Pull over with SR but no pop

[pink godzila]

Anyone got pull over with a SR in you s13 or s14 in SoCal area?? Well two of my friends been pulled over in Rowland Height and Walnut area but no hood pop!!

1) My friend just got his s13 swaped with SR last week and he took the car out for a joy ride. We when down to Rowland Height to hangout with couple friends at TenRen in Dimond Plaza. (If you been to the old 626 Dimond Plaza meet you know how thoese cops in Rowland Height area). Anyways, on our way back to Diamond Bar we got pull over on Colima rd just pass Nogales ave. He was like "f***" .. His car has full Origin kit, TE37, lowered, and big a$$ HKS-Hi power exhuast (sound really quiet) and he was doing ONLY 35 mph!! and still got pull over for somehow. But the lucky thing is the cops only gave him a fix ticket for exhuast been too big and without poping his hood :eek3d:... werid. Well its good that he got away for the SR in his car.

2) Friend of mine just got out the summer class at Mt. Sac and heading to my other friends house in Rowland Hts. When he just turn onto Valley, he got pulled over right away by a cops that just come out from the plaza on Grand ave. All he got was just a exhuast ticket aswell and didnt get pop.

So both of them got lucky?? dont think so... so anyone had been pulled over lately (SR) but lucky without poping your hood??

Added:

Im not saying that everyone out there with s13 or s14 go get your SR swaped or.. what.. just want to see if anyone out there also got pulled over without getting pop.

[YoungGun]

I've been pulled over a couple of times without getting my hood popped.

It all depends on the cop.

[pink godzila]

I've been pulled over a couple of times without getting my hood popped.

It all depends on the cop.


mm.. so whats the reason they pulled you over??

Question, what if you got pop (just an example) do they give you fix ticket or.. took your car away as impounted.

[SDS13COUPE]

Same here. Been pulled over a couple of times but no hood pop. Once by CHP, and 2 or 3 by SDPD. I just drive normally to avoid cops attention. Be careful out there.

[pink godzila]

Same here. Been pulled over a couple of times but no hood pop. Once by CHP, and 2 or 3 by SDPD. I just drive normally to avoid cops attention. Be careful out there.

You must be lucky then.. most CHP knows about 240 and striaght forward to know whats under your hood.

[Zero_SX]

Yes. Twice in 2006. Once on hacienda goin into whittier. Speeding ticket in the rain.
Another in antelope valley for an illegal u-turn. and no seat belt. with automatic seatbelts. -_-

both times my exhaust notes were in low rpm's.

[downshift_sideways]

I've been hood popped 3 times.

and each time was my own fault.

Keep your shit looking bone stock.

I'd rather have a stock looking 240sx with a heartplant.

Than a kitted out 240sx with fat wheels with a heartplant.

[projekt_s13]

I had a little run in with the chp

My hotpipe popped off on the freeway and my car died. So i pulled over, pop my hood break out the ratcheting 10mm and while im tightening up the t bolt clamp CHP surprises me by walking up to me while my hood is popped.

Heres the conversation with the cop.

CHP: "whats up boss, you ok?"

ME:"Yea, a pipe came off while i was driving so i pulled over to fix it."

CHP:"Oh, your hotpipe to your intercooler came off?"

Me:".....!!!?????"

He then steps back and says "nice front mount, what kind is it?"

CHP: "XS Power!??? why didnt you get a greddy or hks?"

Im fucking sweating bullets, he knows what hes talking about.

Me:"......"

CHP:"You know this sr20 is illegal right?

I didnt say shit, haha

CHP:"watch out for other cops cuz they will take your shit. (He said he has better things to do then ticket someone for something stupid.)

Then he said he liked my rims and he let me go.

[ho0dlumka13]

I thought it was only highway and sherife that could make u pop ur hood. I don't think local pd can make u pop. Correct me if I'm wrong

[jdm510]

^^ I think you may be wrong my friend got is hood popped in his hatch by CVPD(chula vista) they did not impound his crappy honda but he has a supper illigal b20fagtec and got a ticket with a referel to the REF, but he told me that he can just pay 300 and its thrown out or somthing?? But then i also heard your car is then put on a black list and if you get it "smogged" you and the person who smogged it will be in deep shit.... this may not be true as some one could of been feeding me a line of shit

bare with me on spelling plase

[Om1kron]

I had a little run in with the chp

My hotpipe popped off on the freeway and my car died. So i pulled over, pop my hood break out the ratcheting 10mm and while im tightening up the t bolt clamp CHP surprises me by walking up to me while my hood is popped.

Heres the conversation with the cop.

CHP: "whats up boss, you ok?"

ME:"Yea, a pipe came off while i was driving so i pulled over to fix it."

CHP:"Oh, your hotpipe to your intercooler came off?"

Me:".....!!!?????"

He then steps back and says "nice front mount, what kind is it?"

CHP: "XS Power!??? why didnt you get a greddy or hks?"

Im fucking sweating bullets, he knows what hes talking about.

Me:"......"

CHP:"You this sr20 is illegal right?

I didnt say shit, haha

CHP:"watch out for other cops cuz they will take your shit. (He said he has better things to do then ticket someone for something stupid.)

Then he said he liked my rims and he let me go.

you would be surprised to find out how many cops are car enthusiasts who used to talk shit about cops only to become one later lol.

[CrimsonRockett]

^Seriously.

When I got my hood popped, meanwhile a POS prick cop was writing me a ref ticket(for a fucking header/intake...come on...), i was talking to the other cop about s-chassis.

Turns out, he had bought one back in 95(he bought a 91) and lightly modified it.

Asked me if my exhaust was HKS, if I was running spacers on my wheels, and a few other technical questions.

Most cops aren't all that bad.

It really comes down to how you act toward them.

[MADE]

I've only been pulled over twice so far once was I was 100% wrong.
I was paying more attention to my GPS than the road and I had a decision to make the light or come to a screeching halt. After choosing option 1 I acclerated paying no attention to what gear I was in and didn't make it. Funny thing is soon as I realized I wasn't going to make it and I had the full attention of the local PD coming in the towards me. I knew I was caught so by the time she turned around I was parked with my license and reg. Luckly for me she probably knew I was military she pulled up next to me and told me "you know you were wrong but I got somewhere to go" I said Yes maam and thanked god. The other time I was looking for a Zilvian's house in a "nice neighborhood and looked suspious(sp?) creeping 8MPH. I was pulled over given directions and let go. Funny thing was he wanted me to leave first so I had to start my car. I started and prayed as I eased of and he didn't give a shyt. I honestly think its about appearance and attention you bring to yourself 90% of the time. 10% are cops with a pet peeve. Never forget the 10%!

[Teddy]

Don't forget that not all cops know what a motor swap is, either. You're bound to get lucky.

[ayuaddict]

man, luckyyyyy.

i get popped and STATE REFFED with a fucking KA for...

wait for it....

duct tape on a cracked vacuum line.

[xpertsnowcarver]

man, luckyyyyy.

i get popped and STATE REFFED with a fucking KA for...

wait for it....

duct tape on a cracked vacuum line.

gaayy... i got a ref ticket and i have a g0ddamn ka too... pointed at my msd coil said it was illegal, but i have a carb sticker. and my cone intake and adapter with a factory plastic pipe (but i was told that as long as you use the factory intake pipe, doesn't matter what intake filter you use.... waste of my damn time getting it smogged and paying the fees... douche bags..

[1989rps13]

got a speeding ticket recently and cop said if i had modified exhaust i admitted to it so he just wrote me up for the ticket and said he wasnt going to give me modified exhaust or send me to the REF to get my hood pop. Again i highly believe if your not a dick to a cop then they wont dick around with you! But there are some cops that are complete a holes..anywho im happy that i got to pay a 367$ speeding ticket:bash:

[karl wasabi]

I live in the area. I ALWAYS avoid anything near Nogales road. The cops suck there. I've been pulled over 5 times on Nogales. 5 TIMES!!! It's crazy... haha.

[R32Dragon]

Man, that sucks. You really dont appreciate living in South Carolina until you read stories like these. The bumkin cops here dont give a rats-ass whats under your hood so long as you're driving close to the speed limit.

[pink godzila]

I live in the area. I ALWAYS avoid anything near Nogales road. The cops suck there. I've been pulled over 5 times on Nogales. 5 TIMES!!! It's crazy... haha.

Do you ever got your hood pop??

what if you have SR?? ref ticket or impound?? any way can just pay off the fee without swap back to KA??

[kidbandikoot]

now i know if the cop wants to be a dick itll be done

but do they or do they not need a warrant for that type of shit especially if ur keeping under tha radar ( speed limit )

[duffman1278]

^^^ Apparenty if your car does not look like its from factory, and modified, it's already probable cause. I wouldn't suggest though that you tell them to get a warrent to pop your hood if you do get pulled over. I usually just coporate with the officer, tell him everything that happened and acknowledge my wrong doing. Usually if you make the cops job easier on them, they'll make it easier on you.

[pink godzila]

^^^ Apparenty if your car does not look like its from factory, and modified, it's already probable cause. I wouldn't suggest though that you tell them to get a warrent to pop your hood if you do get pulled over. I usually just coporate with the officer, tell him everything that happened and acknowledge my wrong doing. Usually if you make the cops job easier on them, they'll make it easier on you.

My friends car is fully modified... Origin Agressive kit all around and Volk TE37 (White), lowere on Coilover, HKS Hi-power.. (but quite), loud ass HKS BOV, and full gadges on dash didnt get hood pop!!

[Sileighty_DRFT89]

my cars just lowered on s techs. stock everythign except for plug wires and exhaust and I have a cheapy filter but have the srock plastic intake. I've gotten pulled over about 7 times since I've had my car. 4 out of 7 of the times they made me pop my hood. luckily I just have a KA. I tell them its stock but they still spend like five minutes looking for something haha. glendora PD is really bad. and so are sherriffs around the sandimas covina glendora area. I mean don't get me wrong thats just my opinion. but whenever I see a cop he most likely pulls me over. and 99% percent of the time its glendora pd or a sheriff.

[eminlemon]

LOLLLL omg dude thats funnny, man cops like that are fuckin badasss dude! love running into cops like that...always makes a good story!

[k's_silvia2.0]

I've been rolled and had hood popped all they asked is "whats that?" reffering to my HKS DD intake :keke: I was like "oh its just a filter like K&N ya know?" then one of them pionted at my tower bar and said "that wont do nothing without FULL suspension":cj:
My lady's been rolled in my whip and nothing just a warning.

[datsunrdster]

I got stopped last wek and they asked me to pop my hood, just cause it was making a very screechy noise. :) but yeah i popped my hood and they found nothing. I only have a KA :)

[Sileighty_DRFT89]

its funny how they seem all tuff expecting to see an sr or a turbo'd motor when your about to pop it. they get a big smile on there face like this kids done. then when I open it there like :eek: :ugh: :-/ haha I'm like yeah. its a stock motor like I told ya lol. then I :2f2f: drive away laughing with a warning

[pink godzila]

I was thinking about a VQ swap from a 350z... sure going to pass smog for sure but what about cops?? that still give you shit on VQ?

[DRFTWHORE]

i exit 210 freeway in sierra madre pasadena area, local PD pulls me over.
funny thing is he told me to pop the hood didnt even ask for license or registration. he tell me to sit on the curb while he inspects the car. hes giving me all dis shit bout how he can crush my car dis dat. then he closes my hood tells me to tone my shit down. so now i got stock coldside intercooler piping greddy hotpipe painted black and goes to a front mount painted black my hks bov mounted by the intercooler, stock airbox but my intake goes thru it its just so it looks stock. :squintd:

[pink godzila]

i exit 210 freeway in sierra madre pasadena area, local PD pulls me over.
funny thing is he told me to pop the hood didnt even ask for license or registration. he tell me to sit on the curb while he inspects the car. hes giving me all dis shit bout how he can crush my car dis dat. then he closes my hood tells me to tone my shit down. so now i got stock coldside intercooler piping greddy hotpipe painted black and goes to a front mount painted black my hks bov mounted by the intercooler, stock airbox but my intake goes thru it its just so it looks stock. :squintd:

Picture of engine bay please!!!

[xpertsnowcarver]

^^^ yea im curious to see how it looks as well. someone posted a pic of a factory looking civic hatch with ic piping hidden in the intake box and tube, but that mofo was tc'ed!? had me fooled.

[duffman1278]

My friends car is fully modified... Origin Agressive kit all around and Volk TE37 (White), lowere on Coilover, HKS Hi-power.. (but quite), loud ass HKS BOV, and full gadges on dash didnt get hood pop!!

It all depends on how the cop wants to act. Some won't even bother wasting their time inspecting the engine. Some are just anal and will act like jerks on purpose and ask to pop your hood no matter what.

I've heard that West Covina police are pretty anal, but their cool with me usually, Covina PD scares me more.

[pink godzila]

It all depends on how the cop wants to act. Some won't even bother wasting their time inspecting the engine. Some are just anal and will act like jerks on purpose and ask to pop your hood no matter what.

I've heard that West Covina police are pretty anal, but their cool with me usually, Covina PD scares me more.

Guess my friend just got lucky then... he drive almost everywhere with his s13, he rather drive his s13 instead of his BMW...

Today, we when to Little Tokyo right after work and got followed by 2 cops (not at the same time). We were follow for atleast 3 blocks and then cops just pass us. The other one was on the freeway when we heading back to Rowland Hts, it was a highway patro and drove right next to us and checking out the car for mins or 2 then took off.. wtf .. so I think my friend just got lucky :angel:

[soreballz]

i exit 210 freeway in sierra madre pasadena area, local PD pulls me over.
funny thing is he told me to pop the hood didnt even ask for license or registration. he tell me to sit on the curb while he inspects the car. hes giving me all dis shit bout how he can crush my car dis dat. then he closes my hood tells me to tone my shit down. so now i got stock coldside intercooler piping greddy hotpipe painted black and goes to a front mount painted black my hks bov mounted by the intercooler, stock airbox but my intake goes thru it its just so it looks stock. :squintd:
For the love of god, LEARN TO FUCKING TYPE PROPERLY.

On topic... I <3 my Arizona plates.

[TravisSW]

^^^

haha <3 his ballz.

anyways. Plenty of pull overs for me, but no pop. Only once I got a ticket which was for speeding. And this was years back in my 95 Ford Lincoln Continental. 55 in a 45 that turned into a 40 for about 20 feet, then back up to 45. Still ten over in a street, but whatever.

S14, I got pulled over a looooooooooooooooooooooooot. Almost 2-3 times a month. Then I got a front plate and an exhaust and nothing yet. :) /knocks on wood.

On the other hand, driving home tonight off of Harbor (405) in Costa Mesa. I saw an EG pulled and popped by CHP and FVPD (Fountain Valley PD). I kinda drive by, then I come back and pull in because I wanted Carls Jr. Speaking about almost stalling in a higher gear trying to keep my exhaust quiet. lol

[GSXRJJordan]

I've been driving my S14 around in current form for 4 months or so... no interior panels at all (except a dash), 3 60mm gauges, Momo seat, steering wheel, totally stripped interior, etc - slammed, kitted, rims, aspec burnt tip exhaust (but it's quiet), loud BOV, cf hood, front mount, no front plate, and out of date reg sticker (car's reg'd just waiting on my vanity plates to come in for the sticker).

Haven't got pulled over once. *knock on wood*

In my S13 I used to get pulled over all the time (slammed, front bumper, silver car with a red hood), but usually just given warnings. The one time I did get popped/impounded, it was for an out of date registration.

Keep your paperwork currrent, don't drive like a jackass, and your chance of being able to enjoy your vehicle goes up exponentially.

[jdm510]

Keep your paperwork currrent, don't drive like a jackass, and your chance of being able to enjoy your vehicle goes up exponentially.


words of wisdom right thier!!!

[luisgonz]

I just say Im having a good time. Paper and all.

[pink godzila]

Tonight, I was drive down to my friends house in Claremont a cops follow me for 5 mins on Town Ave and didnt get pull over "knock on wood" lucky me..

[duffman1278]

From my experience, I think if you just make them think you're an idiot, they'll ignore you. Like if I have music playing in my car while I'm driving and I see a cop pull up next to me at a light or something I just start really getting into the music, dancing and singing. Usually they all do the same thing, kinda just look at me and give like "wtf.." look and just jet off lol. But thats just my hypothesis.

[usdm180sx]

I got pulled over in Cerritos for a modified exhaust but I was let go. The cop was doing a ride along so I guess he wanted to show the passenger some "action" haha

That being said, if you have a swapped engine I would run a front plate, no tint, a low key muffler and anything else to make sure there is no reason for a cop to pull you over.

[projekt_s13]

From my experience, I think if you just make them think you're an idiot, they'll ignore you. Like if I have music playing in my car while I'm driving and I see a cop pull up next to me at a light or something I just start really getting into the music, dancing and singing. Usually they all do the same thing, kinda just look at me and give like "wtf.." look and just jet off lol. But thats just my hypothesis.

That really works, Ive done that many times before and they either give you the WTF face or they laugh at you.

The best part is that you dont get pulled over! Its all about your image, when I have a hoody and im looking ghetto i get pulled over for nothing.

[rsibley22]

got pulled over a while ago for no license plate light and had my hood popped cop looked at me and said is this stock i said "yes sir" haha even though it was an sr he looked at it for like five min but he believed me haha FTW!! oh and he was asking me where i race and stuff i think he might have known haha no ticket for me

[Brian]

I got popped with my KA.

He said he could write me a $5000 ticket if I messed with the catalytic converter.

[BlueKpS13]

WTF?! when did sr20s become illegal? (i live in washington). cant you guys just argue that the g20s have em too?

[socal_kouki]

I've been given approximately 6 hood pop fix it's. I'm not sure anymore they usually go along with something else.. missing front plate, too low, exhaust, naked passenger, etc. Meh... cops need to get a life all they do is waste my time/tax money.

[Brian]

So, you are breaking multiple laws, yet, when you get busted for them, you feel that the police are wasting your time and tax money?

Explain please.

[palmdale_mob]

i exit 210 freeway in sierra madre pasadena area, local PD pulls me over.
funny thing is he told me to pop the hood didnt even ask for license or registration. he tell me to sit on the curb while he inspects the car. hes giving me all dis shit bout how he can crush my car dis dat. then he closes my hood tells me to tone my shit down. so now i got stock coldside intercooler piping greddy hotpipe painted black and goes to a front mount painted black my hks bov mounted by the intercooler, stock airbox but my intake goes thru it its just so it looks stock. :squintd:


So he didn't say anything? What happened?

[socal_kouki]

So, you are breaking multiple laws, yet, when you get busted for them, you feel that the police are wasting your time and tax money?

Explain please.

It's simply my opinion that our driving habits should be more definitive of our restrictions.. the govt's nose is too long, yada yada.. I think the government has bigger problems than what's inside my car that I purchased with my money that I worked for, and so on. It basically means, I don't think of it as something that values my time and tax money.

[GSXRJJordan]

It's simply my opinion that our driving habits should be more definitive of our restrictions.. the govt's nose is too long, yada yada.. I think the government has bigger problems than what's inside my car that I purchased with my money that I worked for, and so on. It basically means I'm don't think of it as something that values my time and tax money.

I agree 100%. I drive my S14 like a grandma and can still get pulled over and have my car taken? And for what? It passes the fucking sniffer test!

I'm all about stiff punishments for being dumb (street drifting/exhibition, racing, etc). I'm not all about stiff punishments for having a different motor.

[Shmex]

^100% agree.....if you're driving perfect, but get your car taken for a turbo, that's justice? That's what that extra money I really need for food or rent, is going to??? That's bs....and that's my opinion and I'm stickin to it.

I got followed going 5mph lookin for parking one earely morning after work. Was about I'd asay 330am(I worked secutiry at a strip club). So in my neighborhood I can never ever find parking. So I'm drivin, and creepin lookin for a space. When I come around again, there's a cop there, posted. Silently. No lights, no nuthin on. so I drive passed, keep my clutch in, and roll on by. Release the clutch, and go on my way in second. So there's a stop sign, and as I stop, cops roll behind me. I had to go in first, and that's when m exhaust is really loud. So I tried to keep my car as low as possible, and I don't ever drive like a donker....but anyways, cops follow me for 3 blocks, and then pulled me over two houses down from my apt building. Well they search my car cuz I was probation.found nothing, I'm clean. Wrote me up for mod. Exhaust. Started talkin to the cops about my car, and the male officer complimented me on my sportmax???? Hahahaha.... <b /> <b /> And its 50/50 .....sometimes you can be cool as hell to a cop, they'll still be a bonehead....those are the ones who got picked on in HS and didn't join the Trenchcoat Mafia...ahahaha.

Oh and when a cop drives behind you, or on the side of you, and then drives off, he's running your plates. Cops don't just wanna give tickets, they also wanna find people actuallybreaking laws that benefit society......so they chekc plates, warrants, no insurance...ect....

[Brian]

I agree that there are BETTER things for them to bring justice to.
There is far too much crime, killing, rape, drugs, etc, etc, etc.


I don't drive like an asshole. I drive the speedlimit. I signal when I change lanes. I drife SAFE. However, if I have too many stickers on the windows, car is too low, air filter is illegal, etc. I don't think I have any right to feel upset if I get busted for them.
You damn well know you are 100% breaking the law. Why bitch about it?

We open ourself up to being profiled by driving the cars we drive. We have nobody to blame but ourself.

:)

[duffman1278]

I think a lot of the community, whether its imports or domestics, feel the same way about engine swaps, why not just write to your congressmen about the issue, sure people feel "oh they won't do shit!" but I mean, how many of us actually do tell them whats going on, or how we feel, I mean from honda's,nissans,mitsubishi's, there's ALOT of people in socal who probably feel the same and want change. I agree with GSXRJJordan about the whole sniffer, its not right imo and they should take care of other more important things then that.

[jeffwiggins]

just got pulled over last week by a riverside county officer for running a red light on a right hand turn i was pissed but talked polightly with yes sir and no sir he wrote me the ticket for the light but coulda got me for no license, no registration, mod exhaust broken blinker and no license plate light so i think i got off pretty easy it is all how you talk to them

[GSXRJJordan]

just got pulled over last week by a riverside county officer for running a red light on a right hand turn i was pissed but talked polightly with yes sir and no sir he wrote me the ticket for the light but coulda got me for no license, no registration, mod exhaust broken blinker and no license plate light so i think i got off pretty easy it is all how you talk to them

So you did a "cali rolling stop" through a red light turning right, got caught with no license, no reg, and have an illegal swap? That's called "pushing your luck".

You know you're doing something dumb when he "lets you off" with a ~$400 ticket. Driving without a license or registration is just asking to get your shit impounded.

[rb25_s13*CHUKI]

Hood has only been poped twice out 8 times being pulled over

[Joshkl]

So you did a "cali rolling stop" through a red light turning right, got caught with no license, no reg, and have an illegal swap? That's called "pushing your luck".

You know you're doing something dumb when he "lets you off" with a ~$400 ticket. Driving without a license or registration is just asking to get your shit impounded.

yea same thing happened to me last month. just i had my license and registration. he was real chill with me. and then at the end said. srry im gonna have to give you a ticket. didnt think it was gonna be that bad. till i got that shit in the mail. ouch. 425 dollars. but i went to traffic school cuz it was my first offence. i was literally goin like 5mph. its considered a Moving violation its like the same thing as running through a red light.
oh well.

[Koopa Troopa]

I agree 100%. I drive my S14 like a grandma and can still get pulled over and have my car taken? And for what? It passes the fucking sniffer test!

I'm all about stiff punishments for being dumb (street drifting/exhibition, racing, etc). I'm not all about stiff punishments for having a different motor.

I'm not all about double standards. It's cool to throw a 454 in a Chevelle that didn't come with one but heaven forbid you swap a Nissan.

they did not impound his crappy honda but he has a supper illigal b20fagtec a

Too bad a B20 Vtec Civic will smoke 7/10 cars on this site...

[vodka2]

omg i hope im in the cool 3/10 crowd soon!

[rb25_s13*CHUKI]

Too bad a B20 Vtec Civic will smoke 7/10 cars on this site...[/quote]

Sadly It will.....I'm In that other 3 though.

[Brian]

just got pulled over last week by a riverside county officer for running a red light on a right hand turn i was pissed but talked polightly with yes sir and no sir he wrote me the ticket for the light but coulda got me for no license, no registration, mod exhaust broken blinker and no license plate light so i think i got off pretty easy it is all how you talk to them

DO us a favor and post up all your info so we can turn you in.
Why the hell are you DRIVING A CAR?

[Om1kron]

DO us a favor and post up all your info so we can turn you in.
Why the hell are you DRIVING A CAR?

better yet, why don't most 240 owners have uninsured motorist insurance for idiots like him behind the wheel?

[VROOOM]

Too bad a B20 Vtec Civic will smoke 7/10 cars on this site...
yeah but torqueless wonders are boring to drive.

[DDDsquad_s13panda]

a buddy of mine had gotten his hood popped. but he had a stock SR. so the cop didnt say anything. iono why?. but like everyone else is saying, it depends on the cops. if they have knowledge of what really goes on underneath a nissan hood. but im sure they're all catchin up to the trend due to idiots and noob gettin caught and crashing on public street TRYING TO DRIFT.

[origin_s135]

i got pulled over with a open downpipe when my car's body was all stock. i told the cop that the car's old and the exhaust fell off. he then asks where was i headed. i told him i'm going home. he let me slide. WOOT.

[Stoichiometric]

Too bad a B20 Vtec Civic will smoke 7/10 cars on this site...

Sadly It will.....I'm In that other 3 though.



I say a Crx with K20 or K24 will spank 9/10 cars on Zilvia.

Too bad I am the 1/10 that will not get spanked.

[obarrera]

I've never gotten pulled over, I only have an aftermarket exhaust and some sportmax 962's so nothing crazy, im about to get some coils though and slam the car, and in a few months I plan on getting an RB25, hopefully things won't change!

[GSXRJJordan]

i got pulled over with a open downpipe when my car's body was all stock. i told the cop that the car's old and the exhaust fell off. he then asks where was i headed. i told him i'm going home. he let me slide. WOOT.

Same thing happened to me once in my s13! Lowered/wheels/exhaust/intercooler on stock bodywork, but I had a craaaazy exhaust leak between the manifold and the turbo (didn't use the locking clamps at that point). Sheriff pulled me over for being way too loud coming off a stop light, I told him the car's old and a piece of shit, it's got an exhaust leak and I'm too poor to fix it, and that I was headed right home.

He laughed and laughed, said something about "kids these days" and let me off.

I've never gotten pulled over, I only have an aftermarket exhaust and some sportmax 962's so nothing crazy, im about to get some coils though and slam the car, and in a few months I plan on getting an RB25, hopefully things won't change!

Useless post... good luck I guess?

[rb25_s13*CHUKI]

I say a Crx with K20 or K24 will spank 9/10 cars on Zilvia.

Too bad I am the 1/10 that will not get spanked.

Also gonna dissagree. Its gonna take a slicked down,turbo fully gutted and built honda to even come close to seeing my EVO(R.I.P). as seen before.No street turbo or na honda can see my EVO. Thats all I have to say about that

[surge s14]

Move to south Texas cops don't care about what motor your running or ride height

[GSXRJJordan]

Also gonna dissagree. Its gonna take a slicked down,turbo fully gutted and built honda to even come close to seeing my EVO(R.I.P). as seen before.No street turbo or na honda can see my EVO. Thats all I have to say about that

Yeah, and your Evo has nothing on a GSXR1000. It was dumb statement from Hondaboi and I think we all see that, we don't need to beat it to death. Oh, and K20 Honda's are targeted by cops just like SR's are targeted, because most are imported and/or stolen.

Move to south Texas cops don't care about what motor your running or ride height

More useless posting.

Please keep on topic, even if the topic's wack.

[jorge1190]

here in VA you can have whatever....where i live they dont even do smog testing

[duffman1278]

here in VA you can have whatever....where i live they dont even do smog testing

Wow...GSXjordan just mentioned not to get off topic or post useless stuff.

Anyways around my area alot of people have said that west covina police are really anal with modified cars but I've yet to have an issue with them and or being pulled over and I've been driving a DA, and S13 for about 4 years(knock on wood)

[ZEN14]

it is true which a lot of u have mentioned that it depends on the cop and how your attitude is which will determine the outcome of ur ticket. when i got my hood popped the cop thought my motor was stock and basically pointed out the basic mods exhaust, header and intake but just my luck he had called a backup unit to assist him and the 2nd cop knew exactly what my motor was... i was honest with the 2nd cop and told him straight forward wat i had on the sr, with that being done he let me off on a warning... so in my case i got real lucky but it does help to cooperate with the officer, u might get a ticket still but it wont be as bad

[!Zar!]

Shit, it'd have a hard time beating a 600cc.

A liter bike is a cakewalk.

[cc4usmc]

Today I was pulled over and had my hood popped. Cop didn't ask me to do anything, he gave me orders. Wrote me up for my car being 1/4inch too low. Asked me about me removing my airbag (steering wheel) but I told him I got the car like that. Oh yeah.. he pulled me over because of my pink godzira sticker at the bottom passenger side of my windshield. You can have all the illegal shit you want and get pulled over for a legit reason, but if the cops not a prick he could still let you go. So it doesn't matter how you drive. This is my third ticket that I have got, and none of there we for breaking a law.

[silviaz145]

good luck guys

[norcal_black240]

Today I was pulled over and had my hood popped. Cop didn't ask me to do anything, he gave me orders. Wrote me up for my car being 1/4inch too low. Asked me about me removing my airbag (steering wheel) but I told him I got the car like that. Oh yeah.. he pulled me over because of my pink godzira sticker at the bottom passenger side of my windshield. You can have all the illegal shit you want and get pulled over for a legit reason, but if the cops not a prick he could still let you go. So it doesn't matter how you drive. This is my third ticket that I have got, and none of there we for breaking a law.

shit like this makes me never want to take my car to Sacramento and especially elk grove. When people say they can drive around and not get pulled over in sac I don't believe it. Some of my friends in Elk grove were getting pulled over twice in 1 day for the same stuff like modified exhaust, being to low, having HID's on a car that did not come with it from factory, etc.

[mkomar24]

Wow remind me not to move back to California! Here in St. Louis the cops dont know what drifting is and no one has heard of an SR20. You can run no exhaust with an open DP or headers and not get a second look. Cops are more worried about people making meth. Missouri is like the Meth capitol of the world or some shit. We even have cops watch us slide at the adbandoned rail yard some times. They are interested to learn what we are doing lol
Cop: I have been watching you guys for 20 minutes, you keep going around these cones in a set pattern.
Me: We are practicing Gymkana
Cop: Well its obviously not racing....but what in the hell is the point
Me: To get to be better at driving in highly technical situations using excessive braking, acceleration, drifting, and weight transfer.
Cop: Looks like fun. Have a good night and be safe!

[S13Boosts]

get that honda fanboy outta here!

[blakeZX]

I hope this is on topic...for you guys with out-of-state plates (like me) driving your car in CA, do you ever get popped or hassled about modifications? I imagine a noise violation is a noise violation or whatever, but do they even bother trying to see what you've done to the motor for a non-Cali vehicle?

[GSXRJJordan]

If you're driving in Cali, you're bound to CA modification laws - if your car wasn't a CA-model to begin with they can't make you pass CA smog or anything like that, but you can still be pulled over and hassled.

[Sileighty_DRFT89]

I jsut got a reff ticket for my air filter the other day. its not even a legit intake. its just a cone paper autozone special haha. and for my exhaust as well. CHP didn't know anything. he thought my coolant reservoir was for boost? hahaha. I love cali

[blakeZX]

I jsut got a reff ticket for my air filter the other day. its not even a legit intake. its just a cone paper autozone special haha. and for my exhaust as well. CHP didn't know anything. he thought my coolant reservoir was for boost? hahaha. I love cali

You should invest in a proper filter ASAP. I just read a thread about a guy whose autozone filter lost the little metal cap at the top of the cone; it ripped through the paper, flew into the compressor wheel and destroyed it. He was pissed.

[crono72000]

what do you think cops would say about my set up ???? havent been pulled over and told to pop it.......http://http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z104/240jz/IMG_1270.jpg

[TheWayItGoes909]

Hes gonna say "I don't think thats factory"

[Sileighty_DRFT89]

You should invest in a proper filter ASAP. I just read a thread about a guy whose autozone filter lost the little metal cap at the top of the cone; it ripped through the paper, flew into the compressor wheel and destroyed it. He was pissed.

thanks for the warning. I'm looking to get a carb legal one before I get it reffed. or I might just go back to a stock airbox. and crono if you were around my area the cop would call a tow imediately. there really bad around here. nice set up though

[!Zar!]

Yeah, ANY cop will know that isn't legal the moment he pops the hood.

[andmattsayd]

yeah if he thought it was factory he would have to be
1. deaf dumb and blind.

[Ceepo]

i feel bad for you guys down there, i really do sounds like shit with the popo's there, we get pulled over here its like, why you in the ditch, and im like uhh... and we just get a reckless driving ticket or something lol... we dont have to worry about our cars gettin crushed, impounded(only if your an ass to the cop, and you where racing where they could see you) and such... sorry about all your problems, makes me not wanna live in cali... i dont even have to pass smog... idk i wish it would get better for you guys down there...

[handinpants]

Same here. Been pulled over a couple of times but no hood pop. Once by CHP, and 2 or 3 by SDPD. I just drive normally to avoid cops attention. Be careful out there.
yeah, try not to drive down firehouse road... i haven't been there in years, or those other kearny drag spots.... i haven't been pulled over in sd yet, but i go down there frequently.

[handinpants]

today i went to torrance for something called jdm monday, whatever, anyways i meet my friends at this gas station, and like 10 mins later the cops show up and point into our group and then motion come over to them, i went over and the first thing the guy says is, "are you going to be doing any street racing in torrance tonight?" and my response was huh? so he repeated him self, and then said "or are you just going to go somewhere else and do it" I said, I only do that at the track up at willow springs, i have a clean driving record and would like to keep it that way. plus its way safer on the track. his response was " well we know people go over to van ness street and race, we wouldn't want to have to stop you and start checking vehicles for mods" and i asked where is this vaness street. (i had no idea anyways)
no worrys there... torrance is lame, but the cops are cool at warning you about the lame drag racer people.


about 8 months ago i was speeding on sunset, going 45 or so, saturday night, 130am got pulled over, ( the cop had me pull into a red curb zone) said i was speeding, then asked if when the last time i had a drink, and i told him about 400 and some odd days ago, and he thought i was being a wise ass, but since i'm sober its true... anyhow, he asked me to get out of the car so he can have me do some field sober tests ( and i got a rush of anxiety) and he asked me raise one leg, look up at the sky and touch one finger to my nose. (and i was on a slight hill too) i couldn't do it, but at the same time i was not taking him seriously, i swore this was some sort of joke, i even told him, is this some sort of punk'd reality tv shit. anyways i finally told him, look i'm not drunk, give me a breathalyzer test. well he had to take me to the station to do it, and put me in the back of the car, but offered to move my car to a metered parking spot so it would not get towed, and i was like ok.
so he starts the car and the whole time i am behind the car i am thinking oh shit he's going to know is sr.... he goes and i hear varooom, pssst, varooom pst. then he parks it gets in the car, starts driving, and he starts asking me if i have a turbo or super charger or nitrious, that its quick, and i told him i dunno, its a cute little sports car, i bought it cause it looks cute, but i think i got ripped off cause it makes all sorts of wierd noises when i shift over 3k rpms...
i go to the station, blow a 0 on there machine and they take me back to my car.......

[mrgrape]

so what do u sr20 owners think of owning one in socal as a daily driver?
i plan to buy one soon and have one as my daily driver.
can u get it impounded just for owning a sr20?
also how much are the usual fix it tickets?
im having 2nd thoughts on owning a sr20 as a daily driver

[GSXRJJordan]

so what do u sr20 owners think of owning one in socal as a daily driver?
i plan to buy one soon and have one as my daily driver.
can u get it impounded just for owning a sr20?
also how much are the usual fix it tickets?
im having 2nd thoughts on owning a sr20 as a daily driver

You've been asking a lot of dumbshit questions lately.

1) I think it's a bad idea.

2) yes, you can (and eventually will) get your car impounded just for having an sr20 in there

3) "Fix it" - negative. The tickets are for "modified emissions" and must be passed off by the ref (which you'll need a completely stock engine for), pay a $380 fine, or both.

4) You should not own an engine that can get your only car taken away - because then, you truly are fucked. That's why we all have multiple cars.

[topi]

Reading through this thread... it sounds like a right ball ache! It makes me appreciate that here in the UK, you can do what the f**k you want as long as it passes an annual safety check (brakes, lights, rust etc).

Sorry if this is a dumb queston, but say you have a car registered to a different state that allows more modications, is it still illegal to drive in CA?

[TUnity2]

Wow. Cali truly fails.

popping my hood for a cop? lol, not unless he's impressed with how it sounds and wants to check it out. we dont even have emission checks here.

If i lived in Cali I would have a regular daily and trailer my 240 everywhere.

[mrgrape]

Wow. Cali truly fails.

popping my hood for a cop? lol, not unless he's impressed with how it sounds and wants to check it out. we dont even have emission checks here.

If i lived in Cali I would have a regular daily and trailer my 240 everywhere.

SHIT!, now i dont know if i should get a s14 with sr20 as it iwll be my only daily car....=[

[thesimpleS13]

so what do u sr20 owners think of owning one in socal as a daily driver?
i plan to buy one soon and have one as my daily driver.
can u get it impounded just for owning a sr20?
also how much are the usual fix it tickets?
im having 2nd thoughts on owning a sr20 as a daily driver

honestly, like what everyone has been saying, it all depends on YOU.

1. The way you drive.
2. The way your car looks.
3. And the way you interact with a cop, when pulled over.

me persoanlly, i have daily driven a SR20 for about 8 - 9 months. I have gotten pulled over, but never hasseled. Always drove safely and responsibly. And i never did anything stupid on the streets. Also, I've gotten pulled over twice with my SR. First time was for exhaust, and the second time was for speeding ( 60 in a 45 zone :doh:) Both times I was nice to the cop, and I guess because of that, I've never had to pop my hood. and....now a days...im rocking the KA and love it!! :D Always show respect to a cop

[silviachik420]

honestly, like what everyone has been saying, it all depends on YOU.

1. The way you drive.
2. The way your car looks.
3. And the way you interact with a cop, when pulled over.

me persoanlly, i have daily driven a SR20 for about 8 - 9 months. I have gotten pulled over, but never hasseled. Always drove safely and responsibly. And i never did anything stupid on the streets. Also, I've gotten pulled over twice with my SR. First time was for exhaust, and the second time was for speeding ( 60 in a 45 zone :doh:) Both times I was nice to the cop, and I guess because of that, I've never had to pop my hood. and....now a days...im rocking the KA and love it!! :D Always show respect to a cop



exactly what he said, i got pulled over last night. i run a SR and their was no pop its all how you act

[mrgrape]

crap well my options are getting a stock rsx-s/s2000/350x or illegal sr20 with kouki conversion but looks stock.
i live in SD and im always nice to cops or at least dont show attitude.
i wanna know the possibilities on getting my car impounded and see if its even worth it as a daily driver?

also no bias reply please lol as much as u love the sr20

[J240sxxx]

:fawkd:EF the police, EF EF the police

[thesimpleS13]

:fawkd:EF the police, EF EF the police


LOL with that attitude u'll get popped forsure! LOL jk jk, i know u were kidding
but yea honestly there are alot more dangerous things for cops to worry about than little engine swaps haha. but then again...they get paid to regulate, and they're just doing their job :D, can't really blame them i guess

[spitfire7]

been rollin my s13 sr swapped coupe for two years, and i havnt been stopped yet. i really think all of the people being bothered by the police are in the sgv. i live in upland, and around here u will get stopped by the cops if ur doing something stupid, but theyre tring to find criminals. on the real, a kitted, dumped, primered, big exhaust, rice lookin eye soure will get u a ref ticket, but ur most likely gonna roll away with ur car.
but i dont know about sd.

[ohhreally]

I cant believe this thread hasnt got locked or people pinked. Zilvia doesnt condone illegal activities on its site, you guys should be really careful of what you say. Any non-usdm motor is illegal to drive on public roads, dont you know that??

[silviachik420]

^^^ we are not telling you to put a Sr and run it on the street, we are asking just peoples experiences. we all know its illegal but some have ways around it to make it legal like (Blakezx) sorry for droping names but hes from Sd and has a Rb and its street legal.

[Sileighty_DRFT89]

got my hood popped the other day. woo hoo. I seriously am so respectful to them too lol. I'm lik ehello officer. how are you doing?? everything haha. but no there still like can you pop the hood for me. never will I daily an sr over here. california sucks

[GSXRJJordan]

got my hood popped the other day. woo hoo. I seriously am so respectful to them too lol. I'm lik ehello officer. how are you doing?? everything haha. but no there still like can you pop the hood for me. never will I daily an sr over here. california sucks

You get that modified emissions ticket?

That's how I was too. And I was in a pinstripe suit, obviously going to work. Still popped it.

[drftnaussie]

I was out for a test drive after i put in my boost controller and i got pulled over in a construction zone...the cop was heated and thought my car was stolen cuz i had the keys out and covering my boost gauge with my knee...so he tells me to pop the hood and i start to sweat cuz i got an sr..he shakes shit around sayin i dont think thats stock but even tells me he has no clue what he is lookin at... he even messed with my boost controller turning it up and down but i just didnt say anything and acted clueless.he calls for backup but noone around so he lets me off with a speeding ticket and didnt mention the construction zone..:doh:after that i spray canned all my piping and bov flat black

[silviaslave]

theres a guy that can smog exempt and carb exempt ur sr20 in LA. LEGALLY too! pricy but u have to have money to play =]... i think being carb exempt is better then smog exempt as they can pull u over but if ur car is carb legal, ure off to go LOL

[duffman1278]

theres a guy that can smog exempt and carb exempt ur sr20 in LA. LEGALLY too! pricy but u have to have money to play =]... i think being carb exempt is better then smog exempt as they can pull u over but if ur car is carb legal, ure off to go LOL

If you're talking about that whole propane conversion thing, it ended up being a scam.

[wangan_cruiser]

theres a guy that can smog exempt and carb exempt ur sr20 in LA. LEGALLY too! pricy but u have to have money to play =]... i think being carb exempt is better then smog exempt as they can pull u over but if ur car is carb legal, ure off to go LOL



IF that is true. a lot of people already jumped on that. u probably new to the scene about getting the sr being legal.

[butters149]

If you're talking about that whole propane conversion thing, it ended up being a scam.

more info on this scam please? i know he says part of it will be having your car registered out of state. i think this is smog exempt, but how was the carb exempt a scam?

[Sileighty_DRFT89]

You get that modified emissions ticket?

That's how I was too. And I was in a pinstripe suit, obviously going to work. Still popped it.

yeah. I still have it. i'm going to the reff on tuesday just with a silencer in since I just have to do a decibal test I guess.

[GSXRJJordan]

yeah. I still have it. i'm going to the reff on tuesday just with a silencer in since I just have to do a decibal test I guess.

The ref is supposed to fail you if you're not completely stock... shouldn't matter what you get sent there for, period. :/ Decibel tests used to be performed at CHP stations, now if they're at ref's, we're EFFED.

Good luck, report back to us with the results!

[silviaslave]

IF that is true. a lot of people already jumped on that. u probably new to the scene about getting the sr being legal.

wait are u seriius? was it really a scam?

[Sileighty_DRFT89]

well i went to the reff today at chaffey college in rancho. they seemed really nice. I passed the visual. but I have to go back for smog and decibal. but before that I need to change out my cat. because I cheated smog due to it not being able to pass. there also gonna check the timing and all that. and does anybody know where the check engine light on a 180sx cluster is. because they're gonna check that too. thanks

[duffman1278]

^^^ I don't think you're allowed to have the 180SX cluster on legally, because wouldn't that be considered tampering with the odometer? I think you can only put a cluster that has more miles than what your original one had.

[GSXRJJordan]

^^^ I don't think you're allowed to have the 180SX cluster on legally, because wouldn't that be considered tampering with the odometer? I think you can only put a cluster that has more miles than what your original one had.

As long as the title reflects that odometer does not read true milage when the vehicle is sold, I don't see how it would be "illegal". The CEL is in the same spot as a USDM cluster IIRC.

[fc3s kit]

Experiences? I had just bought a CA swapped coupe and when we got on the freeway some IC piping came loose (we didn't know till later). Anyway, we were on the shoulder, hood open, looking for what was wrong. CHP came by, came right in front of the engine bay, asked us if we were ok, then pushed us to the next offramp. Never said a word about the engine.

Then again, I have NEVER seen a hood popped till a few days ago. Some white EG6 on the side of the 5N near Irvine had his hood popped. Tripped me out.

[duffman1278]

Experiences? I had just bought a CA swapped coupe and when we got on the freeway some IC piping came loose (we didn't know till later). Anyway, we were on the shoulder, hood open, looking for what was wrong. CHP came by, came right in front of the engine bay, asked us if we were ok, then pushed us to the next offramp. Never said a word about the engine.


Not all cops are dicks. Their not just going to try and harass you. He didn't pull you over either he probably just thought you guys needed help and he didn't pull you over. If you have the stock SMIC with all the OEM piping that would also be another reason why he wouldn't suspect anything.

[wrxn240]

well i went to the reff today at chaffey college in rancho. they seemed really nice. I passed the visual. but I have to go back for smog and decibal. but before that I need to change out my cat. because I cheated smog due to it not being able to pass. there also gonna check the timing and all that. and does anybody know where the check engine light on a 180sx cluster is. because they're gonna check that too. thanks

Just say it's a CA model 240sx. They don't come with CE lights I believe. My 240 didn't have one and I had issues getting it smogged until I found proof of it and took it to the shop.

[240Z28]

i got pulled over for being stupid:duh:... i was in a 2003 V6 mustang doing donuts and what not and a cop pulls me over and ask what i had under the hood... i was scared shitless because ut was my first time getting pulled over... i told him it was completely stock and he had ask me to pop my hood... i complied a and he start joking with me a start telling me that it wasn't even impressive and i should have been in a V8 and all kinds of crap:cops:... he then told me to calm down and leave w/o even giving me a warning or ticket

[Sileighty_DRFT89]

Just say it's a CA model 240sx. They don't come with CE lights I believe. My 240 didn't have one and I had issues getting it smogged until I found proof of it and took it to the shop.

what was your proof??? did you take them a pic or something?? isn't it illegal to have a km gauge cluster. someone told me that. I can't remember who.

I got pulled over again btw haha. cept in my cressida. but I didn't get my hood popped.

[GSXRJJordan]

isn't it illegal to have a km gauge cluster. someone told me that. I can't remember who.

Yes, but not because it reads in kilometers - because it means you pulled your original cluster, and your mileage isn't being reported accurately anymore. There's a spot on your title that reflects that, once you get cited for it.