Straight pipes and car alarms

[Briar Hopper]

The kid and I went to Louisville today to the biggest annual indoor boat and RV show in about a nine state area... Fired up the truck after the show, getting ready to leave for home, and the straight exhaust set off warning beeps in the car next to us. I revved it again (didn't hear the warning beeps, the kid did, though #ad
) and it went NUTS! Kid said it sounded like he had 3 different sirens, a wolf whistle, and a horn playing "Dixie" all hooked up to the alarm. We hauled outa there P. D. Q. We were the center of attention all the way to the parking lot exit... . I can't believe how much noise seems to come my way, when I'm not even trying. This was the THIRD car alarm I've set off, since getting the new exhaust. It's hilarious. Some of these people out there got the alarm sensitivity levels set so low, a flatulent sparrow could set it off !

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Tom M.
Secretary of the Great Lakes Turbo Diesel Registry GLTDR B. A. D. Boys www.lubedealers.com/meers.html

 

[Jeff H]

Go see a fireworks show on the 4th of July. It sorta ruins the whole thing listening to all the honks and beeps and etc.

 

[Wirenut]

Whats a car alarm? Man I live in the sticks!

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• '93 250 LE 4x4 5spd 4:10 Loaded,dual 5" chrome stacks,12cm² turbo(37psi),PW injectors,K&N,pyro/boost,US Gear E-Brake,tool box,CB,10" AR rims, 285/75/16 Bf goodrich. "wirenut_21529" on Yahoo Messenger
• '97 Ford B-Series school bus (5. 9 Cummins!)I'm gonna Bomb it!
• '94 GMC 2500 6. 5L Turbo

PICTURES.

 

[Max340]

I set em off with my 72 Dart fairly often. Subaru Outbacks seem particularly vulnerable.


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Y2K 2500 QC Sport 4x4 LWB
72 Dart 340
89 LeBaron GTC 2. 2 TI

 

[Jff24Gordn]

thats the 3rd one you know of, wonder how many you've set off when you were alone?

 

[abledog]

What I want to know are you bragging or complaining?

 

[Briar Hopper]

Not bragging or complaining, just laughing about the whole thing, it tickled my funny bone.

 

[Jumbo Jet]

Sounds to me like a great opportunity to prowl the mall parking lot... ... ... .....

 

[RHARVEY]

I lit mine off in a parking lot the other day and a Honda's alarm went nuts. It would not have been so bad if it wasn't the fact that I was in a church parking lot. . #ad
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Rick

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RICK
97 2500,CC,5 SPEED, 3. 54 Limited Slip,Psychotty System,K&N, Pre-Turbo ISSPRO 3" Pyrometer & Boost Guage,Silencer Ring Removed
12,000 RBW 5th Wheel Hitch,25' Excel 5th Wheel,Rancho RSX17000 Shocks,Amsoil Dealer,Straight Piped

 

[willyslover]

So Tom
How do you lip read a flatulent sparrow ?? do ya have to watch for the feather ruffle. . you must have great eyes. . #ad
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[Shrimpy]

Great thread!!! Though I was the only deranged (sp) individual who enjoyed this past time. I work in downtown Houston and park in a parking garage. Anything above a idle and off they go. On early fridays (leave at 2:00) I purposly park at about level 6 and joyoiusly make my way to the exit with screeching horns in my wake!!!!!!

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92 Ext. Cab, Auto trans. , 3. 54 Non-LS, Isspro Tach, 16 cm housing, PW injectors, no name 3 Gauge cluster, 230,000+ miles, straight pipe, old and abused but still running strong!!!!

 

[TomGolden]

Oh, man! I can't wait to get my new exhsust system. I was set on a 4" straight piped system, but in scrounging through the garage this weekend, I happened to think about what the visual differences between a 4" and 5" would be. Well, I happened to find a 4" and a 5" coffee can, and when I compared them side by side, well I think 5" it *has* to be #ad


Anyway, about a month ago I fired off Godzilla in a Red Robin (burger joint) parking lot. Was right next to a minivan, no other cars for several spaces, and the minivan alarm went nuts. And that was with a stock exhaust in the wide open air! Oooohhh, I am gonna love a massive straight piped system and what it will do to those yuppie car alarms #ad
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Tom

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Tom Golden
Godzilla: Patriot Blue 2001 2500 SLT QC 4X4 LWB ETH/DEE, Tow & Camper packages, 3. 54 Ltd. Slip, 4 wheel disc ABS, Isspro EGT/boost gauges, black SmittyBilt nerf bars, TDR decal, Jack antenna ball
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[Briar Hopper]

Of all things, I did it to myself last night... while packing up the truck on a construction site, loading up tools, ladders,etc. I had to open the door to put my clipboard in, and rather than go back inside to get the remote & key which was left in my jacket pocket, I used my second key to open the door. Unfortunately, my Grover dual air horns are wired into the original horn circuit. Boy do them things scream, it's really funny to hear (FEEL?) them running out of air, one last gasp, a weak tweet, and then you look around, lights are coming on in houses all around you... . Not my neighborhood, but I still felt really bad for the neighbors, I'll have to be careful not to do that again...
willyslover, sparrows don't have lips. Besides, bird-watching is for retirees, the ones that use PowerChokes to pull their travel trailers to Florida and Arizona. #ad

while we're talking about birds, can anybody explain to me how birds can take a flying sideways crap at 100MPH and hit the side of your truck every time? There's one of a flock near my factory that can do it, I'm on a first name basis with him. Got a Winchester doubleX shotshell with his name on it !

 

[RKohn]

Muffler's gettin looser, gonna fall off soon. #ad


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