How loud/decibels(dB) are true duals?
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I had a conversation with an Audiologist the other day and we got on the subject of cars. She told me that many of her clients were former drag racers and that exposure to loud cars caused hearing loss in their later years.
It got me thinking about my tsp duals. How loud do you imagine duals are?
You know that you are listening to an 85-dB sound if you have to raise your voice to be heard by somebody else.
Eight hours of 90-dB sound can cause damage to your ears; any exposure to 140-dB sound causes immediate damage.
150 Firecracker
120 Ambulance siren
110 Chainsaw, Rock Concert
105 Personal stereo system at maximum level
It got me thinking about my tsp duals. How loud do you imagine duals are?
You know that you are listening to an 85-dB sound if you have to raise your voice to be heard by somebody else.
Eight hours of 90-dB sound can cause damage to your ears; any exposure to 140-dB sound causes immediate damage.
150 Firecracker
120 Ambulance siren
110 Chainsaw, Rock Concert
105 Personal stereo system at maximum level
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I don't believe there is any published data. Someone would have to measure their car with a decible meter in order to get an accurate measurement. That's a good question, but hard to answer.
Also some duals are quieter than some. The TSP duals are known to be one of the loudest exhaust systems. OTOH the Bassani True Dual kit is well refined, and not too much louder than a normal Magnaflow catback.
Also some duals are quieter than some. The TSP duals are known to be one of the loudest exhaust systems. OTOH the Bassani True Dual kit is well refined, and not too much louder than a normal Magnaflow catback.
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Originally Posted by MeentSS02
I'd guess mine is over 105 dB for mine...it pretty easily overpowers my car's stereo (and it is all aftermarket).
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I Just Went Long Tubes/td's Dumped Before The Axle And To Tell You The Truth It Is Quieter Than When I Had Stock Manifolds And Exhaust W/ A Cutout? Sounds Better But Its Just Not As Loud...well Maybe Over 5k Rpm It Is But For Everyday Driving It Is Quieter...weird Cuz I Thought It Was Gonna Be A Lot Louder...lol Nothing Compares To When I Drove The Car With Open Headers For 3 Days...now That Was Intense
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well my freind has a DB meter to mesure car steros and .i have no subs just aftermarktet cd plaers and Alpine speaker and it was like a 110 db i think .so i thaugh lets DB my car. i thaugh i was crazy but i maxxed the meter out at about 4000rpm i think the one we used maxed out at like 140db not bad for long tubes and Xpipe lol but its still not loud enough
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Exactly i belive us true dual guys get acustom to the sound we have and are dead to it.but a quick bleep of the throttle and ppls reaction will bring a smile to your face again
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Originally Posted by ls1chris
Exactly i belive us true dual guys get acustom to the sound we have and are dead to it.but a quick bleep of the throttle and ppls reaction will bring a smile to your face again
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I am always thinking about how quite it is until i scare the **** out of somebody
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Originally Posted by SIK02SS
i cant lie; my car's loud, very loud..especially for being stock everything except exhaust ![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
but i wouldn't mind it being louder!!![Icon Lol](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies2/icon_lol.gif)
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but i wouldn't mind it being louder!!
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i won a "sound off" with pacestters,tsp catted y,and lm1.measured 1 foot from the tips it was 136.2db.a 69 big block camaro with open headers came in second at 125.xx.it was loud as hell