Do you want the sound of a V8 cheap and easy?

Do you want the sound of a V8 cheap and easy?

Postby astro355 [OP] » February 15th 2010, 11:19am

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Re: Do you want the sound of a V8 cheap and easy?

Postby astroturf » February 15th 2010, 1:15pm

Damn so many things to say. Their goes my gas mileage. I bought three. Better than than listening to talk radio. Good for engine diagnostics. The school bus driver loves it. Jim
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Re: Do you want the sound of a V8 cheap and easy?

Postby Big_kid » February 15th 2010, 2:13pm

You beat me to it! That link popped up on one of my camper message boards too.
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Re: Do you want the sound of a V8 cheap and easy?

Postby Mr_Bowtie » February 15th 2010, 3:32pm

Thats pretty cool. I will have to remember that for a couple X-mas present this year. :D
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Re: Do you want the sound of a V8 cheap and easy?

Postby webcat » February 15th 2010, 11:34pm

That really is pretty cool !
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Re: Do you want the sound of a V8 cheap and easy?

Postby tedanderson » February 15th 2010, 11:59pm

I gotta get one! Some things only a guy would love.. And this is the kind of thing that we would get to impress our girlfriends when we are the only ones who will really enjoy it! :)
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Re: Do you want the sound of a V8 cheap and easy?

Postby webcat » February 16th 2010, 1:20am

When i was young i had a pontiac lemans that made a whistling sound through the speakers , every time i would rev it up the whistling sound would go up with the engine , i believe it was interferance from the ignition coil to the radio , anyways it sounded kinda nice and i learned you could buy a timing chain that would make that sound , it makes your engine sound really powerful .
It would be nice to have that thing that plugs into the cigerette lighter to have the v8 sound and then find a way to make it whistle :thumbup:
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Re: Do you want the sound of a V8 cheap and easy?

Postby webcat » February 16th 2010, 1:26am

You could probally use it on a van that has a v8 with quiet exaust too to get some rumble .
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Re: Do you want the sound of a V8 cheap and easy?

Postby webcat » February 16th 2010, 1:40am

Reminds me of a old two seater mazda rx7 that i used to have it had big fat tires and i used to race it around , anyways i think it was out of alighnment and when ever i was on the freeway going about 40 mph or faster the front tires would make a loud screeching sound everytime i would change lanes, the front tires gave a sound effect that i was going really fast when i was changing lanes , one time a guy i worked with asked me if i would give him a ride home in it and as i was zipping through traffic passing cars it was going err , err , err , he thought i was a maniac!!!
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Re: Do you want the sound of a V8 cheap and easy?

Postby webcat » February 16th 2010, 1:47am

i got a police siren MP3 that i downloaded thats kinda fun to play while your driving!
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Re: Do you want the sound of a V8 cheap and easy?

Postby tedanderson » February 16th 2010, 4:01am

After thinking about this all day, I came to a conclusion- This device is like... putting cards or a balloon between the frame and wheel of your bicycle and pretending that you have a motorcycle.
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Re: Do you want the sound of a V8 cheap and easy?

Postby Jasen » February 16th 2010, 4:37am

:rofl:

My kids birthday is next month. I need to get one for his Ranger.

Here's the V10 and then the V8

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Re: Do you want the sound of a V8 cheap and easy?

Postby astroturf » February 16th 2010, 5:54am

How bout one that sounds like a 4 cylinder ricer with a big ole FART CANNON?
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Re: Do you want the sound of a V8 cheap and easy?

Postby Jasen » February 16th 2010, 6:00am

a soundricer :lol:
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Re: Do you want the sound of a V8 cheap and easy?

Postby astro355 [OP] » February 16th 2010, 1:25pm

tedanderson wrote:After thinking about this all day, I came to a conclusion- This device is like... putting cards or a balloon between the frame and wheel of your bicycle and pretending that you have a motorcycle.


Exactly. :clap:
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