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I got defected for the first time on new years day

bloody coppa !!!!

he said that my exhaust was a defect because there was no muffler and it wasnt original :S :S

he didnt comment on the noise :S

its a kakimoto 3.5" straight through to the cat and then cannon type on the end.

But this cop said its a defect because there is no muffler ????? :S :S :S :S

Does anyone know if this is true and if it really is a defect ??????

To get it cleared i went to the muffler man in penrith and he advised to take of the cannon type on the end and insert a straight through muffler to a 2.5" tip...

Now would this decrease performance or not change a thing since its 3.5" pipe from the front ????????

I know it should decrease noise, but i dont really wanna go unwelding a kakimoto exhaust to insert a muffler and throw on a 2.5" tip

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what i did was ...unbolt it from the very last join...just behind the resonator...and get a new pipe made up with a stock looking rear muffler with 3inch flow thru..and keep the canon when going to track etc. prob doesn't do any good for the aesthetics but better than being pulled over by cops all the time

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how is it illegal for having a cannon? thats the biggest BS . fair enough he defect you for noise but not having a stock looking muffler ? what a joke .... id contest against that or something . every 3rd car these days has a cannon - weather itd be a performance car or a rice burner ....

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i think maybe the copper meant, you MUST have a mid muffler, since you stated it was just straight through to a cannon from the cat? i've never heard of anyone getting defected for not having the standard rear muffler unless it was obviously over the dB limit

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yehh i was thinking that

but the look of this exhaust is crazzyyyyy

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but would having no muffler be a defect ????

never heard of that before :S

mainly only noise

LOL thats my exhaust well looks like it, did u want it cause its up for sale soon :wave:, i went threw regency with that exhuast it was fine!

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the copper obviously dont know what hes talkin about. I can see in that pic, its got a CAt + muffler.

i agree, i think the cop doesnt know what he is talking about or maybe he didnt have one of those decibel meters on him at the time so he thought to just defect and make something up. i figure if he had the decibel meter he would have done you for excessive noise level.

these kakimoto cannon type exhausts are pretty loud. ive got one on my car, they look crazy and i love the sound. though cops dont like them one bit!

imo, fill the cannon up with steel wool to quieten down the noise and then contest the defect. after u get off defect, remove the steel wool and enjoy the wicked exhaust note again!

goodluck with clearing the defect mate!

cheers

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heyy guysss

i had a customer exhaust installed.

took off the canon on the end and just added a straight through muffler and a smaller exhaust

had a reading done on it and rocks up at 89db with paper work from muffler man to support the test :D

so once the defect has passed ;)

on goes the kakimoto hehehehe

at least this way if i get done again, straight swap heheh

thanks for all the info guyss

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