exhaust help - Page 2

Ender · 03-01-2009, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Phoenix7

Dunno man, I've heard open piped v8s and it didn't hurt as much as an NA.

I knew a guy who had been to several road race events where they had all sorts of cars running, but while he liked the rotary well enough he hated them for how loud they were. The other cars would hum peacefully compared to the screaming and howling of the open header NA rotaries.

need RX7 · 03-01-2009, 05:50 PM

I think it's the higher pitch that makes a rotary hurt your ears more. I compare it to getting hit with a rock (open piped V8) or getting stabbed (open piped rotary). So even if the V8 is actually louder, the rotary hurts more.

03-01-2009, 05:50 PM	#17
need RX7 Clean S4 Nutswinger Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Posts: 485 Rep Power: 18	I think it's the higher pitch that makes a rotary hurt your ears more. I compare it to getting hit with a rock (open piped V8) or getting stabbed (open piped rotary). So even if the V8 is actually louder, the rotary hurts more. __________________ -Ted -1986 Mazda RX7 Sport [DD/beater]: engine finally let go at 205k. parts car status. -1986 Mazda RX7 base [resto-mod project]: S5 n/a swap in progress.