Those silly exhausts sound terrible.
My old 1985 LTD had to have its idle set at 25mph to keep from dying.
When going through a school zone I had to ride the brake.
Brings some memories.
I used to own this 1996 Golf MK3 with 1.6 engine. It was by far the worst car I ever owned and driven. One of a tons of problems it had - cant hold RPM on idle. Had to drive like this for two weeks.
My friends Mustang would stall on speedbumps. Just speedbumps, no matter how fast or slow. We tried rebuilding the carb,and a bunch of other things, but we figured it’s probably more complicated than something we could fix in an afternoon, so anytime we went over a speedbump we’d throw it into neutral and get ready with the key.
Chances are you’ve considered this, but does that car keep running if you disconnect the battery? I know some older cars do, but if the 'stang doesn’t, perhaps it’s a loose battery terminal. I’ve seen that before.
Man, I keep having that problem, that some car or motorcycle sounds like it needs a repair to me, only for me to realize that, no-no, they want it to sound like that.
Just yesterday evening, I heard someone revving before accelerating again after a stop at a crossing, and if they would’ve gotten out of their car at that point, I might’ve shouted over that, damn, sounds like they need to get their clutch looked at.
Genuinely thought they failed to engage a gear multiple times. Meanwhile, they would’ve probably punched my face in, if I insulted their car like that. 🙃Replacing the cat and muffler with a straight pipe make it go faster! Giving everyone around you hearing damage and lung cancer is worth going 1% faster in a Honda Civic.
My carbureted v-8 feels called out
*“Because you think your exhaust sounds cool”
Sounds and smells like your car just sharted, imo
I have a theory that people who do this and people who ride really loud motorbikes do so because they have not received enough attention and validation from their parents and are now seeking it elsewhere
also theoretically for safety
Is it really a theory when it’s obviously true?
This study suggests those with intentional loud exhausts are sadistic, narcissistic, and psychopathic. Some of those traits could definitely stem from a shit upbringing.
https://www.psypost.org/psychopathy-and-sadism-drive-preference-for-loud-vehicles-study-suggests/
I… just like loud exhausts. On some cars. I hate it on my diesel A6 (I didn’t make it loud! Previous owner did, I bought this thing for under 2k EUR), but IMO things like the MB M156 engine or the BMW S85 deserve a louder-than-stock exhaust. Not full straight pipes of course, a proper custom exhaust.
I… just like loud exhausts.
I’m not typically a fan of overly loud exhausts, but when it’s sensible I can make an exception. My WRX is, to my knowledge, all stock. When I start out up, it’s slightly louder than the average car, but the tone is very low and smooth. From inside the car, it sounds beautiful. Nothing like the typical Infiniti muffler-delete that makes my eardrums bleed.
The unequal length header rumble on a boxer engine is always amazing and best enjoyed with a modest exhaust - either what the WRX has stock, which as you said is just slightly louder than the average car - or a sensible custom exhaust. Again, NOT straight pipes or a hack job of a muffler delete.
Me revving the engine of a Ford Fiesta
Let’s party, motherfucker.
if your chevy 350 doesn’t sound cool, you are doing something very wrong with it.
i think it might finally be maintenance time, no?
oh yeah its been doing it for a couple weeks but I just went through the ignition stuff (cap, rotor, ICM, coil) and reset the timing last night. Still something funky with the idle that’s prbably related to the TBI caked in 20 years of oil vapor from the poorly located PCV tube, but it runs way better on the road now.
cleaning the tbi out is easier than going through the ignition system.
you are gonna feel a massive difference in the functioning of your engine after you clean it out, especially since you just did the ignition.
I revved mine because I don’t know how to drive a manual and had no business buying this 1980’s F-250 built like a Sherman.
Hah, those things loaded up off the line pretty much no matter what. Took some skill to not have it jerk a couple times.
You just had to start in second.
1980’s F-250 built like a Sherman.
I had a late 80s Plymouth that I had to keep my foot slightly on the throttle and revving about 1000rpm because if it dipped to idle speed (around 600rpm) it’d just crap out. So I’m sitting at the light with my foot on the brake and feathering the accelerator.
I rev mine (lightly) because my v8 is cold and experiencing morning sickness with fluids - dont have the time to let it idle before leaving in the am.
I do not want to race you through this light, I do not want to turn first into a new neutral, i do not want to run my rpm so high on freezing cold fluids, but I will absolutely gap your soccervan if you want me to I guess because I will not sit behind your ass as you drive 10 under and then come to a fucking stop to turn into a parking lot in 2 blocks for the school.
My car’s a V6 diesel and it idles at 777 RPM according to OBD2. It takes 20 minutes to start blowing warm air at idle. Obviously driving is better and idling too much is bad for the engine anyway, but if I have to wait behind a light or I’m waiting for someone else to get in the car, I’ll do 1200-1500 RPM.
Assuming you have already done normal maintenance (and this meme is based on any form of reality), the first thing I would check is the air intake at the throttle. It gums up at the opening and not enough air can get through at idle.
Chevy 305 represent!
People will suffer through anything to avoid cleaning a carburetor
Once the rubber diaphragms perish, cleaning won’t help much. ('85 Bluebird)
Even spending 45 years buying cars with fuel injection
