Yes I can. :) Expecially on the 5.0. I heard that sound and knew I shouldn't
race it, but by darnit, I did! LOL The sound told the story, oh, and the
skinnies on front, oh yeah, and the drags on back, oh yeah, did I mention it
had a huge cowl hood? LOL This was my favorite Stang too, notchback. I wa
sin my near stock 5.9 and it wasn't as bad a beating as I had imagined, we
were even for a second then he slowly pulled away to about alf a length and
couldn't go anymore, thne traffic...... Guy was nice too waved and thumbs
up.
-Ryan
99 DA RC R/T
----- Original Message -----
From: <Ohm347@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: DML: dakota club cab 4x4 rt with a 5speed?
> In a message dated 10/17/2000 3:10:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> therrin@isaac.net writes:
>
> it's easy terry. i've owned a 5.2 in stock format and i've owned a 5.2
with
> a 3 inch gibson sigle side exit. i've also oned a 4.7 in stock format and
> again with a 3 inch gibson cat back. so i am very familiar with the
sounds
> of the 4.7 and the 5.2 in both stock and modified forms. as well an
employee
> next to my work has a jeep grand cherokee limited with the 5.9 and i could
> tell he had a 5.9 in it the moment i first heard it. they sound very
> distinctly different. the 5.9 has a deeper throatier rumble than the 5.2
and
> the 4.7. as well as i mentioned in my post i crawled under the truck and
> looked at the exhaust system and it was factory exhaust but larger than
the
> factory exhaust on either my 4.7 or 5.2?
> so what i am saying is it is quite easy for me to distinguish the sounds
of
> different engines with different exhausts because i have had different
> engines with different exhausts. as well exhaust sounds change if you
change
> the intake system(more air out adds a slight woosh). if you just open your
> ears and listen you can tell the difference because all engines sound
> different. and if you really pay attention you can tell the difference in
> sound from the same block with different mods. ever heard the sound out
of a
> 5.0 mustang and just knew you shouldn't even bother trying to race it.
how
> about the sound of a blown 5.9? can you tell the sound of that on a
launch?
> i can.
> derek
>
> << As for determining it was a 5.9 by listening to the
> exhaust, with all the different exhaust modifications that can be
> done, I don't see how anyone could distinguish between a 5.2 and a 5.9
> just by listening.
> >>
>
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