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Spudz27 · 07-08-2009, 09:18 PM

Where I live there was an article in the paper about the new weapon to fight hoons. It is a sound meter, if your car is post 1982 and your exhaust is louder than 90db it is a defect for you sir, if it is pre 82 you can have 96db.

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Nikked · 08-08-2009, 08:19 AM

Recognition cameras that can "see" Unit stickers, your a hoon if you have one.

Herrod Motorsport · 08-08-2009, 08:23 AM

Things are getting harder , at the moment we are doing noise and emissions tests for future models and the noise drive by tests we are told we have to meet are 70db

Rodp · 08-08-2009, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by EDfutura25

Where I live there was an article in the paper about the new weapon to fight hoons. It is a sound meter, if your car is post 1982 and your exhaust is louder than 90db it is a defect for you sir, if it is pre 82 you can have 96db.

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Those laws and restrictions have been around for a long time now. So you're suggesting that it's fine to allow excessively loud cars on the road?

pauljh74 · 08-08-2009, 01:58 PM

Those noise limits have been in place for years - but the testing speed is at 75% of the RPM where max power occurs and there is a certain angle and distance the microphone has to be set up at in the test.

So my XE Falcon was tested at 2775RPM and a hard revving VTEC Honda would be at 4500RPM+

GT69 · 08-08-2009, 02:05 PM

There's a difference between a 'nice sounding' loud car and a 'dying moose' sounding rice car.

jaydee · 08-08-2009, 06:39 PM

Sweet for me, my cars an XC 1978 model.

myxr6 · 08-08-2009, 08:07 PM

I hope it gets all those morons on their two stroke trail bikes and noisy Harley's that you can hear coming for miles.

pauljh74 · 09-08-2009, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by myxr6

I hope it gets all those morons on their two stroke trail bikes and noisy Harley's that you can hear coming for miles.

Bikes have higher limits - probably as they rev higher and the exhaust is shorter and not shielded further like the underside of the car can - but there are definitely Harleys out there with aftermarket exhausts that wouldn't pass.

Both bikes and cars would exceed these limits at full revs - they only have to be under in the situation set out in the test.

ford man xf · 08-08-2009, 08:25 PM

How is having a loud (even relatively loud, nice sounding) car being a hoon?

mainyard · 09-08-2009, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ford man xf

How is having a loud (even relatively loud, nice sounding) car being a hoon?

It isn't but its easier for the nanny state politicians to tar all modifications with the same brush...

Linkachu · 09-08-2009, 02:49 PM

Highway patrol police cars in vic are now equipt with video cameras.

mainyard · 09-08-2009, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Linkachu

Highway patrol police cars in vic are now equipt with video cameras.

Hasn't that been the case for about 5 years now?

Linkachu · 10-08-2009, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by mainyard

Hasn't that been the case for about 5 years now?

Never have i heard of it in Victoria untill i got done the other night. If you notice a small red light on the top of the car i am certain thats when its recording.

GTP 290 · 09-08-2009, 07:39 PM

I've also heard talk of making it illegal to have bald tyres on your car and soon they will have laws against street races and burnouts on public roads......

tankclare · 09-08-2009, 10:54 PM

lol at GTP 290.

I thought the law was 92dB for exhaust. Tested mine at tafe once and it was 120dB but have never had any questions or mention of it from the police.

shamuss01 · 09-08-2009, 10:58 PM

So you cant have it low or loud.....next big brother will be telling me the colour i can dust on!!!!! bull***t!!!

gocruzin · 10-08-2009, 12:16 AM

Be nice if we could organize ourselvs and stand up to all of this (profiling) and government bullying so we can get some reasonable compromises to these kneejerk laws.