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Re: Failed MOT - too noisy!
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 4:37 pm
by ScottieJ
surely for a vehicle such as an SJ there will be no records of how loud it was from the factory so how can they enforce this apart from having a standard sj to compare it to at the test station. my sj is no louder than a standard one when driving around town and at idle but as soon as i open her up she gets pretty loud! mine has a cherry bomb backbox and a golf gti silencer; it's 2" from the downpipes back.
Also they didn't make a 1.6 sj in the factory so there isn't a factory vehicle to compare it too, well there apart from a vit but we wont tell them that
Re: Failed MOT - too noisy!
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 4:56 pm
by Jordi
Spoke to my MOT man the other day when i booked it and he said noise must be reasonable. All i have on it at the moment is the down pipe and the little silencer. Im hoping he'll pass it so i can tax it and then drive it to the exhaust place to hav an aftermarket jobbie done.
I think you've been done over. Given the amount of boy 'racers' in my area with cherry bombs and the like. Although i think my MOT man is quite generous as he did admit turning a deaf ear within reason.
Its a shame really. Cos the standard exhaust are a nuisance imho, far too low and knock about sommit chronic off road Fingers crossed i'll get my s/s stack done.
Jordi
Re: Failed MOT - too noisy!
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:25 pm
by d86
just did some digging and.
the attached photo is a part of a letter ALL test stations and exhaust fitters recived in augist..
so read it and weep..
tony
Re: Failed MOT - too noisy!
Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 12:53 pm
by ScottieJ
whats the maximum RPM they use on the emissions test though???
Re: Failed MOT - too noisy!
Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 7:27 pm
by Edweird
3000rpm I think....How do you tell with an SJ?
Re: Failed MOT - too noisy!
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 5:49 pm
by ROBBIE
ive got a cheery backbox and now because the front box is blowing in about 4 places i got a cherry to replace it, sounds well nice, but now im startin to worry cos it is MOT time again
Re: Failed MOT - too noisy!
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 6:12 pm
by Tramp
Edweird wrote:3000rpm I think....How do you tell with an SJ?
Ha it depends what SJ you have! Some lucky sj owners have rev counters, I would imagine yours will have the LJ type dash with none, Unlucky, but In fairness rev gauges are overrated, In an sj you can hear all the engine noise so you know if you are thrape-ing it
Luke
Re: Failed MOT - too noisy!
Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 2:08 pm
by ScottieJ
also during an MOT emissions test the vehicle is hooked up to a sensor to read the rpm.
Re: Failed MOT - too noisy!
Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 6:29 pm
by hucky
i think its more down to the guy on the day. but, have a look for a silancer/bung out of some other performance back box's... esp some of the jap cans. see if you can find one that would fit in yours...
im currently looking for a motorbike race can just to make it silly loud...
them scoobs will have nothin on my 410 hahahha
Re: Failed MOT - too noisy!
Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 9:27 pm
by Russ24
hucky wrote:i think its more down to the guy on the day. but, have a look for a silancer/bung out of some other performance back box's... esp some of the jap cans. see if you can find one that would fit in yours...
im currently looking for a motorbike race can just to make it silly loud...
them scoobs will have nothin on my 410 hahahha
that gives me an idea... just broke down my written off yamaha fazer street fighter...
hehe ART racecan... with removable BAFFLE for TEST TIME.