will exhausts be banned :|

[DundeeUnited]

heard a guy at work say exhaust would get banned?

[MiniGibbo]

No he was wrong.

It'll only fail if you don't have a cat when you should.

[DundeeUnited]

No he was wrong.

It'll only fail if you don't have a cat when you should.

thats the same now though isnt it?

[BertieG]

thats the same now though isnt it?

they need to visibly see a cat soon. currently it just has to pass emmisions tests

[MiniGibbo]

No at the moment you don't need one as long as you pass emmisisons, they're making them compulsive.

[DundeeUnited]

but he said something about the noise aswell?

[saxo-parts]

they need to visibly see a cat soon. currently it just has to pass emmisions tests

thats not the case i'm afraid

[DundeeUnited]

thats not the case i'm afraid

then what is?

[stevo67]

but he said something about the noise aswell?

As far asi`m aware there has always been a decibel limit on road going cars.:drink:

[DundeeUnited]

As far asi`m aware there has always been a decibel limit on road going cars.:drink:

so im taking it all the systems like, supersprint, magnex, piper etc are all fine and will be come my next MOT?

[stevo67]

so im taking it all the systems like, supersprint, magnex, piper etc are all fine and will be come my next MOT?

As long as they pass the decibel limit then yes,correct me if i`m wrong if anyone knows better.:y:

As in this http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Usingmotorwaysandroads/Reducingroadcongestionandpollution/DG_10025601

[Cam]

so im taking it all the systems like, supersprint, magnex, piper etc are all fine and will be come my next MOT?

Your car passed its MOT today i wouldnt worry about anything like that now! Lol

[DundeeUnited]

Your car passed its MOT today i wouldnt worry about anything like that now! Lol

i know mate, and i wont have this car next year, he couldnt believe it passed lol

[MiniGibbo]

thats not the case i'm afraid

No?

What's the score now then dude you'd know better than I do..

[KamRacing]

Performance parts can always get e-marked. Many eu manufactured products are

[Prickle]

Wont stop me from whipping one on. Yeh. :cool:

[Haggis_dcfc]

well if were not aloud to have noisy exhuasts by law soon wouldnt that be unfair to let motorbikes carry on?

unless there not banning it completly then never mind, mines not too loud!

[vtectransplant]

This is a fairly good bit of info...

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/car-servicing-repair/mot-changes-2012.html

I also think that it is the way the tester interprets the new regs....

[LSOfreak]

depends how much of a cunt the tester is i suppose.
I always get the impression that generally the older testers dont really like it when you start modifying things like exhausts and suspension and usually seem a bit rude as though you've done something wrong...
Some testers will fail for being too loud. My car has a 4inch peco with a decat and is very loud yet doesnt seem to bother my mot tester at all.

Theres always been a decibel limit which police can catch you out on (depending on how strict they are round your way)

[SaxoVTRben]

I also wouldnt mind knowing what the actual rule is, as i want to put an underfloor cat on my 52 plate vtr with 421 mani so its easy mot-time. havent they got to be type approved for newer cars?

[performanceparts2011]

fcuk mots! sorry someone had to say it haha

[Karlb1]

Nosie limit is usually the testers discretion i think. The car that was on the ramps before mine at my local garage was too loud...only reason being that the tool hire shop next door came in and told them to stop because it was making their walls vibrate and making the equipment vibrate against it which was pissing them off. Tester decided it was too loug because of the complaint and had to fail it. Mine wasn't much quieter but he let it pass as nobody came in and yelled at him :homme: