StreaksOnTheChinaNeverMatteredBefore
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Nov 10, 2023 12:53 AM
StreaksOnTheChinaNeverMatteredBefore
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ablamboo2
As someone who used to cruise while blasting my cars pimped stereo at 130 decibels, I would like to sincerely apologize for my youthful stoopidity. And fuck loud exhausts.
JessicaShadowless
I drive a Nissan leaf. It makes no sound at all.
ShamanSam
Oh, look, it's several of my neighbors
OlekBarschtson
Ovenproof
Eh I drag race and there are super cool sounding cars. BUT 95% of the time you hear a loud car on the streets its just some dude who cut his exhaust off.
fokjoudoos
Ugh I have spoiled brats in beemers with loud pipes on their M3s and 4s in my neighborhood. Sounds like a Massey-Ferguson tractor giving birth..🤨
brotherhoodofapprenti
Just cut off your catalytic converter, that’ll get the job done
manystripes
Some places they'll even come to you and do it for free
ifounditunderthere
tentaclemonstress5
America: a great and terrible beauty
riphenstone
That was way before this kind of thing was a sign of an insurrectionist.
PostalHeathen
That's in Florida, isn't it?
IraqiWalker
How could you tell? Also, yes. That is indeed in Florida. This is from a couple of years back when they had a really big hurricane headed their way
diezl97
I hate loud pipes. I'm glad my city is pulling people over and handing out expensive tickets again.
sadurdaynight
Cheaper option.. remove the exhaust pipes. I rode a 150cc chinesium scooter for a while (don't judge, it was cheap and I was poor). Exhaust pipe detached from engine. Thing sounded like I was running a harley. Idiots buy nice motorcycles and drill the baffles out from the mufflers to make them sound louder, then wonder why their bikes are back-firing (from cold air going into the exhaust).
Fyreworx
My favourite exhaust in the world is the cobra neighbour haters for harley davidsons
RichardHardley
i had "baffled"samsons when 1st i got the fxdf. midnight neighborhood popularity index plummeted
ObserveLearnReact
Nothing says look how i spent $30 grand on 30 hp like a loud exhaust.
lurkerthatoccationallywantstocomment
Oh it must be 5 am, time for John to leave for work
PrecogFrogOnALog
Leaves at 6. Starts revving the engine at 5.
immortalbucket
No one wants to hear your loud ass farting down the highway. Get a life losers.
adiving
Down the highway? I wish, there's one driving through this street on average twice per episode of a series.
OozingRabbit
Oh, now do one about people listening to loud rap music on speaker in public, even though they have headphones.
OptimusPom
I'm at the point I just need a small fuel efficient hatchback. It covers all my needs and I can fold the seats down to haul shit which happens maybe once a year. Today I watched a land yacht struggle to back into a parking space.
Jibbermunkey87
Make sure the Squatted Trucks see this too
ReAnimatedPete
Imagine being the most special snowflake that needs to be seen this much. They don't need to be that loud ffs. Imagine the most selfish person that will burden others with their poor life decisions by riding on a crotch rocket that will maim or kill them if they're involved in an accident regardless of fault. I've known too many people who punched out early because of motorcycles. They should renamed them to Darwins.
dghughes
My neighbour has a manual trans Honda and fart pipes. Coming home on a small quiet street he downshifts three gears in a 100 foot stretch of road. Just coast you little shit!!
16bitStarbuck
I had a 428cj Cougar with straight through exhaust that shook the ground with downward facing exhaust just before the rear axle. And even then, with manual steering no less, I'd push that thing 100 yards down the block in neutral before even starting it.
JetsterDajet
That's totally intentional; I run medium loud pipes on my Dodge Magnum but I keep it in high gear and easy on the throttle when I'm in residential areas. Low gear/high throttle is for the highway.
Ryebread91
Thank you.
urboyevan2
Medium loud pipes? So you’re a medium douche?
JetsterDajet
Yeah, that might be the case. However I take pride in not being a maximum douche. You know, like someone that goes on the internet and calls people they don't know names.
disposableairman
Shoulda just embraced it, and admitted that your ability to talk to ghosts never fully manifested
anonymous
I don't understand why people downshift in manuals if they're not racing. The most common reason I hear is "I'm trying to save wear and tear on my brakes, bro". But you just transferring the wear and tear to the clutch pads instead, and brake pads are cheaper and easier to replace than clutch pads!
JetsterDajet
So it's an auto stick -- no manual clutch. Second, you're transferring force from your brake assembly to the opposite side of the transmission gears that would only ever have force applied to them in reverse. Third, it makes a cool sound, goes bbrrrtttttttt
dghughes
Say that you're coming up on a corner and you want to slow down. You need to go down a gear since you will lug the engine and stall if you stay in a high a gear going slow. You can't just dump the clutch and go 4 to 3 the clutch will grab and the car will jerk. To go from 4th gear to 3rd you blip the throttle to match revs and at the same moment shift from 4th to 3rd. You may be at 2,000rpm in 4th but in 3rd it will be 3,000rpm you blip to match and it's a smooth transition.
lronMaiden
Using engine brake (yes that, not sliding on the clutch plates...) is something you are trained to do in driving school here. Eco driving.
anonymous
As someone who as exclusively driven manuals since 2005, this isn't the case in every car. I use OBD-II devices to track fuel economy. Half the time you get better economy by coasting in idle, and half the time you're correct.
That said, you have to downshift WAY sooner than you think and the savings don't actually kick in unless you did it early enough to cut off fuel to the engine. You'll know if you did it right if engine braking suddenly gets a lot stronger.
lronMaiden
It saves on fuel as you are using momentum to turn the engine for the duration of deacceleration. Otherwise it would burn fuel to idle.
anonymous
This only works in some cars and only if you downshift WAY earlier than you think you need to. You can tell if the engine is running on pure momentum when engine braking suddenly gets a lot stronger.
I've only ever driven manuals since 2005 and I've done a lot of tests on this; in your average vehicle it's more efficient to coast to a stop in neutral. I hate getting downvoted by people who have done less experimenting with this than I have.
lronMaiden
Confidently incorrect? Unless you are nearing idle RPM, your car's engine will run on momentum if you do not press gas pedal. If your car has fuel current consumption indicator you can check that by noting that it goes to 0,0L / 100km when you do that. You should look up how cars work with manual transmission to confirm this if you do not believe me.
fanofrace
I like exhaust that sounds nice and throaty but when driven not like an asshole at night still sounds cool but doesn't disturb anyone. Also the nice and quiet of my car when cruise control is set at highway speeds is a dream. No idea how these asshats deal with the contestant loud noises
Ovenproof
I put turbos on my 2013 mustang and it got super quite. Once it went full race I just went downpipes. But because of the turbos if i am cruising under 3k rpm I can actually whisper to a passanger. If i am around 7k Its earplug time. I actually love cruising at 1.8-2k rpm as it sounds like a WW2 bomber
SodomySnake
A used Sawzall costs like 20 bucks. Turn downs make a bigger difference than you'd think - still inappropriately loud, but it won't sound like the noise is coming from inside your head, so maybe budget for that as well.
ShenanigansForHireExperiencedBeerTasterAndCraicFacilitator
Could just buy a new Chev and wait 4 months til the exhaust rusts out.
Baalzak
Turn downs for what?
marsgoose
How do you fit one of these on a BRZ?
NeuroNerd87
I have loud pipes on my motorcycle, but legal ones. They've saved my life on more than 1 occassion but those who have it jus way too loud, yeah.. no need.
vdd101
No pipes is the loudest and free!
Juggler
Found it for $1.29
Eldibs
If I were a cop in my town I would bring in lots of money for the town writing tickets to people who rev their engines unnecessarily, people who do burnouts, people who don't use their turn signals, and people who park in the fire lane. In my town of almost 5000, that would somehow be a full-time job.
MickTaylorVRussellCoight
ironwill2008
Reminds me of Honda Civics with those annoying fart-can mufflers.
guy49
I, too, like to replicate the sound of an inefficient or failing motor! Maybe I could compromise my muffler or debilitate my engine so I can get the biggest erection my tiny wiener is capable of at the cost of everyone else's hearing! It sure is thrilling making loud noises for the sake of loud noises while I embrace the memory of when I was a 5 year old and thought louder=better. /s
sortofkindamadbutnotreally
As a guy who owns a GM truck from the 80s I feel I resemble this remark a bit. I am quite partial to the sound of the 350. Its definitely inefficient, and it makes more noise than most modern cars, but its definitely not loud/obnoxious. It might just be because I like old cars, but there is just something comforting to me about the low rumble it makes. Reminds me of being a kid and feeling safe in Dad's truck.
snrsquishy101
It's actually not inefficient, bigger piping with less stuff to block the flow of gasses like the catalytic converter and the muffler is actually more efficient because it gets rid of the exhaust fumes more easily.
anjohnstudio
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2023/08/dutch-motorists-monitored-too-noisy-cars-could-face-fines/
darkhalfbreed
If someone who likes those things has a big cock does that make it okay?
d4m4s74
Even if they have an 8 inch tin can it's small in spirit.
CptRobotNinja
Their big dick has little dick energy
Gayforbae
Yep.
MisterLemons
People that spend thousands of dollars on making their already bigass inefficient vehicle even larger and more inefficient then proceed to complain about $3 for a gallon of gas are braindead. Need all that for the groceries, eh? Starbucks that heavy? Just can't get to work without moto/XD/fuel tires? Momma's special boy!
seenunseen
Someone drove by me on the interstate today in a specialized douch mobile that had a muffler that sounded like gunshots every 1/4 or so. It was really spot on and dick in these days during rush hour traffic
marsgoose
I bet that was a BMW with a "pops and crackle" tune, very popular with a certain audience. My shitbox did that for a few days, not on purpose, it's just very old and timing is adjusted by a screw that got loose, the exploding is supposed to stay on the inside, doesn't do much on the outside.
CaptainBeefFoot
whistle goes woo woo
https://youtu.be/zUXow3d3-b0?si=o4lAR4XeVlzXIYeU
RandomInternetAsshole
Only in the mornin’. You ‘posed to be up, cookin’ breakfast for somebody.
micuu
Bubb Rubb!
BDBottom
I hope someone did a drive-by on that shithead.
Davedavedavedavedave
$1999
prfesser
It'd be worth it to trundle that around every road in this county, for a few weeks so everyone would see it. Of course, in today's kind and gentle world, someone would take a shot at it.
bassaro
We're gonna party like it's $1999(.99)
WeatherWiz
You got anything cheaper?
TheRealCaveman
Yes, the stock catback you rolled in with.
AnApologeticCanadian
Premium air.
BeetBoxer
Oh, that's about a thousand dollars.
Davedavedavedavedave
Yeah, for about $350
BeetBoxer
You got anything cheaper?
WeatherWiz
I’ll take it! What does that get me?
Davedavedavedavedave
First I need the tree-fiddy, then I show you.
DarnThisStuff
I ain't givin' you no tree fiddy you got dayum loch ness monster!
ReallyNotAVampire
Saprya
🤔The word "Special" on one or both sides written in whatever paint is available and only if there is enough. If there is not enough you might end up with an "Sp__“
PoliticalWanderer
I would kill to get rid of the obnoxious loudness of Harleys. Every neighborhood I've ever lived, there's been one guy with a Harley and the need to show it off.
MotoCanuck
But they have that awesome sound, like they're misfiring.
SirSpot
And that just so happens to be the guy that lives across the road from me.
goodtimehadbyall
And they love to just rev them when stopped for fuck knows what reason. Also they don't understand what helmet speakers and have to have whatever radio they have going at a volume that they can hear over their engine. Oh and they want to do that right next to your house in the early morning and evening. Every single Harley and similar motorcycle rider is a fucking asshole. Maybe not in the rest of their life but every time they choose to start that peice of shit up.
Totallynotarealbear
"sitting at a red light at 12:45 am better obnoxiously rev my engine!"
AK90
My uncle put a Vance & Hines exhaust on his 1400cc bike, basically just straight pipes. His neighbors hate him 4 times a year when he actually uses it xD
TheFakeCraigFerguson
I just moved into my own apartment from being a roommate in a single family home. My room had been at the back of the house. Now my bedroom is at the front. This isn't a main road, that's one over. I'm shocked at how noisy this street is. But the worst offender is someone with a dirt bike that rides the damned thing at the weirdest hours and MUST REV FOREV
Cargobiker530
The sad mating cry of the urban incel. It will never be answered except by another male.
putcleverusernamehere
trayal
At midnight.
drunkpanther
Yeah they actually tune them to be loud at the factory. You can just buy a new exhaust (or fuck around with the carbs, I suppose) to make it quieter. Motos are really fun, but the loudness is not my favorite part when riding
Cavoo
Imagine how he must feel though, having spent $37,000 on 72 horsepower.
anjohnstudio
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2023/08/dutch-motorists-monitored-too-noisy-cars-could-face-fines/
Wrathma
I would gladly trade you one of my neighbors! Lol
thatwoodguy
My neighbor has a Harley but he's an older guy who takes care not to annoy everybody with it. On the other hand there's some kid in the neighborhood with pimped out and Honda that he's got the timing so bad on it backfires every time he lets off the gas
SavageDrums
I do not get how those vile noisemakers are legal anywhere.
MrBitches
I ride a motorcycle and I absolutely despise excessively loud motorcycles. Most of them being Harleys.
SleazyBijou
South Park has an excellent episode about this. Brm-BM-BM-BM
AllMaktAtTengilVarBefriare
Damn fags
AtomIndigo
That urinal scene gets me every time.
Deadhorsedoctor7
Well sir do you have a loud motorbike and drive up and down all day ruining everyone's good time?
bdesign7
“Loud pipes save lives” says every dipshit that doesn’t wear a helmet and rides like an asshole.
BDBottom
They don't do a damn thing for safety: most of the noise goes out the back so there's bugger-all warning in front of the Hardly-Ableson -- but they can BLAP BLAP BLAP BLAP the entire neighborhood behind them. Look at me!
IDownvoteKhaby
Loud pipes on a motorcycle are like masturbating for prostate health; we all know that's not why you're really doing it.
FlareYes
Tell that to every cyclist minding their own business before getting run down by a car.
intashu
I rode a bike which sounded like a damn scooter. Yes it's an issue. Dress for the slide. Not the ride. Even with pipes, drivers don't pay attention. And with modern cars being better at sound deadening (and loud music) loud pipes don't make as much of an impact these days. It's just extra disruptive in neighborhoods.
FlareYes
Turns out I'm the idiot - there's a source posted below that uses science to disprove that louder noises are safer. Sounds the same from the inside of a modern car if it's loud or silent. Also loud vibrations actually physically hurt you, ouch! High visibility is the safest way to travel. I learned a lot today and I'm sorry, and I'm going to bed now goodnight Imgur.
MrBitches
I hereby dissolve you of your sins :)
Sweatyfireballs
Good on you. Takes a strong person to admit a mistake and I'm happy to see it online.
goodtimehadbyall
Found the Harley asshole with their normal absurd and jaw droppingly stupid comparisons.
FlareYes
I'm simply pointing out that people in cars will absolutely run people down by accident because they didn't see them. They WOULD have heard them. So as you can see, it's not an absurd point at all.
I also do not like the sound of Motorbikes, but it's very well known that being noisey on the road will prevent you from being hit. I'm sure you can check your own crash statistics, I believe in you!
16bitStarbuck
A bicycle is not a Harley.
icantheicanoclast
And to make a father point, not only do loud pipes not save lives than actually have the complete opposite effect. Source: https://www.the-scientist.com/features/how-environmental-noise-harms-the-cardiovascular-system-68786
28dayslaterwasawarning
Half the reason motorists don't see cyclists is because of those that tend not to wear hiviz, or have lights on, or wear black or muted colours at night, usually all 3. Cars *have* to legally have lights, why not cyclists?
Lifk
While it might be true , noise in city is a health issue and cost a lot to the society. Basically less sleep , more agressivity -> less productivity and more illness
icantheicanoclast
You are incorrect, loud pipes saving lives is a myth at best and here's the source: https://www.autoweek.com/news/industry-news/a35952569/loud-pipes-do-not-save-lives/
JohnBrooks2001
And he's usually over 50 and fat .
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
Hey! I feel personality attacked.
SoupCanMan
I don't. I'm not 50.
JohnBrooks2001
Not hatin,just statin what Ive observed.
brobinson2001
Amazingly, a dude down the road shuts his off about 1000 ft up the way & coasts downhill til he's past the group of houses at the end of the street when he heads out for work at 430a.
imgjim
Give that man some praise
PoliticalWanderer
Bless him. (Assuming I'm reading and understanding this right, it is 2AM and my brain is a little broken right now)
SleazyBijou
Shift worker understands the value of sleep but also enjoys his motorbike.
Blethigg
He only does that so that he and his biker gang can creep up to rob your house, set fire to your gerbil and molest your valuables.
Totallynotarealbear
He can molest them all he wants as long as he leaves them there.
drunkpanther
I don’t know about all that. Not eager put on my favorite watch if a dirty stranger put it around his dick aggressively.
Totallynotarealbear
oh come on, who hasnt draped a strangers flacid penis around their wrist and said "looks like its dick o'cock!"?