Sounds like fun. Saw one or two X-5s south of Guitar in the fast lane, headed
for pricey Williamson County.
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On Jul 5, 2018, at 3:17 PM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> The "road to the boonies" that passes my corner gets more than its share of
>> Honda Civics with minimum mufflers and jacked up pickup trucks that seem
>> designed for maximum noise.
>
>
> Nothing says "I'm a complete imbecile" quite like a fart-tube on a
> rusted out Honda Civic.
>
> There are certain vehicles that have cold start noises near perfect.
> My BMW X5 has a gated exhaust that is "supposed" to keep things quiet
> until the engine is warmed up and when in a normal mode of driving.
> It'll stay closed unless it's warmed up AND you are getting on it. My
> solenoid seized up in the closed position, so I did the common
> "repair" which is to bypass it and leave the gate fully open all the
> time. The throaty sound is impressive. If I want to really make things
> more interesting, I'll pop the gear selector in DS (which changes
> shift points, runs it two gears lower than normal, and keeps the turbo
> spinning) and let her rip in an echoey spot, like an underpass or a
> downtown district. The turbo whine combined with that high compression
> V6 cranking up the RPMs makes people wonder which vehicle is the
> source of that sound as the only thing there is some city-slicker SUV.
>
> AG Schnozz
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