Aftermarket Exhaust Ban

Scott en Aztlán wrote:

> WTF do you drive, an F-16??

I hear that, on the ground, they handle worse than an F-150 .

In article . com>, Motorhead Lawyer wrote:
>
> Brent P wrote:
>> In article >, Matthew Russotto
> wrote:
>>
>> > It is claimed to
>> > be a way to reduce street racing.
>>
>> Figures. Amish kids street race horse drawn wagons. If it moves, it
> will
>> be raced.
>
> Shows how much you know. Any Amish street racer with half a brain
> would never race a *wagon*. Too heavy. Better to use the lightweight
> 'family car' - the buggy.

anything that moves will be raced.

In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:

> I bought my first new car in 1991. Since that time I have never had to
> purchase a replacement exhaust system. Guess I'm taking the *smart*
> pills.

How long have you kept a car?
The mustang's mufflers are begining to rust out. The car is almost 8.5
years old. More than likely, I'll be replacing it with an aftermarket cat
back system.

Brent P wrote:

> How long have you kept a car?
> The mustang's mufflers are begining to rust out. The car is almost 8.5
> years old. More than likely, I'll be replacing it with an aftermarket cat
> back system.

Rust isn't really an issue in AZ and southern CA, AFAIK. It took 11
years for the 1992 Subaru SVX I have to develop a gas tank leak.

On Fri, 06 May 2005 17:03:05 -0500,
(Brent P) wrote:

>In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
>
>> I bought my first new car in 1991. Since that time I have never had to
>> purchase a replacement exhaust system. Guess I'm taking the *smart*
>> pills.
>
>How long have you kept a car?

I kept my '91 until 1999. My wife still has her '96.

>The mustang's mufflers are begining to rust out.

Well, OK - that's because you live in the Rust Belt.

Here in SoCal, there are cars built in the 60s that still have their
original exhaust system.

In article >, Arif Khokar wrote:
> Brent P wrote:
>
>> How long have you kept a car?
>> The mustang's mufflers are begining to rust out. The car is almost 8.5
>> years old. More than likely, I'll be replacing it with an aftermarket cat
>> back system.
>
> Rust isn't really an issue in AZ and southern CA, AFAIK. It took 11
> years for the 1992 Subaru SVX I have to develop a gas tank leak.

I replaced the TW's gas tank a couple years before it was given to me... and with
a junkyward tank at that...

"Motorhead Lawyer" > wrote in
oups.com:

>
> Jim Yanik wrote:
>>
>> I hear them well before I see them,often from great distances.
>
> Probably including the *OEM* system on the Dodge SRT/4: big pipe, big
> cat, *no muffler*! BWAHAHAHAHA!
> --
> C.R. Krieger
> (Been there; drove that)
>
>

SRT-4 is a turbo setup,isn't it? The cat probably does sufficient quieting
after the turbo.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

(Brent P) wrote in
:

> In article >, Scott en
> Aztlán wrote:
>
>> I bought my first new car in 1991. Since that time I have never had
>> to purchase a replacement exhaust system. Guess I'm taking the
>> *smart* pills.
>
> How long have you kept a car?
> The mustang's mufflers are begining to rust out. The car is almost 8.5
> years old. More than likely, I'll be replacing it with an aftermarket
> cat back system.
>
>

Will you be looking for a *quiet* one?
I'd be interested in how that turns out,if that's your intent.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

In article >, Jim Yanik wrote:
> (Brent P) wrote in
> :
>
>> In article >, Scott en
>> Aztlán wrote:
>>
>>> I bought my first new car in 1991. Since that time I have never had
>>> to purchase a replacement exhaust system. Guess I'm taking the
>>> *smart* pills.
>>
>> How long have you kept a car?
>> The mustang's mufflers are begining to rust out. The car is almost 8.5
>> years old. More than likely, I'll be replacing it with an aftermarket
>> cat back system.

> Will you be looking for a *quiet* one?
> I'd be interested in how that turns out,if that's your intent.

The one I have in mind supposedly doesn't do much more than change the
tone of the exhaust. Actually with 6 catalysts I doubt the mufflers do
much of anything noise surpression wise any way.

Jim Yanik wrote:

> "Larry Bud" > wrote in
> oups.com:
>
>
>>Jim Yanik wrote:
>>
>>>Scott en Aztlán > wrote in
:
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Tue, 3 May 2005 11:42:30 -0700, "fbloogyudsr"
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Actually, it's not noise that is the issue, but pollution controls,
>>>>>because things like cats, oxygen sensors, plumbing length and
>>>>>back pressure all affect whether it will pass emissions.
>>>>
>>>>But we already have laws that require cars to pass emissions. The
>>
>>only
>>
>>>>reason to pass this new law is to cut down on noise pollution.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>And a good reason.
>>
>>You're missing the point. If the after market mfg just has to meet OEM
>>specs, what's to say that an OEM spec may not be super loud?
>
>
> The fact that it would repel most potential purchasers.
>

False, as evidenced by the fact that some people LIKE loud exhausts or
at least fit them to their cars. I agree with others; if this is a real
problem limit dB levels and be done with it. Why does everyone have to
try to invent a complicated solution to a simple problem?

nate


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