[427TJ]

I'll tell you right now that no cops are pulling guys over for loud exhausts unless the offending party is doing something else first, say, speeding or burning rubber. They might be writing citations for noise but only after the offender has talked himself down from a speeding ticket.

I attended my local traffic school last November. (Oops.) The officer teaching the class was asked about loud exhausts and most of the 50+ class attendees wanted to know why there is so much car (fart pipe) and motorcycle noise in town. The weak answer from the officer was that there are some laws that they just don't enforce. I had to raise my hand and ask for clarification: "Are you saying that there are laws which you don't enforce?" (I wanted to make him clearly admit it in front of 50 taxpayers.) He kind-of shrugged and nodded 'Yes.' That's when the more senior officer in the back of the room stepped in and said that we needed to keep the class moving so we could finish on time. In other words: Don't go there .

Relax, there's no (enforced) limit to the amount of noise you can make with your vehicle unless you do something else first, like run a stop sign. The last thing the police want to do is get into a pissing match with some big biker over the straight pipes on his Harley. Add to that the intense lobbying efforts by the aftermarket (SEMA, etc.) to keep such noise-increasing products on the market (and selling like hot cakes), and it's practically guaranteed that no one will be denied their right to make as much noise as they want to, any time they want to, in any neighborhood they want to.

Granted, I'm speaking from experience with my local law enforcement. Your experience may vary.