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RegPei · 07-31-2013, 10:36 PM

Wow, found the actual code from Quebec. The way the law reads, you may not be able to get away with any modification to the exhaust that change the "original characteristics" or "make nosier". And I thought the laws in the People's Republic of California was bad.....

Regulation respecting safety standards for road vehicles

§9. Exhaust system

91. The exhaust system shall include the following components: manifolds, pipes, muffler, brackets and fasteners.

Those components shall be securely mounted to their anchorages and no leakage of exhaust gases shall be detected through joints, cracks or holes other than those originally provided by the manufacturer of the exhaust system to evacuate condensation.

Any repair on any of the components shall be such as to preserve the original characteristics.

O.C. 1483-98, s. 91.

92. No component of the exhaust system shall run closer than 50 mm from another element, such as a part made of combustible materials, an electric wire, a fuel or brake line or a fuel tank, that is not protected by an appropriate heat shield. In the case of pressurized fuel lines, of the GNC and GPL types, that minimum distance shall be 150 mm.

Furthermore, no flammable material shall leak on a component of the exhaust system.

O.C. 1483-98, s. 92.

93. Where a component of the exhaust system is located near a passenger compartment door, it shall be covered with a guard if persons using the door risk being burned.

O.C. 1483-98, s. 93.

94. No component of the exhaust system shall be replaced, modified or removed so as to cause the system to be noisier than the one originally installed by the manufacturer on the road vehicle.

O.C. 1483-98, s. 94.

95. No component of the exhaust system shall cross the passenger compartment. The outlet of the exhaust pipe shall not be located under the space occupied by the passengers and luggage. The outlet shall be located behind any openable side window and it shall not extend more than 15 cm horizontally from the road vehicle.

O.C. 1483-98, s. 95.

07-31-2013, 10:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
RegPei Base Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: La Palma, CA Posts: 62 Drives: 09 MB M6 Spt Rep Power: 13	Wow, found the actual code from Quebec. The way the law reads, you may not be able to get away with any modification to the exhaust that change the "original characteristics" or "make nosier". And I thought the laws in the People's Republic of California was bad..... Regulation respecting safety standards for road vehicles §9. Exhaust system 91. The exhaust system shall include the following components: manifolds, pipes, muffler, brackets and fasteners. Those components shall be securely mounted to their anchorages and no leakage of exhaust gases shall be detected through joints, cracks or holes other than those originally provided by the manufacturer of the exhaust system to evacuate condensation. Any repair on any of the components shall be such as to preserve the original characteristics. O.C. 1483-98, s. 91. 92. No component of the exhaust system shall run closer than 50 mm from another element, such as a part made of combustible materials, an electric wire, a fuel or brake line or a fuel tank, that is not protected by an appropriate heat shield. In the case of pressurized fuel lines, of the GNC and GPL types, that minimum distance shall be 150 mm. Furthermore, no flammable material shall leak on a component of the exhaust system. O.C. 1483-98, s. 92. 93. Where a component of the exhaust system is located near a passenger compartment door, it shall be covered with a guard if persons using the door risk being burned. O.C. 1483-98, s. 93. 94. No component of the exhaust system shall be replaced, modified or removed so as to cause the system to be noisier than the one originally installed by the manufacturer on the road vehicle. O.C. 1483-98, s. 94. 95. No component of the exhaust system shall cross the passenger compartment. The outlet of the exhaust pipe shall not be located under the space occupied by the passengers and luggage. The outlet shall be located behind any openable side window and it shall not extend more than 15 cm horizontally from the road vehicle. O.C. 1483-98, s. 95.