Originally Posted by mgordon18

Well I'll tell you. A black Ferrari Mondial with what could only have been a modfied exhaust blew by me on the highway yesterday. He must've been at redline because the noise was so loud that I had to stop my conversation with my son. It was stupid loud.

To me, that guy is an egotistical ****head who only wants to make sure that everyone turns to see him in his Ferrari... and I'll spare you any Mondial jokes.

Unless, of course he was on his way to a mechanic to have his exhaust fixed... but I highly doubt it.

Originally Posted by 2005997carrera2

If you let a small emission of sound bring you to anger it sounds like you're just looking for something to complain about. Maybe you should go join your local Home Owners Association and tell people what shade of white their fence needs to be.

Originally Posted by 1analguy

All this is expected from the 8-to-teenage crowd, but you're the adult and you're supposed to know better. Maybe my objections just stem from the fact that I was cursed with parents who actually did their job and taught me to be considerate of other people. Apparently, you were not so encumbered. How nice for you, and how unfortunate for the rest of us...




So, when someone objects to your violation of their rights, then they are the jackass? Ya, that makes sense...

That's fine for your neighbors, but what about everyone else?

I thought the "me" decade was the 1980s...weren't we supposed to be past all that crap long ago? I bet that if other people were deciding for you just how much guff you could comfortably take, you probably wouldn't care for it too much...




With an argument this sound, how could I possibly not come around to your way of "thinking"?




That's easy. If it's louder than stock, then it's too loud...

Originally Posted by TommyV44

Feelings are a choice!

No one or nothing can make you feel annoyed or anything else. That's your choice and you can easily make a different one!

Tom

Originally Posted by mgordon18

With all due respect, Tommy - I know from other posts that you're a good guy and fellow New Jersian(!) - but that's a very self-centered comment. What you're basically saying is, "I'm being loud and annoying. Deal with it. Choose to not be annoyed by it." You're asking everyone to choose to not be annoyed when you get in their way. That's not really how society works. Or at least, that's not how society should work.



Anyway, I think my point is made. Do with it what you all will. Just remember that there are other people around us and we'd all be doing a lot better if we had more respect for each others' personal space. I'm not saying I am without fault, but when I find out I am intrusive, I try to change my actions.

Originally Posted by TommyV44

Mike,

I feel the same about you.

For the record, my point isn't self-centered at all; it's factual.

My wife can't make me mad, or my co-worker or my customer or my sister or anyone....not even Rotes!!!! No one has that power over you unless you let them.

You can choose to be mad or choose to let it go......we all make those choices everyday.

For me, in most cases ( I wish it could be all) I choose a better feeling for myself.....makes my life easier.

Best,

Tom

Originally Posted by rodsky

For the record, my wife can drive me nuts at times I hope she's not on Rennlist.

Tom - Is the Tubi pretty quiet at lower RPM's. I am one of those that has a stock 997.2. I dont want to annoy people but the exhaust is pretty disappointing. It'd be nice to have a mild sound when you're pottering around in the neighborhood. But louder when you get on it.

Originally Posted by mgordon18

Yes. Like a Prius perhaps.

The car I bought happened to come with PSE but I rarely, if ever, use it and when I do, it's most often for the throttle re-map that's also on that "Sport" button.

Some people don't want to scream down the road setting off car alarms, waking babies, and generally pissing people off. I bought my car so I could move quickly and because I like the way it looks and handles. If these aftermarket exhausts made some PERFORMANCE difference, then maybe I could see adding one on... it's noisy, yes, but that's what you get if you want 30 more hp... But to add on noise just to make the car loud seems simply obnoxious to the rest of the people you drive by each day. A car should only be as loud as its engine needs to be to make it perform the way it performs. Any non-performance-enhancing add-ons are just there for posing.

I'm a big fan of the sound symposer in the 991. There should be an option to pipe as much sound INTO the cabin as you like... just keep it to yourself. There's a reason why people don't walk down the sidewalk with a big boom box over their shoulders blasting AC/DC. It's good music, but we shouldn't be forcing it on others.

It would be AWESOME if my car was silent like a Prius and simply blew everyone else off the road, like a ghost. "What the hell was that thing? It just blew right by us! Oh. That's the new 911 with the "silent" option. Sooooo cool."

Maybe I need a Tesla.

Flame on!

Originally Posted by TommyV44

...You have both all the answers and your social skills are so awesome......a wonderful combination!

Thanks for the education!

Tom

Originally Posted by Little Green

Good lord, I put a Gundo on my car cause it didn't sound like a Pcar should to ME, it's MY car after all. ... Not trying to **** anyone off just make myself happy.

Originally Posted by Little Green

When some douche drives by blaring their radio so loud their windows rattle all I do is close my windows. See how that works. I don't care for radios being that loud so I handle it my way. I can also accelerate past them or slow down so I don't have to hear their crappy *** radio. If you don't like my exhaust feel free to slow down, speed up, close your windows or turn and drive a different direction