... what's with these idiots thinking they're cool driving around in cars that have modified exhausts that make loud snap crackle and pop noises?
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Snap crackle and pop ...
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I used to have a Ford Granada in my younger days and the previous owner had retarded the timing by 10 degrees so than when driving along if you switched the ignition on and off, it would backfire, loudly, very loudly, like a piece of heavy artillery. I utilised this facility about half a dozen times until one day it blew one of the back boxes off. I managed to weld it back on and reset the timing to the correct setting.
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Accordingly to my first-born, it is something to do with the engine mapping being reprogrammed.
(No, he does not have such vulgar proclivities himself).
I could do that with my Yamaha FJR 1300. I did it several times in the tunnel
in Monaco. Made a few people jump.
I don't mind a V8 sounding engine or similar, but the people that have a crap exhaust that sounds like 100’s of bees trapped in a tin can, I have no explanation for that.
Because it can be awesome.
Mind you, I don’t drive my car round in the wee hours of the morning .
That's not the sounds I'm referring to
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The difference between an engine singing and an engine altered to produce extra sound.That's not the sounds I'm referring to
The very same reason, that they find the need to turn the music up and open the window, irrespective of the weather - it's about 'notice me'.
Don't forget the screech, as the clutch is pressed, to change gear. I was always taught, the best cars, are the ones which make the least amount of noise.