Have you heard yours?

Have you heard yours?

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Original Poster:

138 posts

288 months

Thursday 24th April 2003
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Had the Griff a year now, and last night let my lad take it for a spin by himself for the first time.

Having only heard the beast from the driver's (occasionally passenger's) seat, I had never heard it on the move as a spectator. It sounded even more amazing as it growled its way into the distance. Unreal. Amazing. No wonder people turn and stare (I had thought it was just car/driver's good looks).

Dave Marett

68 posts

269 months

Thursday 24th April 2003
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My mate and I did swapped cars the other week for 5 minutes, I drove his S2000 past him and he did the same for me in the Griffith - I was pretty blown away by the sound of mine - it sounds a lot louder than when you're driving, doesn't it!? - we did a 2 mile or so circuit round a couple of local roads and I could hear him all the way

edited to say: nothing like hearing your car going past you at full chat in 3rd!

Oh yes!

>> Edited by Dave Marett on Thursday 24th April 17:02

simpo one

86,741 posts

271 months

Thursday 24th April 2003
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It's a great pity I couldn't hear/watch myself as I went down Bentwaters' runway at 144mph.. doh...

mikeylad

31,608 posts

259 months

Thursday 24th April 2003
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i tried something similar with a brick on the accelerator.

god i miss that car...

AllTorque

2,646 posts

275 months

Thursday 24th April 2003
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mikeylad said: i tried something similar with a brick on the accelerator.

god i miss that car...


Why, did it drive itself off a cliff or something?

mikeylad

31,608 posts

259 months

Thursday 24th April 2003
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AllTorque said:

mikeylad said: i tried something similar with a brick on the accelerator.

god i miss that car...


Why, did it drive itself off a cliff or something?


thats what i was getting at...

EdT

5,132 posts

290 months

Thursday 24th April 2003
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simpo one said: It's a great pity I couldn't hear/watch myself as I went down Bentwaters' runway at 144mph.. doh...


likewise at Bruntingthorpe at 6K RPM 5th. From where I was it was all, ahem, wind noise. Not that it was that scary.

Ed


AllTorque

2,646 posts

275 months

Thursday 24th April 2003
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mikeylad said:

AllTorque said:

mikeylad said: i tried something similar with a brick on the accelerator.

god i miss that car...


Why, did it drive itself off a cliff or something?


thats what i was getting at...



Doh! Think I'll leave the humour to the funny guys!

jigs

295 posts

258 months

Thursday 24th April 2003
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Maybe Modwise or such like could develope and market an exhaust sound system with a small mike between the tailpipes and the sound fed back into the cockpit via the stereo system.

badapple

2,265 posts

260 months

Thursday 24th April 2003
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I let another PHer behind the wheel of mine last week, while I was passenger. Pretty boring really

BCMS

241 posts

288 months

Friday 25th April 2003
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Had the Griff a year now, and last night let my lad take it for a spin by himself for the first time.

Having only heard the beast from the driver's (occasionally passenger's) seat, I had never heard it on the move as a spectator. It sounded even more amazing as it growled its way into the distance. Unreal. Amazing. No wonder people turn and stare (I had thought it was just car/driver's good looks).


I was only too pleased to allow you the opportunity to experience your Griffs aural delights from outside the cockpit Farve!!! Tell you what though got a bit hairy at times, on this one corner.......

Skip

Original Poster:

138 posts

288 months

Friday 25th April 2003
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BCMS said:
Tell you what though got a bit hairy at times, on this one corner.......




>> Edited by Skip on Friday 25th April 09:35

RichB

52,576 posts

290 months

Friday 25th April 2003
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Yep and it does sound tasty! Chap at Bedford wanted to do a drive by noise check before he would give me a green sticker so off he went, a couple of laps later all was ok. Boy did it sound good - Rather like Concorde I prefer to call it "sound" not noise! Rich...