Not trying to be an azz,...........Get a muffler, wear your seat belt, and live to be around long enough to be a pain in the azz to the young kids.

 

Lol Thanks for the advice Dave. And i do see where everyone is coming from as far as the seat belt.

 

Wear your seat belt. Its not just for your protection but it for every one else that you might hurt if you lose control of your vehicle because you have been knocked away from the wheel and brakes. You need to remain in one spot all the time while you are operating a vehicle. The lack of a muffler gives you nothing but the knowlege that you are making alot of noise. If you like noise turn up your radio and roll up your windows. I dont need to hear any extra engine noise.

 

its your own fault...

cherry bombs are 30-60 bucks for the glass packs... and are street legal... a quick zap with a welder.... and thats that...

seat belts... all you do is pull over your self.. and click into apprpriate hole... 30 extra seconds.... not hard at all...

 

FYI- I did some work for a Guy that was an Emergency Room Doctor. He saw Me pull up without My seatbelt on ( I had unbuckled it just as I got to His driveway) and told Me a little story that'll stick with Me forever.

He said that a 2 car accident came into the ER one night. One Guy was wearing a seatbelt, the other Guy wasn't.

One Guy walked out on His own, that night. The other Guy wheeled out 4 weeks later in a wheelchair, which He'll be using for the rest of His life.

Pretty easy decision for Me!

 

Interesting, the only accident I have been in where a seat belt would have made any difference, a bolt broke, and I found myself tossed across 2 busy lanes of traffic. Fortunately, I am still here to tell the story. Still, I wear my seat belt every time. Could I be trapped in a burning car? Yeah, but there's a much better chance it will keep me from crashing my windshield with my skull.
As far as the muffler, can't say. My truck is legal and still loud as hell. Don't know about TN, but I believe here in WV a seat belt violation can't be written unless you have been pulled over and are cited for another violation. So, basically he would have to bust you for the muffler before he could bust you for the seat belt. Again, dunno about TN, but that's how WV works.

 

Glasspacks are legally mufflers in most states.

Sucks about the seatbelt ticket though.I never supported that law.

 

Holiver31 I've never even seen the ocean.

Here you go;

 

The part about about a muffler is to "prevent annoying smoke" is funny.


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</td> <td>(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle on any road, street or highway unless the motor vehicle is equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke.
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</td> <td>(b) It is unlawful to use a “muffler cutout” on any motor vehicle upon any road, street or highway.
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</td> <td>(c) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
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What I truly can't understand is. . .
Why would anyone want to drive (everyday) with loud exhaust???

I mean -
How do you hear the radio/CD player (without having it BLASTING)?
How do you hear any conversation inside the truck?
How do you hear yourself THINK with constant noise?
Think about what you're doing to your hearing and your wife/kids, etc.

Maybe I'm just gettin' old.
I want my vehicle(s) as quiet as I can get them, but, I still want some 'performance'.
I've been around noisy printing presses for many, many years, and because of that noise, I find myself saying, "Excuse me", or, "I beg your pardon", or, "What?", or, "Huh!?", more and more.

 

I have hollowed cats. That was my solution to a problem I could not afford to remedy the "correct" way. Louder and rumblier than before but not real bad.

wear a seat belt. It is better to have it on and not need it than need it and not have it on.

You will never ever find a person who has been paralyzed, maimed, lost limbs etc who will say I am still thankful I wasn't wearing my seatbelt.

 

My horse hadnt either until this day. He was always in an arena doing his best and giving his all so we could go do it again the next day.
I have always pretty much been a beach baby. So this was my boys vacation. He had to learn about waves etc.

I pray you get to go and sorry to hijack.

 

You guys are brutal,,this isnt a fair fight!

 

Not sure where your at Holiver, But an easy way to experience the beach is to:
1: Mix a box of salt in a glass of water, Throw it directly in eyes.
2: bite into a salted herring.
3: take some sand and put it liberally in places that the sun never shines.
4: get sunburned in places that shouldnt see the sunlight to begin with.
Ahhhh, the joys of the beach!

 

dang John! glad im not in Virginia! I love my no emmissions checks dont give a crap about straight pipes state of florida...