Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Go side pipes on that beast!

I've thought about that... it would look awesome. However, it's a 19ft+ long car I feel like 3" pipes straight (as possible) back would have a very unique sound.

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[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

I've thought about that... it would look awesome. However, it's a 19ft+ long car I feel like 3" pipes straight (as possible) back would have a very unique sound.

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You can (could? I haven't looked in 30 years) get 8 foot pipes. Three would suck since they would pump exhaust right into the driver window. That isn't fun as I can tell you from experience.

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You mean a real engine or the starter motors they use in cars now and call engines?

Gotta see how many of the 70s terms/slams for japcrap I can remember.

Oh, no I meant the starter motors that are more efficient (power and gas), more reliable, lighter, etc. Really just better in every possible way. When you can tune by smell alone... You're not feeling with a precision piece of equipment. In fact, maybe all that exhaust huffing explains things...

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You can (could? I haven't looked in 30 years) get 8 foot pipes. Three would suck since they would pump exhaust right into the driver window. That isn't fun as I can tell you from experience.

3" not 3'

[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You mean a real engine or the starter motors they use in cars now and call engines?

Gotta see how many of the 70s terms/slams for japcrap I can remember.

Ooooo send me the list once you recall the terms! I'm interested.

There are casual car people at work (they know the basics but isn't into cars) and I brought up the word "ricer". A few flinched and said that's a racist term, even in today's age.

I just laughed and left it right there. Didn't want to get reported to HR, one tends to be trigger happy on that.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Yep.

A "six pack". Triple dual carbs.

Back on the farm, we called that set up "3 deuces", on some cars they were called tri-powered ....


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[humfrz]

Originally Posted by nextcar

...................More complex and difficult to dial in yes... but not as bad as the dual Solex carbs on early Datsun Fairlady roadsters - I spent way too much time with vacuum gauges...

Must have been like trying to get (and keep) these 2 puppies sucking the same amount of fuel and air ....

(MGB)


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[humfrz]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

So after I finally get my hooker headers and straight pipes you're coming to Connecticut right?

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When you're done, it might sound something like this .....

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[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

Sounds like old muscle heads don't have a clue how an engine works now

Oh, maybe it just "sounds" that way ......


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[humfrz]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

I've thought about that... it would look awesome. However, it's a 19ft+ long car I feel like 3" pipes straight (as possible) back would have a very unique sound.

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Then, if you put a set of cut-outs right behind the header, you could drown out the noise coming from the sound systems in the kids cars of today .....


humfrz

[Cole]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Oh, I think not ...... maybe he just has a foot fetish ......he needs


humfrz

Feet are so intriguing

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You mean a real engine or the starter motors they use in cars now and call engines?

Gotta see how many of the 70s terms/slams for japcrap I can remember.

Rice burners comes to my mind.

Which isn't too far off these days (except corn, instead of rice) ......


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[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

Oh, no I meant the starter motors that are more efficient (power and gas), more reliable, lighter, etc. Really just better in every possible way. When you can tune by smell alone... You're not feeling with a precision piece of equipment. In fact, maybe all that exhaust huffing explains things...

NO! ....... you are WRONG! ....... it wasn't the exhaust fumes ....... it was gas fumes coming up from the two four barreled carburetors, with the jets drilled out and linked parallel, that we were huffing ......


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[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Cole

Feet are so intriguing

Reminds me of back-on-the-farm when we would have hay rides ...... one of the games the adults played was to have the wives sit on a wagon with just their feet exposed. Then, the husbands would try to identify their wives feet.

Lord, help the poor fool(s) that got it wrong .......



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