Loud Exhaust

According to The Fast and the Furious, it happens. ALL. THE. TIME.

_{Surely movies don’t lie.}

It happens in certain circles. Source: I've hung out with some real scumbags

It does work after a fashion, but the problem is that it only attracts specific types of dudes. If that's what you're into, though, you may be on to something.

Fuck your Honda Civic, I've a horse outside.

Somehow this reads like it was said by T-Rex of Dinosaur Comics (qwantz.com)

Edit: this was not a criticism, I now wish to mate with you

I used to live at the edge of a suburb, next to a stroad with a wide downhill curve. The "perfect" combo of a large supply of moped teens from said suburb and ideal racing/revving conditions. Many times have I wondered what you wrote. I mean in some ways this is clearly mating behavior, no?

That would be true even without the first sentence, lol

It could fit on a trailer... it might even be more effective!

As someone who rode a motorbike, I can tell you people do not see bikers. Car drivers look at motorbikes, but their brain does not acknowledge their existence. An exhaust that is not obnoxious but is still loud-ish is a great safety mechanism.

I know a cheap option which will add horsepower also 😁

That just reminded my of a time I highschool. One of the jocks called someone else a removed in front of a kid with downs syndrome. (Our 90s schools etiquette was you could use the word as an insult about someone who wasnt handicapped, as long as there wasnt someone who was handicapped to be offended by it which was kind of funny, because a couple of the kids who were loved calling people removed if they did anything dumb- which was what happened in this case. Jock immediately got called on it, then somwone asked the guy with downs if he was cool, and he said "it was pretty fucking removed of him to say that, wasnt it")

Anyway, this led to a campaign of us stealing all the 'slow children' signs from all the summer neighborhoods (like 75% of our town is completely empty when its too cold for the beach) and posting them all around the jock's house. Like at one point, ther was a line 30+ of them screwed the length of his fence, and the stop sign right at the end of his road had 4 on each side, lined up going to the ground.

The n town kept taking them down and redistributing them, and we kept stealing them at midnight, and putting them bqck up.

Recognizing you are slow and loud is BDE though, like an RPG Tank. "Taunt" is an essential skill for a reason, yo.

EDIT: They probably had to rev it to keep it running. Idle set too low, unadjustable, or just an all-around POS vehicle. Stickers are cheaper than fixing-or-replacing most vehicles. This was common-knowlege, not-so-long-ago.

During the 90's you could get this beauty with a tiny 3.4l 60deg Yamaha V8.

Unfortunately the exhaust note was the only redeeming quality. The car and engine both were junk.

I ride motorcycle and I always love that argument. I have stock pipes on my bike and I prefer them to be as quiet as possible so that I hear as much of the road as possible, as well as other vehicles.

Yes loud motorcycles do make others aware of your presence ... especially if they are very loud pipes.

What no one ever wants to admit is that you usually hear the loud pipes AFTER the bike/vehicle has passed you or is moving away. You seldom hear a loud motorcycle coming at you, especially if you are in a car with sound proofing or sound dampening. You definitely hear the big loud motorcycle pipes as the idiot is driving away from you.

The other thing I love about morons that enjoy big loud motorcycle pipes is that they are the same idiots that want an open air sound system for their motorcycle. So they get the loud pipes and then get a really powerful sound system so that they can listen to their muffled music over the sound of loud pipes, the highway and the buffeting winds as they drive down the highway. Usually, these are the same idiots that lose their hearing by the time they're 50.

Loud pipes don't save lives because if they drive past my house one more time one of us is gonna wind up dead.

I always wonder if they are actually stupid enough to believe that bullshit themselves or if it's just something they use because they know the honest "I actually feel pleasure by creating problems and pain to everyone else and I am somehow legally allowed to do that" would give themselves trouble.

Either way I always wish I could stick their asses on their exhaust and rev until they blow up like a balloon

I wonder how much specifically traffic noise contributes to premature deaths compared to noise pollution in general.

I'm betting it's most of it haha

I mean, EV's were too-quiet for pedestrian safety until they added various noise-makers ...

The loudest option available is free if you own a Sawzall

It should be. Make it as inconvenient and expensive to own big and/or loud cars. In fact, let's structure society that anyone can drive but they understand they are last priority in the infrastructure queue.

Pedestrians, bikes, trains, buses/trams, and emergency vehicles all come first, then industrial vehicles (material transport or construction vehicles or any other large commercial/industrial vehicle, then and only then come personal vehicles.

Small, electric, quiet cars get first priority in this section, then hybrids and efficient gas cars, and then finally and only then, big trucks.

But ban them being overly polluting and loud. Big is already enough of a burden.

I wish. Maybe there would be less of those then.

The other day there was some huge dodge ram, which is rather rare here. He was filling up his asshole mobile at the gas station. When he rode off, he floored it, making a super obnoxious sound. I pointed and laughed. Suddenly i heard the noise coming back, and he was beet red, asking me what's so funny. I said the car/owner combo is pretty funny. Then he drove off, probably had to fill up his tank again.

Thaz only in da mo'nin. You sposed to be up cookin breakfast.

Woo woooooo!

It's an older meme sir, but it checks out.

And bonus, if you add some speed holes you can see the flames pop out the bonnet too!

um how to remove banana from tailpipe, not damage banana

No one likes a show off

As a car guy, loud exhaust are fun for about 15 min, and then it gets annoying.

With a 1h commute to work, I make sure my exhaust has 0 holes in it, guaranty.

I like to mention this when the subject comes up.

Late one night, slide under the truck with a 1/4" drill and a grease zerk fitting. Pop a hole in the muffler and screw in the fitting.

Using a grease gun, add the filling of your choice: silicone, tar roof patch, etc. Maybe add some canned tuna for fun.

Maybe the mechanic was doing their part for the planet by hiding that no exhaust would work, instead offering an expensive option to retain catalytic function, or the billboard.

You're equating obnoxious car exhaust that literally makes some people upset and disturbs wildlife with self expression and crying? Get a fucking grip

Forward this message to them, from me: cry about it

The funny thing is that people just dont get it.

My car doesnt have a modified exhaust because I want your attention, my car has a modified exhaust because vroom vroom noises make me happy. Its juvenile and stupid but that and the rgb lights on my pc are about the only two things left in my life that give my inner child joy anymore.

And I dont really care if it makes anyone mad.

Good for you.

Who gives a shit about all the people and animals around you that don’t get a moment’s peace because you “lIkE ThE WaY a V8 sOuNdS.”

That’s all that matters, right?

You also don't seem to care about any other people either.

It's amazing how many people were set-off by "louder than stock" not "loud as I could find" ... I don't think Dodge is above or even-average-noisy to start with, but you're a bane on man and nature, apparently.

Did you even buy them yourself or intentionally? Bet many idots don't even realize non-OEM is cheaper when you need a replacement, nevermind the stupidity of buying the same version that has already failed you at least once. Noise bad. Aftermarket bad.

I’m with you. I love when a car has a good sounding exhaust.

Why? How come the sound of a machine gives you pleasure? Do you feel pleasure going to the airport standing next to the plane without ear protection as well? I really wish I could understand. It's absolutely alien to me, more like a mental issue.

But above all, are you that removed from society that you don't know that it creates problem to other people? Or do you just don't care and everyone can die or be tortured if it means you can enjoy your "pleasure"?

I really wish to know those answers, but above all; WHY ARE THERE SO MANY LIKE YOU? How come this species have so many dysfunctional individuals and how on earth is this accepted? Where can I go to live where there are none like you? And believe me I lived in dozens of cities looking for that answer.

I wish so much to not even know that your kind exists.... To pretend this species I'm cursed to be part of is not as evil as it actually is....