90% of vehicles are passing the BAR exhaust test
06-30-2004 | 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Wingless Wonder
Good info, Scott - thanks. I thought we were once again at the mercy of the citing officer.
I found the original SEMA article here. There are two pics linked from that article that show a technician performing the SAE test procedure J1169.
This does not mean that vehicles equipped with known aftermarket exhausts will be exempt from being cited in the future, just that the owners will now have recourse to resolve the citation at no cost (for now) other than the time it takes to schedule an appointment for testing.
I think a fair way of balancing the need for the BAR testing service and the cost of operating it should be borne by those vehicle owners who are cited for noise and fail the SAE test. No free re-test. They should apply a non-reusable sticker to the muffler section indicating compliance.
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I found the original SEMA article here. There are two pics linked from that article that show a technician performing the SAE test procedure J1169.
This does not mean that vehicles equipped with known aftermarket exhausts will be exempt from being cited in the future, just that the owners will now have recourse to resolve the citation at no cost (for now) other than the time it takes to schedule an appointment for testing.
I think a fair way of balancing the need for the BAR testing service and the cost of operating it should be borne by those vehicle owners who are cited for noise and fail the SAE test. No free re-test. They should apply a non-reusable sticker to the muffler section indicating compliance.
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06-30-2004 | 12:52 AM
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Russ, I thought I'd found it somewhere in PDF format but I guess I don't have it either. It would be good to be able to refer to the procedure to make sure our exhaust systems are tested properly, so if it's not too much trouble... thanks. 
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