Which Sound Would You Prefer?
- Thread starter Cobraboy
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- GTP_Duke
Let me just say this: For $30 you can buy a little electronic box with a speaker that makes that wimpy little "pssssht" sound.
You can't fake the sound of a tuned V8 for all the money in the world.
I have nothing against turbocharging itself, but nothing screams "riceboy" like some punka$$ wannabe who drives along in too low a gear blipping the throttle just so everybody can hear his BOV fart.
I hate poseurs.
You can't fake the sound of a tuned V8 for all the money in the world.
I have nothing against turbocharging itself, but nothing screams "riceboy" like some punka$$ wannabe who drives along in too low a gear blipping the throttle just so everybody can hear his BOV fart.
I hate poseurs.
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- WFG9
To be honest, while I like F1, I've never understood the like of any high pitched sound, whether from a turbo or open wheeler.
v8 or v12 rumbles are just more "manly"
don't like rattily idles either.
v8 or v12 rumbles are just more "manly"
don't like rattily idles either.
Why not have both? Twin turbo V8 (Audi's in particular). 
A V8/V12 rumble is definitely more manly, and better expresses the impression of power. A BOV expresses the desire to have power under the hood. 
Then again, a V8 always impressed upon me the idea of sluggishness, of being slow to start, whilst a 4-pot turbo reeks of ninja-like reflexes, almost hyperactive. However, the actual performance of each engine may differ from the impression given....
A V8/V12 rumble is definitely more manly, and better expresses the impression of power. A BOV expresses the desire to have power under the hood. Then again, a V8 always impressed upon me the idea of sluggishness, of being slow to start, whilst a 4-pot turbo reeks of ninja-like reflexes, almost hyperactive. However, the actual performance of each engine may differ from the impression given....
- 10,081
- WFG9
Anyone else get the feeling that Hooligan is an encyclopedic car nut with an IQ of 175+?
- 10,081
- WFG9
No.
I've got nothing to brag about, my IQ is as low as 90 to as high as 137/138, probably 65 if tested properly.
I've got nothing to brag about, my IQ is as low as 90 to as high as 137/138, probably 65 if tested properly.
No, just a manic with...issues. Okay, so I absorb just about everything I read (and I read a shedload), I have an irritating need to be "right" all the time, I get totally immersed in any hobby to the point of madness, and I look up anything I don't know. The web is a wonderous fountain of information...as long as you know how to wade through the disinformation.
As long as I'm dumping my entire personality: For the record? When I was 4, I tested at 154. Haven't been tested since. I'm sure ~20 years of video games and cartoons have dulled it somewhat. But keep in mind that IQ doesn't represent what you do know, but how fast you can learn, if at all. So technically your average car shop guy with IQ110 can know more than your average neurosurgeon with IQ170...about anything.
But I've only been into cars for 2 years. No joke.
- 10,081
- WFG9
This does not ease my feeling of inferiority. sob sob.
well, fortunately i have good reasoning skills. and am adept at screwball logic.
well, fortunately i have good reasoning skills. and am adept at screwball logic.
- 10,081
- WFG9
got an example that is a decent match. point me there and i'll determine
