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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
First off, irrelevant as tires -- by far -- are the largest contributor to total noise comprising 50% of total noise produced by vehicles.
Also, modding cars and bikes to make them louder has become popular in the last 10-15 years? Wut? I thought you were old balls, Cliff, modding cars has been a thing since before the first world war. Hotrods, muscle cars, I'm 38 and this sh-t has been around since my grandparents were toddlers.
Last 10-15 years, LOL.
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Yes, much of the droning sound from traffic is caused by tires. I don’t have a big problem with that - it’s background noise. But I’m talking about the high, piercing engine/exhaust whine of a car or bike ripping down the RR at very high speeds. The kind where I have to break off a conservation I’m having and wait 5-10 seconds for it to pass. In the summer, this happens every 3 or 4 min.
Modded cars aren’t new, but they’ve become much more common.
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