New LAME law went into effect in Maine today.... - Toyota Yaris Forums

fnkngrv · 07-12-2010, 08:40 PM

So yeah, some douche decided to slip in some lingo into a referendum from June here in Maine and now on any motor vehicle you are only authorized to have exhaust systems made by your manufacturer. SOOOOO no Nitto, Dynamax, Greddy, Tanabe, etc....

Really sucks cause I was about to pull the trigger on a medallion....ass clowns!

big lo · 07-12-2010, 08:59 PM

That really sucks, but is the TRD exhuast legal then or ilegal, down there in Maine? After this bullsh!t law, what will others do in that case?

JumpmanYaris · 07-12-2010, 09:08 PM

Get u the HK1 it says TRD on it bam made by "Toyota" lol really nice sound 2

RedHatch08 · 07-12-2010, 10:00 PM

That's CRAZY.

That's OFFICIALLY the dumbest sh!t I've heard today...

yarrr · 07-12-2010, 10:03 PM

hmmm maybe if aftermarket companies could follow dB rating laws this wouldn't have happened.

Apparently nobody on this thread lives down the street from a 16 year old with a flowmaster on his titan.

rihdrkc · 07-12-2010, 10:22 PM

Same shit happening with motorcycles across the country. It is not the mufflers, it is the asshole behind the wheel.I have a Concept G on the Yaris and the mufflers on my bike can be very loud if I want them to be. I just do not sit at the red lights revving my engine or have my foot in it late at night in residential areas. Get used to this shit cause it will be coming to a town near you.

RedHatch08 · 07-12-2010, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by yarrr

hmmm maybe if aftermarket companies could follow dB rating laws this wouldn't have happened.

Apparently nobody on this thread lives down the street from a 16 year old with a flowmaster on his titan.

I can sympathize.

I used to have an apartment where this loser with a rusty purple Neon would park right below my window. It had a super obnoxious exhaust. I knew any time he came in or out of the area, day or night.

I just think the law should be based on the exhaust being too loud, not the manufacturer.

frog13 · 07-15-2010, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by yarrr

hmmm maybe if aftermarket companies could follow dB rating laws this wouldn't have happened.

Apparently nobody on this thread lives down the street from a 16 year old with a flowmaster on his titan.

+1 million.....young coolio punks(my peoples,bra...yo,yo,yo,....please)!!!.

pure241 · 07-17-2010, 02:58 AM

None of this then?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btCAdhRB49w

HTM Yaris · 07-17-2010, 08:58 AM

Maybe I'm wrong , but I'm guessing the law was aimed at the Harley crowd . I mean the beautiful state of Maine is not the place that would seem to harbor a bunch of 4 bangers with fart cans .

127.0.0.1 · 07-17-2010, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by HTM Yaris

Maybe I'm wrong , but I'm guessing the law was aimed at the Harley crowd . I mean the beautiful state of Maine is not the place that would seem to harbor a bunch of 4 bangers with fart cans .

the law is aimed at being able to crackdown in beach towns like Old Orchard where every wannabe fat old bastard, who's life is washed up and they are essentially waiting to die, ride their stupid over-priced Harleys with straight pipes all day and night. locals cannot get a moments rest for 5 months of the year.

asshats, all of them. never has so little horsepower made so much noise.

noise does not equal power or performance. noise equals tiny pee-pee and lack of self-esteem, and the
people who live there and pay taxes don't want these dips**ts waking them up from over a 1/2 mile away

that is the bottom line.

sqcomp · 07-12-2010, 11:21 PM

I'm wondering if they're going to actually going to enforce this on motorcycles as well. Personally I'll never have to worry about it but it is a bit messed up that you cannot modify your vehicle.

2manywheels · 07-12-2010, 11:26 PM

There is a difference between an open/or non existent baffle on a bike/car and a properly installed after market exhaust.
I understand how it gets started, but pushing this is bullpucky!
They want to do the same thing here north of the border...
A few ruin it for the rest...

RedHatch08 · 07-13-2010, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 2manywheels

There is a difference between an open/or non existent baffle on a bike/car and a properly installed after market exhaust.
I understand how it gets started, but pushing this is bullpucky!
They want to do the same thing here north of the border...
A few ruin it for the rest...

EXACTLY

Why should an aftermarket exhaust of appropriate loudness be made "illegal"?

I call

cali yaris · 07-13-2010, 12:01 AM

What was wrong with the decibel limits? Seems to me that was a reasonable approach.

This is just to get more money from tickets -- but what about the lost business (and therefore tax revenue) ?

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Most states, including Maine, already have a law on the books that prohibits operating a motor vehicle on a public highway without a serviceable muffler (MRSA 29-A§ 1912). The real noise offenders, those with straight stacks or gutted mufflers, are operating in violation of this law.

firemachine69 · 07-13-2010, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by cali yaris

What was wrong with the decibel limits? Seems to me that was a reasonable approach.

This is just to get more money from tickets -- but what about the lost business (and therefore tax revenue) ?

Cali, the laws for decibels are entirely subjective, and therefore, irrelevant and unconstitutional.

This is a "reap what you sow" type of event. Some kids just didn't get the premise of not winding up their little four-banger with fart can at every corner and light, and now everyone pays the price.

yarrr · 07-13-2010, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by firemachine69

Cali, the laws for decibels are entirely subjective, and therefore, irrelevant and unconstitutional.

you got some splainin to do.

2manywheels · 07-13-2010, 12:35 AM

My RC51 has a deep exhaust note with Sato Pipes on it.
V-twin .. same as a harley or similar v-twin metric cruiser..
Take out the baffle.. There you have it.. Loud/obnoxious..
I'd love to stick a freakin wad of wet concrete into one of them open/straight through pipes.. :o

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07-12-2010, 10:22 PM	#6
rihdrkc Blazing Blue Yaris View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris 3 door Liftback Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: RI Posts: 185	Same shit happening with motorcycles across the country. It is not the mufflers, it is the asshole behind the wheel.I have a Concept G on the Yaris and the mufflers on my bike can be very loud if I want them to be. I just do not sit at the red lights revving my engine or have my foot in it late at night in residential areas. Get used to this shit cause it will be coming to a town near you. __________________ http://www.yariscentral.com/index.php Just an old guy rockin it with you young-uns

07-17-2010, 08:58 AM	#10
HTM Yaris resident senior View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south Carolina Posts: 814	Maybe I'm wrong , but I'm guessing the law was aimed at the Harley crowd . I mean the beautiful state of Maine is not the place that would seem to harbor a bunch of 4 bangers with fart cans . __________________

07-12-2010, 11:21 PM	#12
sqcomp Roadrunner Jr. View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Back at home Posts: 2,609	I'm wondering if they're going to actually going to enforce this on motorcycles as well. Personally I'll never have to worry about it but it is a bit messed up that you cannot modify your vehicle. __________________ “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” ― Thomas Paine

07-12-2010, 08:59 PM	#2
big lo View User's Garage Drives: 2007 VIOS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Loiza,Puerto Rico Posts: 1,121	That really sucks, but is the TRD exhuast legal then or ilegal, down there in Maine? After this bullsh!t law, what will others do in that case?

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yarrr Banned Drives: 07 sedan Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: new mexico Posts: 292	hmmm maybe if aftermarket companies could follow dB rating laws this wouldn't have happened. Apparently nobody on this thread lives down the street from a 16 year old with a flowmaster on his titan.

07-17-2010, 02:58 AM	#9
pure241 Drives: Yaris Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: CA, USA Posts: 6	None of this then? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btCAdhRB49w

07-12-2010, 11:26 PM	#13
2manywheels Drives: 09 YarHB Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 175	There is a difference between an open/or non existent baffle on a bike/car and a properly installed after market exhaust. I understand how it gets started, but pushing this is bullpucky! They want to do the same thing here north of the border... A few ruin it for the rest...

07-13-2010, 12:35 AM	#18
2manywheels Drives: 09 YarHB Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 175	My RC51 has a deep exhaust note with Sato Pipes on it. V-twin .. same as a harley or similar v-twin metric cruiser.. Take out the baffle.. There you have it.. Loud/obnoxious.. I'd love to stick a freakin wad of wet concrete into one of them open/straight through pipes.. :o