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Old 11-15-2008, 08:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
ir3ka
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CA State Referee Certification Help

***UPDATE***
For those who are interested or in the same situation, I finally went to the CA Referee. I put my intake back to stock and placed a silencer on my Greddy Ti-C. I was given two tests. The first is a decibel test, which I easily passed with a 91.1db (quick and hassle free). The second was the smog test, which lasted for about 20 minutes. The technicians and referee was pretty cool and chill. The whole session took about 30 minutes and I passed the two tests. I paid a fee of $8.25 for both of the tests and certification. I later called the court and spoke with a clerk to see if I can mail the certificates in. I was told that my ticket wasn't in their records for now and encouraged to call at the end of January to see the next steps (I was given an extension btw). So yea, that's my story. It's not as dreadful as I had imagined...




So long story short, I got pulled over by a CHP during my trip to LA and slapped with 2 CA State Referee fix it tickets for intake and "modified" exhaust. I have an Injen SRI (with no carb-legal sticker), which I will put back to stock. My question is about the exhaust. I researched quite a bit on the exhaust matter on this forum and it seems that my aftermarket exhaust Greddy Ti-C is legal. It isn't that loud and should be under the legal db. Should I be able to fight the exhaust fix-it ticket? What would happen if I bring my car with the stock intake and my Ti-C still on? Please help me.

BTW, the only modification I have is the intake and the Ti-C catback and I live in San JOse.

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