I stopped at Hardees for biscuits this morning and as usual and turned off my engine to order my
biscuits. When I pulled up to pickup my order the line was long enough that I only moved one
car length. A lady in the car behind me at the order window, after trying to order her food, asked me to turn off my engine because the folks could not hear her. I complied, laughing all the while.
Love my Cummins.

 

I never go through a drive up window anymore. No one can hear. I don't need the fa(s)t food anyway.

 

I set my roommates car alarm off everytime I drive by. I've been told they can hear me from 1/4-1/2 mile away. It's still not loud enough. I'm thinking duals.

 

Let's see. I've been told that I was louder than a Peterbilt, (Highway Patrol), I've seen people cover there ears, my brother said he heard me getting off the freeway, a 1 a mile away. People role up there windows. Since I got the injectors in, how about a little (alot) of black smoke to go with the noise.

 

Drive through? forget it, Learned that the second week of CTD ownership.
Matter of fact, get around any brick buildings, urban atmosphere, underpass or other semi contained area and she really kack a lacks. Louder the better.
Smiling just thinking about it.

 

Thats happen to me a couple of times while going through the drive window, people in front of me got mad because the person working could not hear them order and they have also gotten mad because they did not like the smell of the diesel, i had one person while waiting in line yell out" Turn that F ing thing off" which i thought was uncalled for so i reved the motor to really **** him off

 

I'm smiling just thinking about it, and I don't even own one yet

 

A guy here at work last week asked me how I got my truck to sound like a Kenworth.

They call it my big rig starter kit here at work.

https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...php/photo/3800

 

well.... I don't even bother waiting for them to tell me to shut if off if I go through drive-thru. At a stoplight, most people roll their windows up if they're lucky enough to be sitting by me. I had a guy wait for me in the parking lot of Wal-Mart just so he could ask me how I got my truck to "sound like that". I've had a couple tell me to shut my truck off from several stalls away at Sonic. Been told it sounds like a dump truck..... heard just about everything in the time I've owned the truck.

 

How do they feel when a diesel event is in town? 20+ diesel trucks in a row in drive through. All shoings off to each other. Nobody would get the right food, but it'd be fun.

 

I love to bounce that loud pipe off the canyon wall as I'm coming into town. All my buddies know I'm coming about a mile out!

All these listed below really help it sing...

Underpasses / Bridges
Concrete barriers
Canyon walls
Tunnels
Between buildings
Passing other diesel trucks (I had to put that in! )

 

Mine's not loud enough, exhaust-wise, even with the MEK. When I do go through a drive through with it, which isn't often, I leave a gap between me and the person who is giving their order. I don't particularly enjoy pi$$ing other people off. The same as I don't care to have other people purposely pi$$ing me off.

I've never had anyone complain when I stay back from them a bit. I always have to shut it off when I order. And if it's going to take a while when I'm at the pickup window, I'll shut it off again. I do want the exhaust louder, but the engine noise is good and plenty. I'm waiting until I hear another 24V that sounds the way I want mine to sound. Then I'll see what they've done to their exhaust and I'll do it too.

- JyRO

 

20* below zero winter mornings, i probably woke up the entire neighborhood. one neighbor always covered his ears when i drove by.

driving in any downtown city is a lot of fun. foot to the floor and all

my 02 was a lot louder than this 92, plus my 02 had turbo whine and a nice "whoosh" in between the shifts.


Pat

 

the people at work say it sounds like the trash truck pulling up when I come in. The kids in the neighborhood think the school bus is coming early and start running out.

 

What?? What did you say?? I can't hear you over my HO 24 valve with a timing box!!!!

Rusty