Who here loves the Supra? I sure do.
But they sound like shit.
But they sound like shit.
Defining Modern Muscle: Power vs Sound. What life you about!?
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I'd own or drive a powerful 4, or 6 cylinder car or truck, but I wouldn't go out of my way to make it loud to show off the sound. Although I love the sound of a healthy V8, I don't like them to be super loud like alot of people. I laugh when I'm at the track, and someone pulls up in a loud ass car with a huge cam that should be in a dragster, and their time sucks balls, Then some street car pulls up, and you can't hear it until it goes full throttle and kicks ass all the way down the strip!
I think most people are under the assumption that loud=fast, and I entirely disagree, unless you're making north of 4 digit power, then it can't be helped, (in a lot of cases).
I think most people are under the assumption that loud=fast, and I entirely disagree, unless you're making north of 4 digit power, then it can't be helped, (in a lot of cases).
01yellerCobra
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There are a few around here that show up from time to time. One is around 1100rwhp. I think it sounds good.
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Phil1098
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I have to believe you are in the minority with that one. Everyone I know thinks those flat four WRX Subarus sound like absolute shit. They always sound like there is a dead miss or something wrong.
It's not buzzy. I hate buzzy.
The only engine that sounds shittier than a Subaru is a Harley.
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If not today, when ??????
My salesman couldn't understand why I didn't want the twin turbo 6 in the F150 I have on order.
...........................the one with the 10 speed with Auto stop/start..
...........................the one with the 10 speed with Auto stop/start..
I like both. In fact I like many different engines exhaust sounds for a variety of reasons. But I hate the buzzy sound of a Honda or the sound of the Ecoboost.
But above all else an engine's sound should be 100% a result of it's performance. Kind of a form follows function thing.
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That whole auto/stop start is going to be a maintenance disaster. It's just another failed attempt at pleasing the EPA.
I have read it doesn't work if the truck is hooked to a trailer. It will be weeks till someone sells a module that plugs into the trailer plug to fool the truck into thinking a trailer is hooked up all the time.
Or a tune will turn it off. Or the dealer will turn it off upon customer complaint/request.
EDIT: Just looked at the 2018 owners manual. Besides not having a "trailer" connected it looks like if you select tow/haul, sport, sand, mud/rut or baja modes auto-start-stop is not enabled. There is also a button to turn it off for one key cycle, just like the ESC on the Mustangs for the last 10+ years. Also I noticed the acronym for auto-start-stop should be ASS. LOL!
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01yellerCobra
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I rented a Volvo once and it has that stop/start feature. I quickly figured out how to turn it off.
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Does AC shut off when "ASS" kicks in?
Yup. Until the temp rises to a certain point then it turns back on, or so it says in the manual.
When I used to go out to the World Ford Challenge, there was a guy that showed up to run the brackets every year that did this. He was in a MN12 Mercury Cougar and would run open headers every pass. I think he was running 15's. I dunno maybe some people just like to make noise.
I'm shopping used F150's right now and specifically avoiding Ecoboost trucks. Besides the fact I don't really want a V6, I've owned a couple turbo engines and I don't want to deal with the high mileage headaches those engines will most likely end up with.
The pre-'17 EcoBoost F150's are dealing with lots of carbon build-up issues on the valves.
The change to the direct- and port-injection for '17+ is there to fix that.
We'll see how successful it is.
I'd still rather have the 5.0 in the F150, or if you can afford the gas, find a 6.2 F150, although they were only offered in the Raptor and the Limited/Harley Davidson models, I think
The change to the direct- and port-injection for '17+ is there to fix that.
We'll see how successful it is.
I'd still rather have the 5.0 in the F150, or if you can afford the gas, find a 6.2 F150, although they were only offered in the Raptor and the Limited/Harley Davidson models, I think
There were some option packages that let you put the 6.2 into other trucks, mainly stripped down work trucks.
86GT351
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This is the reason I love my 86 GT with a 351 Windsor in it. Great sound and lumpy cam. Old School. I understand technology but there is nothing like the old school lump of a cam with lot's of duration!
I am not down with the louder is better crew, I love a good tone. Which is why I have 4 mufflers on my car. Loud is just noise, it's hard to make a mustang sound shitty but some people get close with the loudness but it doesn't compare to the crap level of a loud 4 cylinder.
WARNING, CRINGE VIDEO! (skip to 0:52 if you're want that cringe RIGHT NOW)
travelers
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Watch that Harley shit...... My 03 Deuce with all the work done to it sounds better then some V8s. Stock Hp is 64 and with the mods I have done with a dyno tuned it now makes 106Hp.
... And it still sounds like a giant fart.
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