If it isn't New York it's California and if it isn't California it is New York. These states seem to absolutely hate car enthusiasts. New York is raising their exhaust noise fine from $150 to $1000 dollars under the guise of preventing street racing.

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Well, street racing is already illegal so this just seems like an excuse to target people for fines. At this point is there anything New York might do that will surprise anyone?

The new bill is called SLEEP (very creative guys) and shops that install exhausts could potentially be shut down as well:

New York is moving in this direction in part because of concerns about the noise created by illegal drag racing throughout the state. The New York Times highlighted that drag racing culture in October of last year, proposing that the trend had increased greatly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

More extreme actions to cut down on drag racing noise have been proposed, too; Gothamist reports that one State Senator has proposed night-time speed cameras positioned anywhere that street racing is purported to be happening. Another lawmaker has offered up noise-detecting tools to identify and track loud cars as they drive by.

The bill also includes a provision for shops installing those parts, culminating in the state pulling a shop's operating license if they are caught installing overly-loud mufflers three times.
If you own a shop in New York and install aftermarket exhausts you are in their crosshairs.