Neighbors getting angry about my car... what can happen?
12-31-2007, 01:26 AM
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This is why I'm tossing around the idea of quieter catback with an electric cutout in the I-pipe. So it would be quiet for the douchebags/old people in the neighborhood and on longer trips, but loud when I want it.
12-31-2007, 07:23 AM
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lol i didnt read the whole thread but thats exactly why i have never had true duals...nice and sound good but its annoying not being able to hear myself think while driving...catback ***....i kept my stock catback from the rear seat back...i run ory 3 inch into a single 3 inch with a cutout(electric) then to my stock catback...which is still pretty large...but u can stand 10 feet from my car and barely notice its running...then i can open the cutout and make 600+ hp...its very nice...i neve have any complaints and now since ive changed my exhaust to this...i havent had a ticket(knock on wood) before this i had 15 tickets in 9 months...
12-31-2007, 08:06 AM
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this is true............i USED to run true duals on my cammed z28 but it got old real quick. Neighbors hated me wherever i moved to. I even had the cops called on me twice. The last time the cops rang the doorbell at 7am and while i was getting dressed they were looking under my car. They warned me about not having cats and having the exhaust dumped and said if they caught me driving it like that i would get a BIG fine and have to get the car re-inspected. Now i didnt drive like an idiot either. I would not drive after 9pm and if i did come back home real late i would kill the car before i even got to my driveway and just coast in.
I sold my true duals and now run a magnaflow catback. I love how much quieter it is at idle and low rpms.
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12-31-2007, 08:24 AM
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Boo hoo I can't afford a viper and you made fun of me
Anyway I'm not gonna get into a pissing match w/the head supermod...go get laid and relax.
12-31-2007, 09:10 AM
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Now, get out on the open highway or a track, be as loud as you want. That is the beauty of an electric cutout, loud when you 'need' it. Too many younger guys still believe that louder means faster, when it simply isn't true. I love walking cars that are slugs and overly loud with my quiet cars, always have. It is just a ricer mentality to think having your car as loud as possible is cool. I'm not saying keep the car stock, but there is a difference between sounding good and being overly loud.
12-31-2007, 09:23 AM
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I don't think your car is ricer. I happen to be one of those neighbors who can't stand hearing loud *** NASCAR wannabes pass my house. Any car that sounds like that belongs on a trailer headed to the drag strip, there simply isn't any need for that noise in a residential area.
Now, get out on the open highway or a track, be as loud as you want. That is the beauty of an electric cutout, loud when you 'need' it. Too many younger guys still believe that louder means faster, when it simply isn't true. I love walking cars that are slugs and overly loud with my quiet cars, always have. It is just a ricer mentality to think having your car as loud as possible is cool. I'm not saying keep the car stock, but there is a difference between sounding good and being overly loud.
Now, get out on the open highway or a track, be as loud as you want. That is the beauty of an electric cutout, loud when you 'need' it. Too many younger guys still believe that louder means faster, when it simply isn't true. I love walking cars that are slugs and overly loud with my quiet cars, always have. It is just a ricer mentality to think having your car as loud as possible is cool. I'm not saying keep the car stock, but there is a difference between sounding good and being overly loud.
on a side note.. Ya maybe my car is annoying to some. But do I go outside and yell at there kids for yelling and screaming while playing? It goes both ways.
12-31-2007, 09:29 AM
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I don't think your car is ricer. I happen to be one of those neighbors who can't stand hearing loud *** NASCAR wannabes pass my house. Any car that sounds like that belongs on a trailer headed to the drag strip, there simply isn't any need for that noise in a residential area.
Now, get out on the open highway or a track, be as loud as you want. That is the beauty of an electric cutout, loud when you 'need' it. Too many younger guys still believe that louder means faster, when it simply isn't true. I love walking cars that are slugs and overly loud with my quiet cars, always have. It is just a ricer mentality to think having your car as loud as possible is cool. I'm not saying keep the car stock, but there is a difference between sounding good and being overly loud.
Now, get out on the open highway or a track, be as loud as you want. That is the beauty of an electric cutout, loud when you 'need' it. Too many younger guys still believe that louder means faster, when it simply isn't true. I love walking cars that are slugs and overly loud with my quiet cars, always have. It is just a ricer mentality to think having your car as loud as possible is cool. I'm not saying keep the car stock, but there is a difference between sounding good and being overly loud.
that's what's awesome about having an automotive hobby is freedom of personal expression. if somebody wants their car loud as hell, it's up to them to do that, and they're free to love it. neighbors like you **** me off, because you bitch and moan about the most minor of things and a general pain in the ***. on a level, i agree in that i don't like loud *** cars driving by my house at all times of the night, and that's why i respect people as mentioned in this thread that don't get out and romp on it after 9pm. as far as daytime goes, who gives a rat's ***? are you having a hard time listening to your soap operas or something?i'm having a hard time believing that the owner of a car enthusiast forum is coming in and criticizing how his members mod their cars and calling them stupid for liking it loud. that's stupid IMHO
12-31-2007, 09:33 AM
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whatever that's what's awesome about having an automotive hobby is freedom of personal expression. if somebody wants their car loud as hell, it's up to them to do that, and they're free to love it. neighbors like you **** me off, because you bitch and moan about the most minor of things and a general pain in the ***. on a level, i agree in that i don't like loud *** cars driving by my house at all times of the night, and that's why i respect people as mentioned in this thread that don't get out and romp on it after 9pm. as far as daytime goes, who gives a rat's ***? are you having a hard time listening to your soap operas or something?
i'm having a hard time believing that the owner of a car enthusiast forum is coming in and criticizing how his members mod their cars and calling them stupid for liking it loud. that's stupid IMHO
that's what's awesome about having an automotive hobby is freedom of personal expression. if somebody wants their car loud as hell, it's up to them to do that, and they're free to love it. neighbors like you **** me off, because you bitch and moan about the most minor of things and a general pain in the ***. on a level, i agree in that i don't like loud *** cars driving by my house at all times of the night, and that's why i respect people as mentioned in this thread that don't get out and romp on it after 9pm. as far as daytime goes, who gives a rat's ***? are you having a hard time listening to your soap operas or something?i'm having a hard time believing that the owner of a car enthusiast forum is coming in and criticizing how his members mod their cars and calling them stupid for liking it loud. that's stupid IMHO
12-31-2007, 09:37 AM
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Don't make your own assumptions. I don't bitch and moan to the HOA about this crap, I only said it irritates me to hear stuff like glass-packed shitbox pickup trucks and crapbox 4.6L Mustangs with no exhaust systems pass my place. Daytime doesn't bother me.
There is a time and place for everything, and you also agree that loud *** cars at night are lame. I don't know about you, but I get home at night pretty often, and I'm sure that these loud *** cars don't have a volume **** unless an electric cutout is installed.
Anyways, this thread has served its purpose. For the most part HOA's suck, and they have more control than you think.
There is a time and place for everything, and you also agree that loud *** cars at night are lame. I don't know about you, but I get home at night pretty often, and I'm sure that these loud *** cars don't have a volume **** unless an electric cutout is installed.
Anyways, this thread has served its purpose. For the most part HOA's suck, and they have more control than you think.
