High performance cats

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

But yeah, I guess CHP can pull over anyone they want...really up to the driver to fight the case if it really is wrong. I looked it up more...away from the vehicle code. The "unusual or excessive" part is left to interpretation of the officer, but in my GTI case, she admitted that her pulling me over had nothing to do with the noise/sound. Eh, whatever, it was in the past. Since then, I just stayed away from canister style mufflers and stuck with clam shell types with OEM (not for the car, just in general) looking style tips.

OMG, SMH, SMH. When I read the world 'unusual' from the statute on Cali Yaris' post #16 I thought -- OMG, what nanny state wording...only in CA, or NY, or maybe IL. What you uncovered is beyond the pale. Along this particular avenue of policy, IMO, nothing should be left open to interpretation by the officer. As long as it passes the emissions standards, noise (unless there is a concern about unsafe mounting) should be the only thing that matters. IMO, your officer's snooty response belies a lack of appreciation for how good she has it relative to other law enforcement officers. LEOs in many other states (who, IMO, often exhibit far more professionalism) will never have close to the salary, benefits, and pensions that many LEOs in California do.