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I know absolutely nothing about automobiles but somehow I can relate to this.
3.5 inch exhaust on a small, non turbo engine is stupid and pointless to those of us who know at least a little about cars because at a point in all engines you reach a spot where it actually hurts the flow of the exhaust, causing turbulence and reducing horsepower.
Most everyone sensible hates them because they make a quiet car intended for reliable commutes produce a terrible droning raspy rattling noise which can be heard from a preposterous distance through just about anything, usually between the hours of 11pm-4am, often coupled with a horribly unbalanced stereo blasting distasteful music.
That said, I dont inherently hate all loud exhausts, just the terrible ones. I appreciate the sound of a gruff, well running rumbly V8, or a silky powerful inline-six, and even a few well chosen clean deep note exhausts on a few 4cylinders. Most of the good ones are only loud and in your face or even noticeable in the distance where you can actually see them.
It's the sickly sounding fart cans heard 4 blocks before you see them that I am talking about, which aforementioned "people" think are cool and sound like race cars and somehow make their 130 horsepower small family car into a raceworthy vehicle.
Bad :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVYLUOaxMbo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sounds WORSE in real life
Good: well I can't find a video of a proper touring car without the DEAFENING sound of the transmission inside at some point. Unlike normal cars, they use straight cut gears to transfer more power, which are LOUD and get louder and more harsh the faster they go.
