Does a loud car get respect?

PKRWUD · 01-13-2002, 08:07 PM

Strictly exhaust? No way. Now, if I can hear a lopey cam, or the hinted whine of a gear drive or a blower, that earns my respect. Any "knows-nothing" kid can screw with his exhaust and get lucky. I did. I cut the pipes off after the mufflers on my '69 SS, and it sounded KILLER, but owning a hacksaw and guessing where to cut should not have earned me any respect. But 5 years later when I built my first daily driver street race engine was when I feel I deserved and earned some respect.

I actually find most cars with a loud exhaust annoying because it is rarely a well tuned engine combo that is creating it. Maybe 25% of the time it's "worthy", the rest of the time, it's noise. I'm actually most impressed with the quiet ones. It's alot harder to build a fast car with a quiet exhaust. Those always earn my highest respect. The ones that really bug me (sorry folks) are the posers. Like the Civic with the NOS stickers, a stocker with a loud exhaust is someone who is just pretending, and pretending doesn't earn my respect.

Take care,
-Chris

01-13-2002, 08:07 PM	#1
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	Strictly exhaust? No way. Now, if I can hear a lopey cam, or the hinted whine of a gear drive or a blower, that earns my respect. Any "knows-nothing" kid can screw with his exhaust and get lucky. I did. I cut the pipes off after the mufflers on my '69 SS, and it sounded KILLER, but owning a hacksaw and guessing where to cut should not have earned me any respect. But 5 years later when I built my first daily driver street race engine was when I feel I deserved and earned some respect. I actually find most cars with a loud exhaust annoying because it is rarely a well tuned engine combo that is creating it. Maybe 25% of the time it's "worthy", the rest of the time, it's noise. I'm actually most impressed with the quiet ones. It's alot harder to build a fast car with a quiet exhaust. Those always earn my highest respect. The ones that really bug me (sorry folks) are the posers. Like the Civic with the NOS stickers, a stocker with a loud exhaust is someone who is just pretending, and pretending doesn't earn my respect. Take care, -Chris __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE!

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