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Old 04-06-2017, 09:01 AM
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Car: 1988 IROC-Z
Engine: 350 TPI
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Weird Question...

I've owned my '88 5.7 TPI IROC for about a year and a half now, and I have an odd question.


The car ran horribly when I first got it, and the exhaust (stock exhaust) seemed very loud.


At each point I fixed the running/drivability issues, the car seemed to get quieter. Oddly enough, several people recently have complemented me on how nice the exhaust sounds.


Am I imagining things that now that it runs well, the exhaust isn't nearly as loud as it was when I first got it, or have I simply become used to it?
Old 04-06-2017, 09:44 AM
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Re: Weird Question...

How well the engine runs can change how loud it is




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