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For the unfamiliar, in addition to 'loud pipes' motorcycles, the biggest thing this is for are 'fart cars'. They're all over NYC. These are generally BMW 3 seri

For the unfamiliar, in addition to 'loud pipes' motorcycles, the biggest thing this is for are 'fart cars'. They're all over NYC. These are generally BMW 3 series, Infiniti, etc that are tuned and have specific exhausts to sound like they have more performance than they do, and to backfire after revving and then spooling down a bit... aka fart. They try to achieve the loudest possible rev and backfire, sometimes sounds like gunshots. They drive up and down residential streets in the outer boroughs mostly at night, revving and farting over and over. Residents here in NYC despise them.

mastercheif 5y ago
Here's a decent example of a "fart car" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZugoUx_sgrY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZugoUx_sgrY
RivieraKid 5y ago
Why do they do that, is it basically sadism, i.e. deriving pleasure from others undergoing discomfort or pain?
- lotsofpulp 5y ago
  I assume it fulfills their ego to know they have the power to affect unwilling others. They might not have a good education, retirement fund, upward career prospects, but they can impose at least this little bit onto the world to offset their broader lack of power.
  - bradlys 5y ago
    These pops and crackles are common on exotics (cars that cost a lot). So, you’ve got it backwards actually. An M3 isn’t cheap cash these days. Jaguars have this too (again, is that a cheap car?). AMGs as well. I mean - the list goes on even for more reasonable cars. Your Lamborghinis and Ferraris will vary but plenty of other exotics have them. Common with race cars as well. I’m guessing most people here have just never watched any kind of motorsport - as these sounds are incredibly common in them. And - here’s the thing - these people like the sound.
    - lotsofpulp 5y ago
      Even if you cannot afford an upwardly mobile and financially secure life, you can easily be able to afford financed BMWs in monthly payments. As I understand, repossessing a car is not that hard nowadays with GPS and mobile networks, so there is a lot less risk. Also, it is almost never the more expensive cars I see making sounds. It is mostly cheap Honda/Subaru/Chargers that are modified.
Unklejoe 5y ago
The term in the community is “burble tune” and, yes, it’s extremely annoying and lame.

mastercheif 5y ago

Here's a decent example of a "fart car" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZugoUx_sgrY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZugoUx_sgrY

RivieraKid 5y ago

Why do they do that, is it basically sadism, i.e. deriving pleasure from others undergoing discomfort or pain?

lotsofpulp 5y ago
I assume it fulfills their ego to know they have the power to affect unwilling others. They might not have a good education, retirement fund, upward career prospects, but they can impose at least this little bit onto the world to offset their broader lack of power.
- bradlys 5y ago
  These pops and crackles are common on exotics (cars that cost a lot). So, you’ve got it backwards actually. An M3 isn’t cheap cash these days. Jaguars have this too (again, is that a cheap car?). AMGs as well. I mean - the list goes on even for more reasonable cars. Your Lamborghinis and Ferraris will vary but plenty of other exotics have them. Common with race cars as well. I’m guessing most people here have just never watched any kind of motorsport - as these sounds are incredibly common in them. And - here’s the thing - these people like the sound.
  - lotsofpulp 5y ago
    Even if you cannot afford an upwardly mobile and financially secure life, you can easily be able to afford financed BMWs in monthly payments. As I understand, repossessing a car is not that hard nowadays with GPS and mobile networks, so there is a lot less risk. Also, it is almost never the more expensive cars I see making sounds. It is mostly cheap Honda/Subaru/Chargers that are modified.

Unklejoe 5y ago

The term in the community is “burble tune” and, yes, it’s extremely annoying and lame.