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28th July 2011, 12:38
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Too Loud?!
ok people, what are the laws on how loud your car can be on the road?
got pulled last night and he sed my car was too loud for how late i was out 
so i tested it this morning and it idles at 46 decibels and at 3000rpm its only 48 decibels...
so sureley its jus the tone of my exhaust that makes's it sounds louder :/? maybe...
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28th July 2011, 12:39
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Maybe the copper had very sensitive hearing......
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28th July 2011, 12:41
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to be fair i was pulled twice in one night, by the same guy hahaha
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28th July 2011, 12:41
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thats really loud!
book yourself in for a hearing test. trololol
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28th July 2011, 12:42
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really :/... i have mates with civics and a 180sx and they run like 100 decibels easy... i think my mates civic idles at 98... hes never been pulled for it
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28th July 2011, 12:44
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Originally Posted by chunkyblader
really :/... i have mates with civics and a 180sx and they run like 100 decibels easy... i think my mates civic idles at 98... hes never been pulled for it |
Can't catch him.
Coz...
VTEC JUST KICKED IN y0!
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28th July 2011, 12:46
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Originally Posted by Moke
Can't catch him.
Coz...
VTEC JUST KICKED IN y0!
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its f-ing hilarious cus hes a dominoes driver and we can all hear him wen hes on his shift haha...
does anyone know the exact laws tho?
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28th July 2011, 12:54
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Not allowed to use your horn after 11:30 mate.
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28th July 2011, 12:55
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TomHannah
Not allowed to use your horn after 11:30 mate.
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11pm aint it?
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28th July 2011, 12:56
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Originally Posted by Moke
11pm aint it?
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Dunno, I'm always in bed by then.
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28th July 2011, 12:57
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That's fuck all, hes having a laugh
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28th July 2011, 12:59
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Originally Posted by 0rang3peel
That's fuck all, hes having a laugh
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thankyou  ... thats what i thought
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28th July 2011, 13:04
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chunkyblader
so i tested it this morning and it idles at 46 decibels and at 3000rpm its only 48 decibels...
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lol, you pulled those figures out of a hat? Because 46-48 db is about the range of a noisy computer fan. Cars don't go nowhere near that.
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28th July 2011, 13:05
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Your car wont be 48db thats quieter than a milkfloat..
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28th July 2011, 13:08
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flies fart louder than that
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28th July 2011, 13:09
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Yeah good points lol, surely a boggo standard saxo is about 60?
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28th July 2011, 13:11
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48 decibels....I get the feeling you didn't test properly
Chances are it's approaching 100 if the fuzz said it was too loud
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28th July 2011, 13:12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 0rang3peel
Yeah good points lol, surely a boggo standard saxo is about 60?
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I remember eyars ago, my 1.1 was so silent people would cross the street without even looking, as they assumed no noise = no car. The car was actually outputting 78 db. Even electric cars don't score 48 db 
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28th July 2011, 13:43
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Manu
I remember eyars ago, my 1.1 was so silent people would cross the street without even looking, as they assumed no noise = no car. The car was actually outputting 78 db. Even electric cars don't score 48 db |
electric cars are LOUD....have you heard a G wizz?
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28th July 2011, 13:45
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chinabluegti
electric cars are LOUD....have you heard a G wizz?
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they actually design them loud enough to be heard now. Previous cars were deemed dangerous as people would not hear them. Some electric cars even have built in speakers to output noises.
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