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Old 04-14-2020, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by k9turbo
...letting the least egregious and less dangerous offenses "pass". that said, any of them clocking someone at trip digits will quickly find that law is still being "enforced".
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Old 04-14-2020, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by tom__w
I have it first (well second) hand. I have no reason to think my friend would lie to me.
Like I said, I question that an official would direct LEOs to not enforce all speeding laws.

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I don't know where you live but I'd be surprised if you haven't seen a lower than usual police presence.

Do you think that is because cops decided or because supervisors/etc approved?
So you think that fewer officers on the road means that those officers who are on the road are not enforcing the law?
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Old 04-14-2020, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Dock
Have you thought about just using the stock exhaust on the Turbo?
I cannot hear that one at all.... I do like the loping sound of a flat six...
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Originally Posted by pancing
cops can easily google 996tt underbody and know your car has an afm exhaust.
Thank you for that breath of fresh air...
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Old 04-14-2020, 10:24 PM
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I cannot hear that one at all.... I do like the loping sound of a flat six...
It just seems like you're caught between a rock and a hard place with anything other than the stock exhaust.
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Originally Posted by TrillyPop
And using the same logic, you're going to get rid of the shiny blue tips too, right?
The tips are not as much of an issue as the noise is - I , frankly, do not find the Speedtech all that loud; I like it on the highway, I can talk on the phone, talk to anyone in the car, works for me and I wouldn't have changed it if these issues had not shown up in the last few months.

Today, the City announced it will likely go insolvent without a significant cash injection from the Province. I am of two minds on this, 1) the fuzz may lose interest in enforcing this silliness, or 2) it may get worse.
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Old 04-14-2020, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 2fcknfst
Thank you for that breath of fresh air...
Do you have blued tips on your sti exhaust?

No stock exhaust comes with blued tips so... Yeah see if you can at least coat the tips.
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Originally Posted by Dock
It just seems like you're caught between a rock and a hard place with anything other than the stock exhaust.
When I listen to sound clips of the new one, it sounds much quieter than the comparable Speedtech one. Before I made this decision, I had a chat with Cobb about using the stocker with the exiting maps, and the idea of building a more customized tune later on. They have advised against it citing back pressure as the restriction. I suppose, another option may be to use the stocker and go without cats, but I don't really see that helping as the cats are pretty efficient.

Yes, lotsa fun.
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Old 04-14-2020, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by pancing
Do you have blued tips on your sti exhaust?

No stock exhaust comes with blued tips so... Yeah see if you can at least coat the tips.
Stainless, with a sodding great restrictor in it.
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Old 04-14-2020, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 2fcknfst
When I listen to sound clips of the new one, it sounds much quieter than the comparable Speedtech one. Before I made this decision, I had a chat with Cobb about using the stocker with the exiting maps, and the idea of building a more customized tune later on. They have advised against it citing back pressure as the restriction. I suppose, another option may be to use the stocker and go without cats, but I don't really see that helping as the cats are pretty efficient.

Yes, lotsa fun.
Its MUCH quieter than speedech.
You have actual mufflers on the ap exhaust vs straight piping on speedtech.
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Old 04-14-2020, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by k9turbo
i got a noise ticket in LA long ago. did nothing and drove to the CHP and they signed off on it as "corrected". pure luck, and the cop was just a ****.

do you up there have an equivalent of our "CA Air Resources Board"? down here "they" can flag your exhaust if it's aftermarket and it doesn't have an official "CARB number" rendering it "legal" for use. in the same way it's all but impossible to get "legal" aftermarket CATS here.

I've never heard of anyone having to pull their exhaust for it, but do know of issues where a smog station tech wouldn't pass it for smog testing. then serious jumping thru hoops often with a "BAR" referee is required. or back to the stocker.
It is unclear what precipitated this here in BC; initially, it looked like the coppers were focusing on young Asian drivers in expensive cars, until I got nailed, then I took it personally. We have the BC Motor Vehicles Act which is basically a modified version of the Federal Transport Act (passenger vehicles) and the problem I have with this is that it is not being enforced in a civilized manner - when I spoke to Porsche Vancouver a couple weeks ago, they told me that a current model GT# could exceed 100db with its exhaust valves open, so my question is one of fairness to all motorists; if Porsche, Ferrari and Lamborghini are producing cars that exceed the base level DB standards, a) how are these cars getting into the country and b) the standard should be uniform especially if my STI is BELOW the legal limit in noise production.

My M5, with a valved exhaust, wails under load, and it's legal.

Super frustrating, and I will win the current dispute, I just don't want to keep doing court on stuff like this - it is counter productive.
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Originally Posted by pancing
Its MUCH quieter than speedech.
You have actual mufflers on the ap exhaust vs straight piping on speedtech.
That's the end goal.
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Old 04-14-2020, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Dock
Wondering what acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) has to do with exhausts...
EXACTLY what came to my mind...
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Originally Posted by Carlo_Carrera
+1 all of this.
Still waiting to hear from the materials guy...
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That's the end goal.
Snails arent as audible though.
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