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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 11:46 PM
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Does this happen to anyone else?

Sometimes I'll give the bonnie some extra gas, and occaisionally when a passenger is with me they will be almost convinced that I have a V8 under the hood. Must be that neck snapping 230ft/lbs of torque!
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Old Jan 11, 2004 | 11:50 PM
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WIth my exhaust it'* very low pitched, and the torque is at an even lower RPM then your series II. It'* definetly got a nice feel to it
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 01:17 AM
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mmm Exhaust can be VERY misleading!!!!!!!
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 11:19 PM
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most of the time its the power, not the exhaust for me. When I tell em sometimes I think they dont believe me at first.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 11:29 PM
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I'd sure like a V8, but my intake, combined with my exhaust when punching the gas sure makes one of the nicest sounds I've ever heard
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 11:33 PM
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Nobody mistakes mine for a V8...
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim W
Nobody mistakes mine for a V8...
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I wish mine sounded half as sweet as yours on heavy acceleration. I'm glad I got a chance to drive that beast with those Magnaflows!
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 11:56 PM
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I let a buddy take me for a drive in my car, being a passenger you can feel it try to put you in the back seat more so than driving, I think anyway.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Red Baron
I let a buddy take me for a drive in my car, being a passenger you can feel it try to put you in the back seat more so than driving, I think anyway.
I'll have to try that
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 12:06 AM
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I have done that too a few times...makes you appreciate what you own
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