Exhaust noise regulations

[Clart]

is there a limit to noise levels from a car exhaust. My mate just bought straight through rear section (no silencers) and he's worried that he's gonna get pulled etc.

 

[Anonymous]

is there a limit to noise levels from a car exhaust. My mate just bought straight through rear section (no silencers) and he's worried that he's gonna get pulled etc.

Sure is Clart

 

[Batman]

i'm sure its 90db mate just go ask an MOT testers and they'll tell you - it is pretty loud though

 

[Jonaldinho]

I had no silencers at the rear and passed M.O.T no probs. Was rather loud.

Only thing was that it pissed off the hot receptionist when it was running, you could hear it though the walls lol

 

[Laura]

its 90db on the track i dont think there is a limit on the road although it can be a public disturbance

 

[Maz]

The police can pull you if your exhaust or music are too loud now can't they ??

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Most track organisers say 98db and sometimes 108db (though not often).

Road use is 90db, which is more like Rage backbox loud, not straight through loud.

BTW do you mean a straight through exhaust, or has he just taken the silencer off ?? There's a difference

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

The police can pull you if your exhaust or music are too loud now can't they ??

They have always been able to if you drive through town with 2 1000W JLs going off like nukes, or if you're revving it through 1st and 2nd. Generally down to the cop and what they think of you though. I don't think it's under a specific law other than "disturbing the peace".

 

[Maz]

^^ oh right, thought it was a new thing as I have never heard of it before .. maybe im wrong

 

[Anonymous]

The police can pull you if your exhaust or music are too loud now can't they ??

Yep under the anti social behaviour order

 

[Fred@BTM]

90db on the road??

erm, i didn't think there was a measurable noise limit for the MOT??

 

[Clart]

AFAIK there is no noise test for MOT.

The exhaust is a full rear section, straight thru with no silencers (original has 2) but i beleive the middle section has one, and theres a small one after the cat.

ps its not a clio