Crazy question: Do you listen to your engine with the window down?

[trinacriabob]

I think this might be my first "yes/no" poll.

I like to put the window down, when going over a narrow bridge or driving in a narrow drive between 2 buildings, so I can hear the echo of my engine's sound.

I got into this by listening to the awesome sound of a small-block Olds Rocket V8. As for my current car(s), I have to admit that the Regal sounds really hushed for its high mileage.

Do you make it a point to listen to your engine's sounds echoing back at you?

[Delta Force79]

As per the poll choices....yes

[A Horse With No Name]

Yes...although when I still had my 71 Chevelle it sounded a lot better through the flowmasters!

Chris

[Z-06]

Yes

[FUTURE_OF_GM]

Absolutely.

I never miss a chance to tach it up in the Camaros.

Not so much in the Focus. I will start it up and open the hood and listen to it isle though.

[Chazman]

Yes I do, all the time. ::

[cletus8269]

in the colorado... no. i wont even consider an exhaust system for it because no matter what i put on there its gonna sound like rice. now the SS454 had flowmaster 40's and the impala has the super 50's so yes i rode for miles with the windows down at night listening to the symphony under the hood.

[siegen]

Yes, but only because I think I have an exhaust leak from a poorly installed Borla exhaust system (previous owner). I need to take it to an exhaust shop. They didn't line up the tips in the bumper cutouts either. Dummies.

[gm4life]

Of course most often with my Bonneville, because it is the loudest out of my fleet. Still it can't match the sound of my ol' V8's.

Edited September 30, 2009 by gm4life

[loki]

most of the time. also it's noticable sometimes when it sounds harsh, usually when it's not warmed up much yet. but a 3.1 will never sound as pleasurable as a V8

[Camino LS6]

Not just yes but, hell yes!

[toesuf94]

Hell yes! And the sound of a V-10 under a bridge is just awesome. No tunnels in Iowa.

[Blake Noble]

Yes, especially in the Cutlass.

[Drew Dowdell]

Only if I am trying to diagnose a problem and I'm listening for a sound.

[A Horse With No Name]

That would be different if you had that diesel though...

Chris

[ZL-1]

1.4L turbodiesel I4's do not make for an attractive engine noise, so 'no'.

[Robert Hall]

My 4.0L 6 in my Jeep sounds like a diesel at idle.

I've enjoyed the exhaust note of my Mustangs in the past, though...driving w/ windows down through tunnels, etc.

The best example of this phenomenon I've experienced was listening to a Ferrari F360 Modena going down the street past the LaScala opera house in Milano..the sound of the car bouncing off the stone walls in was incredible...

[trinacriabob]

4.0L 6

Theoretically, isn't an in-line 6 supposed to be sturdier and quieter than a V-6 (at least, in the past)?

The 4.0 Jeep L-6 is another one of those bullet-proof legacy engines, right?

[Robert Hall]

Theoretically, isn't an in-line 6 supposed to be sturdier and quieter than a V-6 (at least, in the past)?

The 4.0 Jeep L-6 is another one of those bullet-proof legacy engines, right?

Ya, old AMC engine dating back to the 60s I think. It sounds like a diesel tractor at idle..nothing exciting to hear.

[Camino LS6]

Theoretically, isn't an in-line 6 supposed to be sturdier and quieter than a V-6 (at least, in the past)?

The 4.0 Jeep L-6 is another one of those bullet-proof legacy engines, right?

Yes, an inline six is naturally balanced.

[ocnblu]

in the colorado... no. i wont even consider an exhaust system for it because no matter what i put on there its gonna sound like rice. now the SS454 had flowmaster 40's and the impala has the super 50's so yes i rode for miles with the windows down at night listening to the symphony under the hood.

This one doesn't sound too bad...

[§carlet §wordfish]

No. I'd fall asleep from boredom and crash.

[Nick]

Yes. I do not get many opportunities, but when I do I take full advantage of it. I love the sound of my engine. BMW B44M62tu (dohc 4.4l v8). It may not seem like anything special, but man that engine can sound amazing at times. I haven't done anything to the exhaust besides remove the silencer, and it also has a cold air intake which supposedly will change the sound a bit.

At meets I always get compliments on it. While the meets I went to were typically VW/Audi (making me one of the only V8's there) I remember a B7 RS4 owner and I did a side-by-side comparo and everyone, including the owner agreed my car sounded pretty amazing, even with no load on the engine. With load it almost sounds muscle-ish with a deep burble down low.

[aaaantoine]

Yes... But only when it sounds like there's something wrong with it.

[Camino LS6]

Yes. I do not get many opportunities, but when I do I take full advantage of it. I love the sound of my engine. BMW B44M62tu (dohc 4.4l v8). It may not seem like anything special, but man that engine can sound amazing at times. I haven't done anything to the exhaust besides remove the silencer, and it also has a cold air intake which supposedly will change the sound a bit.

At meets I always get compliments on it. While the meets I went to were typically VW/Audi (making me one of the only V8's there) I remember a B7 RS4 owner and I did a side-by-side comparo and everyone, including the owner agreed my car sounded pretty amazing, even with no load on the engine. With load it almost sounds muscle-ish with a deep burble down low.

I believe it.

V8 M5s have a great exhaust note, so I can see why your car sounds good.