Aftermarket exhaust?? Make boat rumble??

Time and place. There's a time and a place for everything. If you love hearing loud cars, the best place to go is somewhere that loud cars are congregating. A racetrack comes to mind. Or a car show/exhibition. Not a residential neighborhood.

Running an open exhaust where people are just hanging out at anchor, or generally recreating, is going to _obviously_ disturb some (if not most) of them. Yeah, some will be admiring, and the rest are just waiting for you to go anywhere else. And before someone jumps in talking about their anchorage that is generally used by people with loud boats, see "Time and Place" above.

This is pretty much exactly the same problem people have with PWCs. PWCs don't generally just "pass on through" anchorages, because they are frequently looking for some nice flat water where they can stunt around, doing circles, whatever. So the people around them get to listen to his little motor going all out for god-knows-how-long.

Sure, it's a blast when YOU are doing it. Sure, some people will enjoy watching the stunts (or hearing the loud exhaust). But for everyone else, it's just a royal PITA.

And the fact that the people doing it just don't seem to (or want to) get that, or don't care, is the main reason it REALLY PO's the rest of us.
 
BTW, thanks for quoting the VA DGIF, since you effectively made my case. I said that OPEN EXHAUSTS are illegal in VA. They are. VA DGIF requires mufflers at the very least. Mufflers aren't open exhausts.

And as to the "have you ever heard of ..." BS. I don't think "but everyone else does it" is a great way to make your case. Shouldn't have worked when you were 5, shouldn't work now.

But again, I'm not saying that having or using an open exhaust is ALWAYS bad. But they are frequently used in a way that is disturbing to the enjoyment of others. That's the bad part. If everyone used an open exhaust in a way that didn't screw with everyone around them, then there wouldn't have been a peep of complaint here.

It's not the people complaining about open exhausts that are the problem. It's the dicks that MAKE us complain.
 
Pachanga Boy said:
hmmm interesting thread. so if you guys all love the sound of quiet so much why is it that you all don't own a sailboat?
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okay well I guess I'm a total dick I actually pulled my leaking mufflers and run straight pipes on the 22 and even worse I love the beautiful lopey cammed sound. now I try my best to be as courteous as I can, I don't run it at the dock or beach for 20 minutes just to show off or anything.
funny though I do get alot of looks in the Pachanga I figured most of it was admiration or envy...but I guess not. I know I'm terrible, I forget we now live in a society where muscle cars are stupid and Hybrids are cool. oh well...you can call me a dick all you guys want I don't care I'll still share the beer......although I may run the engine while you drink it just cause:grin:
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If I had a pachanga I'd have it loud too. :thumbsup:

LK
 
Yes,there are times a person wants to relax and obnoxious noise certainly takes some of the pleasue away.
I sometimes go to the marina after work and never leave the slip. Just putter around for 45 minutes injoying a cold beverage. To me the threshold when other patron's noise bothers me is if it drowns out my dogs barking. :smt021
 
Wasn't a bad thread until the bow rider bashing jeez!! lol!! Anyway, is the corsa exhaust selectable? I really like to entertain the idea of a 240 Select with big power and exhaust, but switchable would be nice! Can that be quiet as well? Would that be acceptable to those that don't enjoy loud exhaust like some?
 
Boy oh boy! This is what I've missed being away from the club. This is better reading than Penthouse Forum....almost.

While it is our right to pursue our passions in this great country as we choose, it is not, and should not be, at the expense and discomfort of others pursuing their passions. And this discussion, in my opinion, is really about consideration, or better, the lack of it.

The idea of open exhaust on engines was not to enjoy the noise but rather to increase performance. Don Garlits didn't decide to have straight open pipes on his early dragsters 'cause he liked the noise. It was because it improved performance. Open headers on an engine improve performance. At a race track it does sound cool....but at a race track its supposed to. At some point someone decided it would be really "neato" to have loud exhaust on his car so it could have a poor imitation of a race car.

Many experts who build performance engines for boats have concluded that an open exhaust system on a GM small block engine provides no measurable performance gain. A GM big block is a different issue however. So....those of you Dicks, Boneheads, Putzes, and mainly just Inconsiderate Morons are doing this open exhaust thing to pretend you have something you don't. It's kind of like putting playing cards in the spokes of your bicycles....just noise and no real benefit. When I was 8 years old I put cards on my spokes too. But I out grew it....when I turned 10.

Those of you that make something louder than it needs to be are trying to compensate for something. I won't elaborate on what has already been said. If you want a performance boat that is loud go buy a performance boat and race it....like a man. Don't get a cheap immitation and think you're a race boat driver because your boat is loud. Those of us that really know boats know that your noisy little toy is a joke and a sham.

Sooo.... My undying gratitude to you pathetic losers with your pretend race boats for providing me with this bit of enjoyment. Ahhhh, it's good to be back.
 
Don Garlits didn't decide to have straight open pipes on his early dragsters 'cause he liked the noise. It was because it improved performance. Open headers on an engine improve performance
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OMG! How I injoyed Big Daddy coming to Green Valley for a match race with our local, Bobby Langley and his Scorpion. Balls to the wall wheel standing and tires smoking like burn outs of today. As I recall,Garlits built the chassis for Scorpion V.
 
NorCal Boater said:
Boy oh boy! This is what I've missed being away from the club. This is better reading than Penthouse Forum....almost.

Many experts who build performance engines for boats have concluded that an open exhaust system on a GM small block engine provides no measurable performance gain. A GM big block is a different issue however. So....those of you Dicks, Boneheads, Putzes, and mainly just Inconsiderate Morons are doing this open exhaust thing to pretend you have something you don't.
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this is a fun thread isn't it? in terms of the benefit, for the most part your right, but it's not really about block size so much as horsepower. different cross sectional areas i.e. pipe diameter will restrict or free up horsepower, I'm guessing that's generally what you were trying to say but just to clear it up for the entertainment of all our readers:grin:...but you are generally correct that opening the pipes for HP/speed gain in itself isn't really all that benefitial. in terms of SBC's really the better money to spend would be on the intake manifold, carb and heads...but that's not realy the topic in question I guess haha. I'll admit my twin muffled exhaust was more then adequite, but I figured it already made a wracket, whats a little more.
concerning the "pretend" race boats. how do you distinguish the pretend from the "real"? I used to own a hot rod Nissan 240 that would outrun Corvette's was I a pretend race car? is a vette a pretend race car? if so should they "go race and man up" and quite pretending to be something they're not?
I don't really have an argument here, But I see both points. I mean I don't think it's fair for anyone to come to me and tell me I need to basically shut up because we're in public, but I also don't see how it's fair for someone else to have to listen to my loud yelling. I mean the earth is 2/3 water, surely there's room for everyone to enjoy themselves how ever they wish
p.s. is there a race course I can take my boat? I'd really would love that!!! :grin:
 
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Funny thread. I'm going to smoke now but am I a dick for blowing second hand smoke outside in this free country?
 
Bucit said:
Funny thread. I'm going to smoke now but am I a dick for blowing second hand smoke outside in this free country?
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If you are standing in a crowd of non-smokers, yes.
 
I think the "time and place" commentary says it all
but IMO...common courtesy has gone by the wayside along with common sense in many cases.
 
Bucit said:
Funny thread. I'm going to smoke now but am I a dick for blowing second hand smoke outside in this free country?
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/squirts lighter fluid on the fire

Off the cuff I would say yes, because most smokers just toss the butt's on the ground, or out their car windows, or in the water at the dock. Granted, I'm SURE your the 1 smoker who doesnt, and has never done that at all.

lol :)

-J
 
chandalen said:
/squirts lighter fluid on the fire

Off the cuff I would say yes, because most smokers just toss the butt's on the ground, or out their car windows, or in the water at the dock. Granted, I'm SURE your the 1 smoker who doesnt, and has never done that at all.

lol :)

-J
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Well my ashtray in my truck is spotless (beacuse it doesn't get used) but at home I do throw them away in the trash can. I was just making fun of this thread. I think there are way too many things we can ***** about with our economy, president and such that loud boats are not too much of a worry. I agree that some people with loud boats are annoying but not all.
 
sfergson727 said:
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Now let's talk about people who dangle their power cords in the water....
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The water is just to cold most of the year in you area for dangling. I hear more dangleing gos on in Southern Fl.
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Nothing sounds worse than a "stock motor" with open exhaust........

Nothing sounds better than a "high horsepower big block motor" with open exhaust!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nothing sounds worse than a stock radio blaring static thru stock speakers.........

Nothing sounds better than a high powered stereo, playing cool music!


I think ya'll get my point! haha
 
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