CR Sidepipes

[RODA]

I have been reading everybodies comments about side pipes but can anybody tell me if you can actually get your car registered with working side pipes. It appears from most of the commemts that you have to register the vehicle with under body pipes, them install working pipes after reg.

Rod

[Beejay]

Roda,

In a word. No.

It is hard enough with an underbody exhaust to get down to the legal limits, but with side pipes you also are firing the noise sideways too. I do not think the RTA likes hot exhausts near a doorway either.

Ben

[400TT]

Originally Posted by RODA

but can anybody tell me if you can actually get your car registered with working side pipes.
Rod

In Queensland the only thing I know that stops us is you can't have exhaust exiting from passenger side of vehicle. So in theory you can have 1 x drivers side pipe. The same way that some flatbed trucks have exhaust exiting to drivers side behind the cab.

This rule can also get you even if your exhaust exits at the rear. If the tail pipe twists towards the passenger side, then it is illegal. This is a pretty common thing on grey imports, so they have to modify the tail pipe to get them approved.

[Bryan Wilson]

I could be wrong but I believe the Robnell Cobras were registered with live side pipes on both sides.
The pipes were well heat shielded and exhaust turn outs pointed to the ground.



Cheers,
Bryan

[Plums]

In WA I believe the sidepipe exit must be at 45 degrees to the ground. I quite like the look of the tip pointing towards the ground and will probably leave mine that way... at least that's what I think now!