loud exhaust

Unmuffled engine noise

A loud exhaust is an automotive exhaust system that produces more noise than standard factory equipment, either through modification or deliberate design.

Some drivers install them for the aggressive sound associated with performance vehicles; others consider them obnoxious: The loud exhaust on that Civic woke up the whole neighborhood.

Many jurisdictions regulate exhaust noise levels.

Related

rev limiter · tailpipe · engine · motorcycle · muscle car · straight pipe · decibels · thunderous · growl · fumes · acceleration · turbo · headers · cherry bomb · catalytic converter · noise · deafening · street racing

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Opposites
vehicle type/propulsion

loud exhaustelectric motor

Converts current to motion

electric vehicle · Tesla · EV · hybrid engine · silent running

cultural intent

loud exhauststealth mode

Undetectable operational state

understated elegance · sleeper car · quiet confidence

volume/sound level

loud exhausthushed

Reduced to silence

inaudible · dampened

Family

loud, loudly, loudness, louder, loudest, exhaust, exhausts, exhausted, exhausting

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G