Jellybean Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0717/1224250848606.html what it in the uk and roughly whats the db of a BPU supra, if any body knows of a ferrari or porsche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 A stock 911 GT3 is around 98db IIRC. 80 is VERY quiet. My friends RX7 is 94 on idle from 1.5m away and that's with a cat in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Measured at what distance and what angle? That story is meaningless. Poor journalism at best, pointless and flawed scaremongering at worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Poor journalism at best, pointless and flawed scaremongering at worst. Both IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 So in summary, read a different paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygood Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Saw that earlier. Shouldn't it be part of the feckin NCT if it's such a big deal? Surely there's better things to be spending cash on at the moment than bloody sound meters for Mr Plod?! Sounds like another revenue-generating exercise to me... rant> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Saw that earlier. Shouldn't it be part of the feckin NCT if it's such a big deal? Surely there's better things to be spending cash on at the moment than bloody sound meters for Mr Plod?! Sounds like another revenue-generating exercise to me... rant> They've done it over here too mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybean Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 Measured at what distance and what angle? That story is meaningless. Poor journalism at best, pointless and flawed scaremongering at worst. From what I hear its at 1 meter and it will be a road side check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybean Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 A stock 911 GT3 is around 98db IIRC. 80 is VERY quiet. My friends RX7 is 94 on idle from 1.5m away and that's with a cat in! Just goin by Paul whiffin & Nic's info on whats available, I think a quiet exhaust for a supra is around 89 DB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Shane_ Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 If they bring this law in or not im not going to raise an eyelid to it if im stopped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 From what I hear its at 1 meter and it will be a road side check And at what angle? 90 degrees, 45 dgerees, 0 degrees. The result will vary massively. I wouldn't worry about it TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Just goin by Paul whiffin & Nic's info on whats available, I think a quiet exhaust for a supra is around 89 DB Depends on mods though doesn't it? A decatted one will be louder than a stock, and a single louder still (usually). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybean Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 Depends on mods though doesn't it? A decatted one will be louder than a stock, and a single louder still (usually). I think it was in reference to a stock supra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygood Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I think it was in reference to a stock supra Just remembered that we've a sound meter at work! Must measure it on monday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 For info mine before I had the screamer pipe connected into the downpipe (and thus the silencers in the exhaust) and before I changed from HKS Ti/Carbon exhaust to the Tanabe, my drive-by at WOT was 120db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybean Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 For info mine before I had the screamer pipe connected into the downpipe (and thus the silencers in the exhaust) and before I changed from HKS Ti/Carbon exhaust to the Tanabe, my drive-by at WOT was 120db , to be honest I think they are after the idiots in the civics and junkers running 180db exhausts It is ridicolous and far too loud, you can hear them miles away I am sure an Aston Martin, Ferrari's , M3's , M5's are all very over 80db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I am sure an Aston Martin, Ferrari's , M3's , M5's are all very over 80db I think they will be a bit over but the BM's tend to purr quite quietly. Aston's are similar, festers tend to growl a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multics Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 There's been a similar thread on here recently about the same kind of story in the UK. But there's one thing that I'm asking myself: is there or is there not a legal noise level measured in decibels for car exhausts? I think the whole thing is a bit obscure, or I'm maybe missing something? Someone got fined £30 for a 93db exhaust. Vehicle noise levels should be between 82 and 89 decibels and background noise between 50 and 60 decibels. The first £30 fixed penalty ticket was issued after a vehicle exhaust was measured at 93 decibels. Read here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8112905.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Read here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8112905.stm ... During the first trial Hmm... well it's not law then. They'd have to make it part of the MOT I guess if it was going to work in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybean Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 There's been a similar thread on here recently about the same kind of story in the UK. But there's one thing that I'm asking myself: is there or is there not a legal noise level measured in decibels for car exhausts? I think the whole thing is a bit obscure, or I'm maybe missing something? Someone got fined £30 for a 93db exhaust. Read here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8112905.stm Over here it is a 2500 fine or 3 months in prison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 I thought hitler was dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supramkivcork Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Nope he was resurrected in the form of Brian Cowen. Irish government are sodomists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefgroover Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Boost Logic 4" exhaust and downpipe on a single anyone? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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