YACT: Question: I don't feel like thinking

[Goosemaster]

Do they tune them so that they sound better when the engine faces resistance, or is it jsut me?


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[Viperoni]

Possibly because the engine's at WOT with load.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Viperoni
Possibly because the engine's at WOT with load.

def.?

 

[jsbush]

wide open throttle

 

[shimsham]

the same a reason a fart sounds better when youre walking rather than standing still.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: shimsham
the same a reason a fart sounds better when youre walking rather than standing still.

It does?

 

[flyboy84]

doppler effect?

 

[ChooChooChooseMe]

I thought they tuned them to sound nice

 

[shimsham]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: shimsham
the same a reason a fart sounds better when youre walking rather than standing still.

It does?

grannys did, anyway

 

[BullyCanadian]

Originally posted by: shimsham

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: shimsham
the same a reason a fart sounds better when youre walking rather than standing still.

It does?

grannys did, anyway

 

[Eli]

I don't think he's talking about the doppler effect... But maybe? ...

I would've thought he's just talking about..

An engine sounds better loaded than just revving in neutral.. it's the loading.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Eli
I don't think he's talking about the doppler effect... But maybe? ...

I would've thought he's just talking about..

An engine sounds better loaded than just revving in neutral.. it's the loading.

yeah....basically, do they tune for the sound under loud or not?

 

[TechnoKid]

Umm..i've yet to come across (or do not know of any) a race exhaust thats tuned for the type of sound it makes. Most race exhausts are tuned based on flow, and limiting the decibels if there are any such restrictions in any particular racing sanction. I know that SCCA limits to 95dB if i recall, and ALMS does limit to 95dB as well.

Oh, but the sweet sound a V10 Honda F1 motor makes, even sweeter the sound a Ferrari F1 V10 makes at 15,000rpm.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: Eli
I don't think he's talking about the doppler effect... But maybe? ...

I would've thought he's just talking about..

An engine sounds better loaded than just revving in neutral.. it's the loading.

yeah....basically, do they tune for the sound under loud or not?

I don't think so.. The sound is just something that comes along with a tuned exhaust. They tune for... tuning, not sound.

But yes, an engine is tuned based on it's load.. you always should tune an engine under load, if you want the tuning to be the most accurate..

That's why we have dynos.

 

[MustangSVT]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
I don't feel like thinking

Do you even have a choice?