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Old 09-26-2008, 11:14 PM
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why do you like it loud?

I have read alot of people want their exhaust louder,their turbo louder,i guess i just don't get it.A 4 cyl will never have a muscle sound,so why fight it?

I love the sleeperness of the soft sound.I don't know how many cars i have already pulled on because they were'nt expecting it.Fun car in a quiet package.
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cuz. im a silly teenager and i love to make noise
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Originally Posted by ilovecars
cuz. im a silly teenager and i love to make noise
cuz im poor but like to think i have something fast............

plus young people think its cool, loud=fast in most peoples books
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lol,a valid point.Thanks-
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Not so much on the exhaust, but why wouldn't you want a loud S/C or turbo?
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cause everyone always has to ask me "why the **** does your car have to be so loud?" lol. btw i have a cat-less 3 inch downpipe and megan cat-back. that **** is deafening. and technically my car still is a sleeper, cause everyone thinks cobalts are a slow POS lol. but you should have seen the guys face when i pulled his 390awhp evo9 by half a car. he couldnt believe it
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I had an eaton at one time not long ago,so this is really cool you don't announce to the world you are boosting but moving relatively quick.Call me crazy,lol,i may be.
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I want LOUD exhaust too .. Hmmm ...
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Just do. Love the sound of my car, and yes its very loud. I especially love it in tunnels and under underpasses.
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Hahns 3" exhaust is a nice sounding exhaust
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I don't necessarily want loud, I just want a nice tone (hello Injen CAI...)

can't stand fart cans but there are some nice sounding exhausts for our cars (like GMPP touring)... it's not always about volume. besides, I4s may not be V8s but that doesn't mean they sound bad... they have their own tone.
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Originally Posted by WhiteSSBalt
Just do. Love the sound of my car, and yes its very loud. I especially love it in tunnels and under underpasses.
yessir, and the little crackelour car makes on downshifts... yummy.. i dont know if the 2.4 does it but my ss/sc sounds sweet with the cracking and popping.
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mostly the little kids want a loud exhaust. i have a full exhaust, but did it for the power and gas mileage, the noise is just a by product. i would never get an exhaust just because i wanted a loud car. if i could keep my power gain and mileage gain and sound stock i'd do it in a hearbeat.
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Originally Posted by D4u2s0t
mostly the little kids want a loud exhaust. i have a full exhaust, but did it for the power and gas mileage, the noise is just a by product. i would never get an exhaust just because i wanted a loud car. if i could keep my power gain and mileage gain and sound stock i'd do it in a hearbeat.
Yeah I think sound is the number one attention getter if you are on the street lookin for
fun.hey I mean it's not like I race anything with wheels on it or anything If you don't have exhaust a lot of times people look at you funny like with an are you serious look .. BUT this isn't grandmas civic hand me down. SO I feel it deserves a nice exhaust note to make it feel more like a performance machine .. I have a Vance & Hines on my bike and it will make your chest hurt Also it's easier to tell what is going on with the motor etc if you can hear and feel the exhaust in certain situations. not like knock but you get the drift...
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Hey,


Not about loud exhaust. I'm more of the moderate type. I like my Hahn 3" and how after 1800rpm the sound grows out of nowhere. I hate fart cans that even at idle its ridiculous. Sitting in a Honda with those are annoying as hell constantly ringing your ears. I like a moderate sound and prefer like mentioned above gains plus mileage over sound any day. Why is every honda so loud? They produce more noise than Hp, lol.
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lmao....at more noise than hp....40rty you hit it right in the bullseye
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I like my cobalt stock with a short ram sounds nice. Now music is another thing
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I love the sound of my exhaust... GMPP without the muffler, Its a one of a kind. i like going in tunels and under bridges so i can hear the echo....
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i hate the sound of almost all 4 cylinder engines with aftermarket cat-back exhausts. I refuse to do a catback on my SS because of the annoying vibrations and noise that I've witnessed in other cobalt SS. I did put an aftermarket header and dp on for performance reasons but it didnt make it discernably louder.

I went through the noise thing when i was a teenager. had 2 J-bodys with full exhausts, engine, and tranny mounts. loud as hell and when I heard what the cars sounded like outside, I realized how crappy and annoying that sound was.

however, a v8 with a well tuned exhaust = secks
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it the performance exhaust not touring
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I'd rather mine be quieter. I'll save the noise for my next v8. Of course the same setup as my camaro had. longtubes, offroad y pipe, corsa catback. loud but quickness to match.
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Originally Posted by Bandit1
.A 4 cyl will never have a muscle sound,so why fight it?
Oh no? You'd be surprised what a set of cams will do to a turbo 4 cylinder engine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k21Z-...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e9y2...eature=related
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Originally Posted by peachpuff
Oh no? You'd be surprised what a set of cams will do to a turbo 4 cylinder engine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k21Z-...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e9y2...eature=related
i swear if i pulled up next to u i would think u did an engine swap

sounds nice
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Originally Posted by 40rty
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Not about loud exhaust. I'm more of the moderate type. I like my Hahn 3" and how after 1800rpm the sound grows out of nowhere. I hate fart cans that even at idle its ridiculous. Sitting in a Honda with those are annoying as hell constantly ringing your ears. I like a moderate sound and prefer like mentioned above gains plus mileage over sound any day. Why is every honda so loud? They produce more noise than Hp, lol.
It's the chinese chickens cooking the rice... If you listen real close sometimes you can hear "chin chang chi chickiti china the chinese chicken do you HAVE??
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i love the sound of my s/c with my aem intake and megan racing exhaust love it so loud


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