Respecting your neighbors... Reducing cold start volume

[Falundir]

I'm moving soon to a single family home neighborhood and know my cold start volume would wake the dead. Has anyone found a solution to temporarily reduce exhaust volume on cold start?

I found these through an older thread, but have been unable to find any feedback, also I'm concerned about possible engine damage if it choaks the exhaust too much.

http://www.carchemistry.com/shop/ind...duct_list&c=76

I also reached out to Borla for their thoughts, and will post their response.

Thanks~

[Blitz]

Buy all of your neighbors earplugs... hey, at least you can say you tried!

My neighbors joke about it, but mine is not a DD so it isn't often. They tell me if they hear it start up during the week, they don't need the check the weather and know it's not going to rain.

[zkdreads]

Tell them to buy u a new car...this will solve there issue and you both win

[Frid]

Originally Posted by Blitz

Buy all of your neighbors earplugs... hey, at least you can say you tried!

My neighbors joke about it, but mine is not a DD so it isn't often. They tell me if they hear it start up during the week, they don't need the check the weather and know it's not going to rain.

[greenmachinedriver]

Start the car with the garage door closed. Then you will just wake up everyone else in your house.

[Lee123]

I doubt there's much you can do about it other than change your exhaust to something quieter. Maybe you could start it with the garage door down a few seconds as someone suggested, but if your car is like mine the exhaust is pretty strong right after starting and your house will smell.

If the houses are a decent distance apart and well constructed maybe it won't bother your neighbors. Just take it easy within a couple blocks of home. We've got a guy 2 houses down that just bought an old Japanese motorcycle with no muffler. He holds it at 4000 or 5000 RPM for 2 or 3 minutes immediately after starting every time, then blasts off like he's in a race. If you don't behave like that, maybe your neighbors won't mind your car.

[Bay Area SS]

Im sure my neighbors hate me LOL. Lived here for over 5 years and dont know a single one of their names, just how I like it. LOL. Stout cam headers and no muffs currently, I leave for work at 0430 too, ouch

[litle88]

Then stay where your at lol

They'll get over it and use to it, they'll be ok.

[Yellow Camaro]

I'm moving into a townhome complex next month with garage bays basically as the ground floor of the units. They're all side by side and it's one of the middle units I'll be in.

Really hoping my Solo Performance Mach XL with Hi Flows doesn't create too much bedroom resonance...

[USARCPT]

Good luck... I made a post that spanned 4 pages, detailing my neurotic neighbor's anger with my stock exhaust.

You've got no chance.

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219290

[Maxspeed]

Originally Posted by greenmachinedriver

Start the car with the garage door closed. Then you will just wake up everyone else in your house.

Or put the to sleep permanently

[SSlim]

I live out in the country now on 2 acre lots and we picked the lot furthest to the back and side of the neighborhood (cotton fields on 2 sides of me) so the 5:30am start is not so much the problem as is the driving through the neighborhood. I just try to more or less idle until I get out on the main road. Doesn't seem to bother anyone too much. And can't be any more annoying then the disels and harley's moving through the neighborhood.

[motorhead]

Push your car down the street and then start it. Then you'll kill two birds with one stone.

You'll get your workout in and keep the neighbors around you happy. LOL

[NjSpeed]

I feel bad about starting mine but since its no longer a DD i dont worry about it, in the winter i take a big diesel plow truck home which is very loud when its cold, i just plow the neighbors out when it snows and everyone is happy