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I came off the throttle then back on the throttle through a roundabout ... the wheels didn't spin the engine just revved up and attracted attention so the cop who was on the sidewalk pulled me up and gave me a warning ... and they decibel tested the car and I had a chat with them for a few minutes and they let me off ... after showing my recent rego papers of only 2 months old and no modifications have been done since the rego inspection...

My car decibel tested at 97.4 db @ 3200rpm for a RB20DE sounds to me like there db meter is a bit f**ked as my car is not that loud .. my 1.6 SOHC ford laser is a million times louder

They let me off and told me to stuff some steel wool up the exhaust to quieten it down a tad as they said it was just over the legal limit of 90db

They then retested it a 2nd time at my request with myself watching the meter and the car only made 91.4db @ 3200rpm which is only just over ...

The cops are only doing there job ... but I don't know how accurate there equipment really is

I guess it was my fault for blipping the throttle and gaining unwanted attention in the first place so I will learn from this episode and will look into getting the car officially db tested for future reference

for starters, im hammered

and 2nd, you have a RB20de, like that would e above 90db?

i guess you have a turbo exhaust su=ysteem maybe? but hey you are winning in the efficiency stakes, seriously a RB20de is excellent on fuel, period/

i cant really comment as i have a L24e, that gets 520km to a tank, and is so hard to work on, its like givin head to siamese twins

i so drunk... someone shut me up

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