<VV> How Loud? - A Muffled reply!

[frankcb at aol.com]

Seth,
     Reminds me of the time long ago when Jim and I drove up to Lime Rock in what is now his Purple Corsavertible.  One of the mufflers on the 140 decided to break it's pipe and we had to perform a "mufflerectomy".  Since it was late at night and I had to drive through small sleepy towns, I used a VERY light throttle at about 1500 rpm to minimize the noise and allow the local constables to continue sleeping peacefully.  It worked and we did manage to avoid legal citations.  Before anybody protests, 1500 rpm with very small throttle opening is NOT "lugging" the engine, even in a 140.
     Thanks for the memories!
     Frank Burkhard
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Sethracer at aol.com
To: daretocorvair at yahoo.com; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 02:46:56 EST
Subject: <VV> How Loud? - A Muffled reply!


 
In a message dated 3/7/2006 10:10:18 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
daretocorvair at yahoo.com writes:

I'm  gonna have to run my car with just mani logs for a
little while till I get  more money...I was just
wondering....is it like, painfully loud?   like...stock
car loud?

Ryan V. in Bovey



It will be painfully loud, sort of like police siren. In fact you will  
likely get to compare them! Interestingly enough, it will only be really loud  
under acceleration or deceleration. At constant throttle it kind-of quiets down.  

With a 1962 Turbo Convert I was once driving, I got pulled over for a 
taillight  out. I had no muffler on the car (other than the Turbo, which does 
function 
as  one, somewhat) As he popped on the gumball, I pushed in the clutch, 
killed  the motor and coasted to the side. When he finished with the "fixit" 
ticket, I  futzed around (Technical term) with the taillight until he left. I 
then 
drove  home carefully! With a non-turbo, you won't have quite that advantage.  
-  Seth Emerson
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