It's the fun part of street driving. Saturday's and Sunday's we see the muscle car collector types out in their 70 LS7 Chevelles and the like. I pull up next to guy at light, his car is perfect, sounds good too, and he says "no way man, I can't hear my car over yours. How much does that make 700 hp?" I just smile and after we clear the intersection, I goose it a little. Who says 1000 hp street cars are un drive able.
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Originally posted by CDMBill View PostIt's the fun part of street driving. Saturday's and Sunday's we see the muscle car collector types out in their 70 LS7 Chevelles and the like. I pull up next to guy at light, his car is perfect, sounds good too, and he says "no way man, I can't hear my car over yours. How much does that make 700 hp?" I just smile and after we clear the intersection, I goose it a little. Who says 1000 hp street cars are un drive able.
I remember this conversation some years ago, or maybe even more than once yearly. A real big muscle, it skips over many checks, faults let go..
when its a wolf.. it does not. I like black wolves, I analogize my sube in white snow as a black wolf. (odds are not good - yet stays alive)
cars have character, always need defense as they get made to be bigger, or faster.. loud almost always goes with it.
Another oddity about "intimidating"... it is most often associated as one of a kind. No babies to ponder.Previously boxer3main
the death rate and fairy tales cannot kill the nature left behind.
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Originally posted by CDMBill View PostIt's the fun part of street driving. Saturday's and Sunday's we see the muscle car collector types out in their 70 LS7 Chevelles and the like. I pull up next to guy at light, his car is perfect, sounds good too, and he says "no way man, I can't hear my car over yours. How much does that make 700 hp?" I just smile and after we clear the intersection, I goose it a little. Who says 1000 hp street cars are un drive able.sigpic
Just an Old Drag Racer that still has dreams of going fast!
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Originally posted by boxer3main View Post
cars have character, always need defense as they get made to be bigger, or faster.. loud almost always goes with it.
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My Monte does, because it sounds nasty at idle, even though its slow.
The mustang I drive regularly, people try to race it constantly, because it sounds the same now as it did when it ran s.
Try getting a race on a cammed cbr1000, still lopes at 45mph. Had a Porsche try one time. I basicially.know all the locals fr the track so we never try to street race. If I dont know the car chances are its slow.Si vis pacem, para bellum
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Back when the rednecks in the Dodge commercial was on the tv, I pulled up next to a new Dodge pickup in my 69 SS BBC nova (spring time, windows down) and my passenger asked him "Does that thang gotta hemi"? He said "Yes it does, but I don't pick on big blocks". And my gasser just blows their mind.Last edited by poison gas; November 11, 2013, 06:44 AM.Go ahead, pull my finger.
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I want my car to be whisper quite and only loud when I open the cut outs.. the days of loud all the time cars are past me.. as the ringing in my ears from the bomb blast last april are not going away and may never go away.. and loud exhaust makes the ringing worse for a few days, if in a vehicle for a long time that's loud.. one day at the dragway made the ringing worse for 3 days.. and I missed that sound so much I didn't use ear plugs.. and the ringing was worth it.. but in my cars that i'll be using a lot. I'll need less noise until I want to wake everyone up.. my truck is kinda loud with the dynamax mufflers on it now. and it's a 305 and once the 350 goes in I'll see if the noise is to much, hoping the fact that the tail pipes are out the back and the mufflers are under bed not cab. that I'll not have to change them until they rot away.. The SS droned(dual flowfarters 40's) with the stock powerhouse 185hp 305, no idea what I'll have to do to it. when I get to that car..
fitting duals and cut outs under that car should be hella fun..
mass eye and hear wants me to do a research study to see if we can limit the ringing from getting worse when I am exposed to loud noises .
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See that's the beauty of newer cars, inside the car it's not loud at all.The Green Machine.
http://s1.postimg.org/40t9i583j/mytruck.jpg
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Originally posted by Sleeper 6 View PostMy car doesn't intimidate anyone. This was the first summer I had it running. They look over at a poor old guy and I think they fell sorry for me. Then take a 2nd look as the car goes by. Beaters are a blast !!
The Mustang is not really too intimidating..... until I mash the pedal. Then it grow fangs and hair and stuff. My favorite thing is driving under overpasses and giving the throttle a quick hit. Sounds freakin' awesome.Life is short. Be a do'er and not a shoulda done'er.
1969 Galaxie 500 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...ild-it-s-alive
1998 Mustang GT https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...60-and-a-turbo
1983 Mustang GT 545/552/302/Turbo302/552 http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...485-bbr-s-83gt
1973 F-250 BBF Turbo Truck http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...uck-conversion
1986 Ford Ranger EFI 545/C6 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...tooth-and-nail
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Originally posted by Joe Grippo View PostEscaped on a technicality.
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