VA law gives them a lot of room. Subaru guys lose cases all the time with SPT exhaust (which are a dealer-installed part and probably quieter than whatever you have on the Z).
Your aftermarket exhaust DOES NOT qualify as OEM-type.
Quote:
§ 46.2-1049. Exhaust system in good working order.
No person shall drive and no owner of a motor vehicle shall permit or allow the operation of any vehicle on a highway unless it is equipped with an exhaust system of a type installed as standard factory equipment, or comparable to that designed for use on the particular vehicle as standard factory equipment, in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise. An exhaust system shall not be deemed to prevent excessive or unusual noise if it permits the escape of noise in excess of that permitted by the standard factory equipment exhaust system of private passenger motor vehicles or trucks of standard make.
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The "comparable to" line is a loophole for people that get a Midas exhaust or the like.
I have had to appear in court with a completely stock exhaust on my car, and it was still an uphill battle...
