What do you prefer the sound of big outboard or thru hull exhaust?

[scott8058]

Just wondering peoples opinions on what they like the sound of better, a big outboard or thru hull exhaust on a V8?

 

[1ArmBandit]

Re: What do you prefer the sound of big outboard or thru hull exhaust?

i love the nice deep sound of a thru hull v8 but ive also heard drag 2stroke outboards....either is fine with me

 

[Bamaman1]

Re: What do you prefer the sound of big outboard or thru hull exhaust?

I prefer a the sound of a straight inboard and their underwater exhaust gurgling at an idle.

We cannot stand the sound of the Cigarette type boats and their unmuffled thru the hull exhausts disturbing the peace.

And, I had to call the Water Patrol to come out and slow the bass boats with Mercury Racing engines as they were waking everybody up on our lake @ 5:00 a.m. every Saturday morning on their weekly bass tournament. A hotly ported outboard screams @ 7500 rpm's.

 

[rallyart]

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I think that the through hull exhaust of a big V8 sounds great. ...in the garage. It really sucks on the lake. But I like the sound when it's not interfering with my relaxation.

 

[5150abf]

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We will start boats at work to get antifreeze into the block and I happened to be walking by as they fired up a big block, it is in a tank but we use muffs to get the antifreeze in so the exhaust isn't covered, it sounded awesome .

4 stroke outboards sound really bad too, they fired up a 350 Yamaha awhile ago, 5.3 litre, but I am old school and like the sound of my Evinrude at WOT too,.

I guess anything that burns gas sounds pretty cool.

We have started putting Teauge thru hull exhaust on the toons, so far we have done about 4 of them, all big block 8.2 litre, so somewhere out there are a couple Benningtons that sound really really good, well, unless you live on the lake they went to and have to hear them all the time.

 

[etracer68]

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I,ve drag raced most of my life, so, I have to say theres nothing like a Big V8. I also like the sound of V8,s ideling in big cruisers. I also like the my time on the water to be peaceful, and not hearing anything, about 5 miles out on Michigan, and just me and the admiral. I have come home from the track, many times, with, "SHOULD HAVE WENT BOATING" writen in white shoe polish on the Camaro.

 

[Chinewalker]

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I love the sound of the older Merc V6 racing and high performance outboards like the Mod VP. At idle they sound like they've got a really ratty cam. Hit the throttle and it is pure, unrestrained fury.

Of course, the BADDEST sounding outboard ever is also very small - the 1954 Mercury Mark 20H with the "toilet bowl" exhaust conversion. At only 20 cubic inches, the bouncing, buzzing B motor ruled APBA class B racing for close to 30 years. It's just mean.

 

[Mason78]

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I think that thru hull exhausts sound great for about 10 minutes. After that I start to get a head ache.

 

[JB]

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I was a fisherman and, in my youth, a race driver. Two very different situations and two very different preferences.

On my boats I preferred the gentle purr of a small JohnnyRude twin or the Suzi DF70.

For an impression of power I agree that an unmuffled V8 gets attention I particularly liked a full race flathead but nothing sings like a four cam V12 at WOT.

 

[haulnazz15]

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I love any big block v8 w/thru hulls, @ idle or full out. Granted, they disturb the peace in the morning, but it's no different than some two stroke screaming down the lake. Now, when actually riding in the boat, thru-hulls get annoying after about 10 minutes of not being able to hear yourself think, but that's why they make the Captain's Call exhaust systems. I also enjoy the scream of a 250HP outboard, but they can get on your nerves as easily as any V8 early in the morning while zipping across the lake. People who say they hate one over the other have a bias against the engine choice from the start. I/O's vs O/Bs-type bias.

Nothing gets your heart pounding like a blown BBC or BBF with a mild cam @idle. You feel that thing in your chest, lol.

 

[jkust]

Re: What do you prefer the sound of big outboard or thru hull exhaust?

Thru Hull for about a minute.

 

[Quit It]

Re: What do you prefer the sound of big outboard or thru hull exhaust?

I equate them with fart cans on little cars and Harley's with straight pipes. Those folks think they're cool too and to some they are.

 

[BlkY2k]

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Its gotta be thru-hull. As a young kid I can remember being at the local A&W one night having dinner with my parents when one of the local car dealers backed in beside us. He was driving a brand new Shelby GT500 and the sound that came from that big block has been stuck it my head for 40 plus years now. Theres nothing like it. It looked like this one.

 

[southkogs]

Re: What do you prefer the sound of big outboard or thru hull exhaust?

Well, I do like a through hull sound and a beefy growling motor ... but I don't know that I'd wanna' be cruising on it all day.

To be really honest, the sound of sails gently luffing and the wake rolling down the sides of a sailboat are pretty relaxing (IMHO).

 

[MH Hawker]

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I once owned a old 1974 Kawasaki 750 cc 2 stroke road bike if you have ever head the scream from one, its the only 2 stroke that ever impressed me.

 

[Cheetah 210es]

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Thru Hull for about a minute.

This.

 

[25thmustang]

Re: What do you prefer the sound of big outboard or thru hull exhaust?

Any boat engine I love the sound of!

 

[Frank Acampora]

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At my age, I prefer the sound of silence.

 

[JEBar]

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the older I get, the less I enjoy the rumble and the more I value the quiet

Jim

 

[ricohman]

Re: What do you prefer the sound of big outboard or thru hull exhaust?

I like the sounds of a through hull when they shut it off......