I have a ricer question, ...no really Options

[celicaGT96]

I was just thinking, what is is that makes a car sound so crappy, like really the fart can mufflers.
I know of alot of cars that are fast as hell, and have all these mods, and they just sound soo ugly.
I mean its pretty common you see, or hear a honda fartin around your neighborhood, but if Im not mistaken our cars dont sound that way, and I have heard with many diff types of mufflers and exhausts.
Is there a certain cause for that sound....even some cars with good brand exhaust systems just dont sound right.
Im in the turboing process for my gt, and Im trying to avoid farts at all cost....lol

This post has been edited by celicaGT96: Jan 31, 2006 - 1:34 AM

[dlx742]

man, i hate those civic's with the weed-eater sounding mufflers...

...sorry for the pointless post...i just had to comment

~snap

my best friend has a porsche 914 that sounds exactly like a lawn mower but could eat most cars alive.

i think A LOT of the way exhaust sounds is in direct corrolation with the size and type of the engine. but i also believe size of exhaust piping and type of muffler and or resonator play their role in sound.

^ yeah, plus when you hear civics and stuff reving up all high and "ricey" its has to do with the fact people think that putting a huge exhaust system on a little motor give good gain. like slapping a 2.5 inch system with a big header on a little 1.5 ltr. the no-backpressure thing gives a horrible sound not to mention the backfire.

thats not a backfire... that is excess fuel burning in the exhaust because it was not burned in the engine. all cars do it, but you dont here it on most stock cars because the exhaust is too restrictive.

This post has been edited by dlx742: Jan 31, 2006 - 10:46 PM