"Race exhaust" was my failure....my advice is just stick the originals back on before you go to the test centre.
They "sold me" some Db killers at the centre...they didn't fit very well, and there was no noticeable decrease in the volume/loudness of the exhaust to me (!!)...but they passed it. (and took my money)
There is no "noise meter", it's up to the discretion of the tester..