OPEN HEADERS... Friend or Foe?

[bac1755]

So I'm still running open headers on my truck, I love it its so loud. I had one of my neighbors call the sheriff on me at 12 in the afternoon. I live in an old subdevelopment in the country. come on alot of the people ride harleys out here, not much louder. basically the sheriff told me im doing nothing wrong, he liked my truck and then told the guy if he wants to sleep in the afternoon get some ear plugs the next time he calls it will be inproper use of the 911 system.

[onlyifihadachevy]

bac your so lucky, my dad and i got in trouble at like 10 at night because we just got my truck and wanted to hear it.

[Longhorn Man]

your deputy needs written up. There's a few laws you are in fact violating, both state laws, and federal.
P!ssing off the neighbors is never a good plan. A good neighbor will stop someone knocking out your windows and taking your stereo, a p!ssed off one will hand the guy a hammer.

[john02fxdl]

A very good friend of mine bought a 80 Malibu drag car that ran high 7s, low
8s in 1/4 mile. Test and tune the day after he bought it, first pass car shut off at the 1/8th...we were confused. He got back to the trailer falling out of the car and crying his eyes out. That's what happens when:
1. Car runs open headers
2. Car runs on alcohol
3. Forgot to put the access covers back in the floor.

He didn't do that again.

[bac1755]

The sheriff told me if he had cought me on public road I could have been in trouble. This said guy recently moved out to this area. I have lived out here for 10 years now. this is the only person to ever have a problem, alot of people in our development build dirt track cars and run them all the time. The sheriff said there is no noise ordnance at 12 in the afternoon, it doesn't kick in till 10pm in the country.

[Longhorn Man]

ok, on your property, then yeah, he's right.
Once your tires hit public tax payer pavement, then federal and state regulations kick in.

[bac1755]

Yeah the subdevelopment is all private. its almost like a big red neck home owners association. If you dont see 4 wheelers, dunebuggies, dirt track cars or something of that nature running around here you start wondering where everyone went.

[onlyifihadachevy]

nice, all my neighbors have hated us for years for everything from fireworks all night, the brakes going out and running over the stop sign,to the very loud vehicles.

[Camper Power]

Originally Posted by texanidiot25

I'm on the verge of the sticks, close enough. It'd only be for a few days though, I leave for school at 6:50, and my neighbors don't mind it cranking up cold so far (very cam'd sounding, lots of rumble), so I obviously don't want to blow that out of the water too long

could never imagin firing the truck up at 6:50 to go to school. im lucky to have neighbours like mine, my drivway is right against their baby's room and i would be suprised if the kid can sleep through the truck warming up seeings how my whole house vibrates when its fast idleing. turns out they use my truck as an alarm clock for the kid cause he has to go to day care. but i couldnt see myself runnning open headers, id probably get annoyed from the noise after a little while

[americanmusc1e]

my Dad and I were pulling my truck to the muffler shop and we had problems with the towbar so my dad drove the truck the rest of the way with open headers, I would have done it but I was barely 16 and he wouldn't let me

before that we ran it with open headers around the house and one time we took it to the nearest gas station (7 miles through the country) and my Mom said she could hear us all the way

I'm getting electric cutouts as soon as I can afford them--for the ricers

[69chevybmx]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

your deputy needs written up. There's a few laws you are in fact violating, both state laws, and federal.
P!ssing off the neighbors is never a good plan. A good neighbor will stop someone knocking out your windows and taking your stereo, a p!ssed off one will hand the guy a hammer.

Well said.

Imagine what it would be like to have a neighbor with a raised Caprice on 26" wheels creeping by with the obnoxious pounding of the subs. That would get pretty annoying real quick and this is the same type of situation. Music to one mans ears is like nails on a chalkboard to others.

Don't get me wrong, it sounds cool. I currently have open headers too and take it around the block once in a great while to knock the dust off(not road ready yet). I wouldn't want to get all of the neighborhood pi$$ed at me from doing it everyday though.

[onlyifihadachevy]

if my neighbor had 26s with loud subs I would want to get the something louder,but i had open headers til' about 5 mins ago. I got some mufflers that came off a honda it seems. I didn't start it to hear what it sounds like but i will tomarrow because it's a little late.

[smashedfoot]

you know what pisses me off cops never pull over guys on their harley davidson motorcycles when their bikes are just as loud if not louder than a hot rod with open headers but they sure are quick to pull over me with my exhaust on because they said it sounded like I was "getting on it"! wtf! It just goes to show evryone gets hassled by the man!

[meansting04]

I run mine open all the time, not good for cops, but mine does fine either way, i only have two feet of 3
inch pipe and model 10 flows anyways so i don't notice much of a change in tunning and regular driving, but with opens it pops like a sob when i let off, but for me its worth it.

[americanmusc1e]

Originally Posted by onlyifihadachevy

if my neighbor had 26s with loud subs I would want to get the something louder,but i had open headers til' about 5 mins ago. I got some mufflers that came off a honda it seems. I didn't start it to hear what it sounds like but i will tomarrow because it's a little late.

HONDA MUFFLERS?????!!!!!!

stock honda mufflers or fart can honda mufflers????? why????

[spinning wheels]

Originally Posted by smashedfoot

you know what pisses me off cops never pull over guys on their harley davidson motorcycles when their bikes are just as loud if not louder than a hot rod with open headers but they sure are quick to pull over me with my exhaust on because they said it sounded like I was "getting on it"! wtf! It just goes to show evryone gets hassled by the man!

Trust me, Harley riders get pulled over all the time. One town out here in So Cal, even trains their cops to pull over H-Ds if they don't have the stock air filter cover on their bike. Their logic is, if the air filter cover isn't stock, it's got an aftermarket carb thus its a modified bike.

[clay68c10]

Ha ha, it's funny this thread came up today. I just put on headers and can't get into the exhaust shop till thursday. I was going to avoid driving until then, but I read this and said what the hell.
I forgot how many people give you the "look of death" when you're uncorked. Damn, that 454 sure is loud

[bac1755]

Hell yeah let it run!!!!!

[onlyifihadachevy]

Originally Posted by americanmusc1e

HONDA MUFFLERS?????!!!!!!

stock honda mufflers or fart can honda mufflers????? why????

stock honda mufflers i haven't heard it yet but i'm wait til' monday or when my dad's boss goes to the dmv with my dad to register and sell it to my dad. then i'm going to get some cherry bombs from a friend.

[crazy longhorn]

Originally Posted by smashedfoot

you know what pisses me off cops never pull over guys on their harley davidson motorcycles when their bikes are just as loud if not louder than a hot rod with open headers but they sure are quick to pull over me with my exhaust on because they said it sounded like I was "getting on it"! wtf! It just goes to show evryone gets hassled by the man!

Man I have gotten by with wheelies(sandrail), burnies in my 69......but they damn sure know they wont catch my Harley......here in my spot in Illinios,the bottom line is those cops have better things to do than bust an old mans chops......let an 18 -20 yr old kid play the same chit.....bet you money they will bust his chops! crazyL

[crazy longhorn]

Back on topic....open "corks" , sound the best @ the back bumper! I ran, just for a little while, a 2 1/2" system /H pipe/ 3 1/2" X 16" cans on the back of the old longhorn. YES IT WAS AN AWSOME SOUND......open headers @ the rear bumper.....YEE HAW! Well, the old truck always drew way too much attention anyway...... crazyL, I will never be famous, but imfamous(outlaw fing hillbilly)....been there with a big YEE HAW! have fun, but dont get your azzes busted....crazyL

[gator2511]

I used to run my little 64 Vette at the strip on open headers and it didn't hurt anything but the competition!

[crazy longhorn]

Originally Posted by gator2511

I used to run my little 64 Vette at the strip on open headers and it didn't hurt anything but the competition!

That a BIG HELL YES!