Hood poppings in socal? Options

[mrgrape]

k ive been away for a while looking at the 240 forums.
in here i never heard of illegal engines...or even yet how bad CA enforcement is on mods.
Reading 240sx forums, ive gained an insight on how much of a pain in the ass it is to have a nice tuned car without getting it impounded or reffed.

anyways back to the point, test drove a s14 sr20det today and wow it was pure balls...300 RWHP
the car looks stock/black coated exhaust/no tint/
as long as i drive normal, and keep my foot on clutch and coast in neutral around cops, wont i be fine and not have any probable cause for them to pop my hood?

asking 6gc for an unbias view on running illegal engines under the hood in socal
2 points:it will be my daily driver 20 mile commute and ill be driving slow in the slow lane.

http://zilvia.net/f/cars-sale/231327-ca-s1...-11-000obo.html

[MaskedMan]

The 240 is a very popular car to get pulled over in SoCal. Reason being is that because it's so popular there that cops already know what is illegal when they look under the hood. 240 is a great car, but a 300hp daily driver car that you claim you're never going to speed or drive fast in is a complete waste of a car. I'm not saying that you should speed, but you made it a point to say "you'll be driving slow in the slow lane". I do know that you were just saying that to make yourself seem more responsible, but to be honest, we all know you are going to speed or doing something that will get you pulled over and that's what this thread is all about. The question shouldn't be if they will pop your hood or not, the question should be what you're going to do when they pop your hood. I'm actually assuming that you've already sped in the car, since you say that you've test drove it, and say that it's "pure balls".

[mrgrape]

The 240 is a very popular car to get pulled over in SoCal. Reason being is that because it's so popular there that cops already know what is illegal when they look under the hood. 240 is a great car, but a 300hp daily driver car that you claim you're never going to speed or drive fast in is a complete waste of a car. I'm not saying that you should speed, but you made it a point to say "you'll be driving slow in the slow lane". I do know that you were just saying that to make yourself seem more responsible, but to be honest, we all know you are going to speed or doing something that will get you pulled over and that's what this thread is all about. The question shouldn't be if they will pop your hood or not, the question should be what you're going to do when they pop your hood. I'm actually assuming that you've already sped in the car, since you say that you've test drove it, and say that it's "pure balls".

haha great advice man. yeah of course im gonna speed when no ones around but in public i will be in slow lane!
i dont see how 240sxes get targeted and celicas dont....
i also dont see many hondas getting pulled over except at race spots
i kind of feel sad i cant drive this car when its just a hobby and its not like im murdering or doing drugs.
love the s14 kouki chassis like none other, and need a car with more power....for at least 3 more years until i move to japan out of socal