After market exhaust in MA

[WyrreJ]

Seems like we could get some place like a trophy shop to stencil the isuzu logo on it and they would have a tough time showing that it wasn't an OEM part.

[ScottinMA]

Great ideas but I can't register it out of state, etc. Tony, I have the OEM air box and thanks but I'm running a K&N intake (By the way, my boy remembers you!). The "muffler" is the original PV (not version 2). I watched the inspection and noticed that one of the guys literally went underneath the car to affirm that the muffler was not stock. Oh, on another note, I was under the impression that the OEM exhaust with an SC was contraindicated...Tone? Anyway, MA has been making noise about this issue since last year. I had been turned away from one inspection station when they realized I had an after market muffler stating that they would need to call the Registry of Motor Vehicles to perform a sound test on the exhaust or, I they could just forget I was there and take my VX to someplace else. No lie. Things are getting a little crazy here and it's not like the PV is making THAT much noise. Sheesh.

Scott

[Ldub]

OK, am I way off base here? If this law is interpreted literally, then you have to close all the aftermarket muffler shops like Midas & others?
State laws, what ever became of common sense?

[ScottinMA]

My take on this is that MA wants to identify CARS that have aftermarket mufflers that make more noise than the OEM exhausts. If you have a Harley then the great state of MA waves you on. Inspections will have decibel meters to measure exhaust noise. Such is the life of the MA resident.

Scott

[shoota77]

Go to the Getty station in medford...they could give 2 you-know-whats. I had them inspect my car and they gave me a sticker even though i had alaskan plates which i was told by my insurance guy in alaska would "never happen" good luck!

[Ldub]

I am sooo glad they don't have ANY type of vehicle inspections in this part of the great white north.
Yeah, the long cold winters are a drag, but there are a few good things about the place that keep me & the rest of the "frozen few" here.
My favorite experience w/ vehicle inspections (when I lived Kona) went like this:
Me:Can I get my truck inspected ?
Insp.: Does everything work ?
Me: Yep
Insp.:OK, here you are sir.
O.C. if you read this, that was Patel's in Kealakekua or Kainaliu,I can't remember which.
Sorry to ramble on...the coffee's start'n to kick in now,mid teen's outside,...think I'll stay in.
Ldub