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Old 02-28-2012, 06:44 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by tommymac View Post
A guy at a local shop ran his without the headers, I probably have permenant hearing damage after that
I....did that too. And yes.
I think everyone should experience that at least once (being around an engine run without headers) if only to reinforce the concept that "internal combustion" doesn't mean there's a little fire in there... it's little EXPLOSIONS!

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho View Post
Honestly, I can't imagine it would be THAT much worse than with the Yosh's on there...
It's less about volume and more about the kind of loud that it is.
A baffle or two should tame it enough to be bearable, but your neighbors are still going to hate you.
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