enough to wake the dead but car guys get hassled.  I understand the "Loud Pipes Save Lives" concept but most of the people who say this don't wear helmets so...   

And to tell you the truth, I couldn't agree more!!  It pisses me off to no end when some a-hole on a bike pulls up along side me and just as the ass of his bike makes it to my window he NAILS IT!!!!!  This alllllways seems to happen when I have my window open..

What you said about the loud pipes saving lives is a bunch of bullshit. I AIM AT THOSE ASSHOLES!!!!!! 

Steve, how do you REALLY feel about loud pipes. 


Ron

[Mean 318]

Is it louder than a stock Harley at WOT?  I don't understand why HD guys get away with having exhaust loud enough to wake the dead but car guys get hassled.  I understand the "Loud Pipes Save Lives" concept but most of the people who say this don't wear helmets so...   

And to tell you the truth, I couldn't agree more!!  It pisses me off to no end when some a-hole on a bike pulls up along side me and just as the ass of his bike makes it to my window he NAILS IT!!!!!  This alllllways seems to happen when I have my window open..

What you said about the loud pipes saving lives is a bunch of bullshit. I AIM AT THOSE ASSHOLES!!!!!! 

[emanscharger]

tell that cop to come to Rhode Island and see my car..I'm going to run tti 2 1/8 headers through a three inch tti exhaust..with electric cut outs for open headers..that way he'll have a reason to give a ticket!

[deputycrawford]

Send that ticket to me and I'll rip it up. Those damn cops will never understand. I should get sponsered by this site to travel the country and educate the police about Chargers. Damn cops.

[Steve P.]

I realllly would like to know why so many bikes are straight pipe and getting away with it??

I have thought about putting powered dumps with 2 pipes going out one side of my Coronet. WHY you ask. Because I have one of those bunghole neighbors that thinks he has to rev his piece of HONDA every time he comes in or goes out.   

I just happen to know that he goes to be early every night that he isn't out pissing other people off with his bike!!

[Lightning]

try living in the New Smyrna Beach/Daytona area when Bike Week/Biketoberfest happens....oh wait...that's next week!

[Steve P.]

Trust me. There is a 1 - 2 year old Harley store about a mile and a half from me that draws bikers from everywhere. They have poker runs, giveaway's and cruises for every occasion starting and ending at the damn place. It's maybe not as big as BIKE WEEK, but,,, we have it EVERY WEEK, ALL WEEK AND ALL DAY LONG!!!!     I think most of the riders use to work at Micky D's as it is right next door to my buddy's shop. Every time those jerks go by at least 20 of them rev those pieces of crap....

Guys, don't get me wrong. I use to ride and loved bikes. I just cannot stand to hear all the noise coming from them. Most of them sound like shit..  AND the RICERS are well known for racing off the light at the corner and many of them are on one wheel....   I have another buddy that use to drive a wrecker. He quit do to the many wrecks with blood and death. He tells everyone that the worst cases are the bikers.  The one that made him quit was while unloading a bike in the (DEAD POOL), (that's a secured indoor area where they put vehicles involved in a death), he was hooking a chain to what was left of the bike and found part of a palm and 3 fingers jammed in the neck and handle bars... That was enough for him.. 

At least 1 bike accident per week ends up in a death. I'm not talking about all over the states. I'm talking about right here in my little neck of the woods. Biking in Florida? NO THANKS!!!

[Lightning]

Trust me. There is a 1 - 2 year old Harley store about a mile and a half from me that draws bikers from everywhere. They have poker runs, giveaway's and cruises for every occasion starting and ending at the damn place. It's maybe not as big as BIKE WEEK, but,,, we have it EVERY WEEK, ALL WEEK AND ALL DAY LONG!!!!     I think most of the riders use to work at Micky D's as it is right next door to my buddy's shop. Every time those jerks go by at least 20 of them rev those pieces of crap....

...ok, you win.

[deputycrawford]

I have my motorcycle endorsement and have ridden many a Harley. i watch them park them on sidewalks. I have listened to them go by WAY TO LOUD. I know loud pipes save lives but damn. I have written a citation or two for the loud thing. they just pay them and keep riding too loud.

[Steve P.]

Maybe they need to be IMPOUNDED....

Also, I believe the loud pipes saving lives is a crock of    I don't want anyone to run into me in my car or truck. Should I remove mt cat's and mufflers?? Would that keep anyone from hitting me?? I don't think so.  They think they are safer if they annoy the shit out of people.. I think they would be much safer if they didn't ride even with your rear 1/4's and quit running up between cars on the line.

I was actually hit by a motorcycle COP last year that was trying to pull up next to his co-worker sitting at a light. Then after scratching the shit out of my passinger side front fender, he hauled ass and tried to say he didn't do it. His boss put his bike right next to my truck and proved that his clutch lever did the deed.. I never made them fix it, though I should have. I was just sooooooo pissed that a COP did that shit!! 

[deputycrawford]

Yes, that is un called for. I made a mistake and backed into something. I admitted it and went on with life. It is getting fixed and I am not in any trouble. I would rather keep my good name than to lie and get caught. I don't ever want to go into court and have the judge mumble, "Oh, here comes Crawford." I also have ticketed the worst "pipes". I ride myself and don't feel the need for that stuff. Its just for guys that are mad at the world and think they can annoy everyone to make themselves feel better.

[Steve P.]

Yup...   The moron across the street from me thinks it's best to rev the motor a bunch of times as soon as it starts. He says, (IT'S BECAUSE HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE IT'S WELL OILED)!!   I'm just waiting for him to window that F^$#ing HONDA so he can see how well he is OILING everything..   

[Silver R/T]

Maybe they need to be IMPOUNDED....

Also, I believe the loud pipes saving lives is a crock of    I don't want anyone to run into me in my car or truck. Should I remove mt cat's and mufflers?? Would that keep anyone from hitting me?? I don't think so.  They think they are safer if they annoy the shit out of people.. I think they would be much safer if they didn't ride even with your rear 1/4's and quit running up between cars on the line.

I was actually hit by a motorcycle COP last year that was trying to pull up next to his co-worker sitting at a light. Then after scratching the shit out of my passinger side front fender, he hauled ass and tried to say he didn't do it. His boss put his bike right next to my truck and proved that his clutch lever did the deed.. I never made them fix it, though I should have. I was just sooooooo pissed that a COP did that shit!! 

Interesting... we had cop T-bone a minivan when he tried to "follow someone" Cop is in hospital and it's almost like lady's fault that drove caravan but the "poor" cop is getting paid leave. What a bunch of bs.

[Steve P.]

If he was on the job he should get paid leave. Why do you think he shouldn't??  If you get hurt on the job are you going to grin and take it?? Do you have any idea how many things the cops are doing at one time? Some people can't drive and fart without having a wreck!! Cops have to watch where they are going, report every road change on the radio, antisipate every move the chasee is making, get plate numbers and
listen to those damn sirens all at the same time..  The lady across the street from me has backed into my mailbox twice!!

[deputycrawford]

I don't mean to start anything but every police officer is an individual. Just like bikers and truckers and, well, anyone. There are good ones and bad ones. I'm just one of the good ones.      I welcome any opinions. Hell, this isn't even my post so I have to welcome any opinions. I like to hear the truth from anyone willing to say it. It keeps me thinking when I go to someones house. I have to put myself in their shoes. Unless its some lady with small feet. Anyway, I'll just stop typing now.

[Steve P.]

Deputy, you're one of the good ones for sure..     

[firefighter3931]

Deputy, you're one of the good ones for sure..     

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[deputycrawford]

Thanks guys. I know I'm loved now. 

Seriously thanks.

[Steve P.]

Yup, you da' man...