Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 20:25:03 -0400 From: Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> Subject: Re: 9000 Aero Exhaust Sound?
William Brooks wrote: > How long have you had the car? Any change for the worse would probably be > noticed right away. The exhaust takes on a different sound as soon as a > muffler or pipe develops a leak. The best way I can characterize the sound a > leaking exhaust system makes is flatulent. > > I just replaced the final muffler on my '88 9000 Turbo. After unbolting the > old one, I fired up the car for a minute, just to hear what it sounded like. > I have to tell you, it took me straight back to my college days when I was > so poor I couldn't put a real muffler on my Datsun 510--I had the guys put > on a glass pack instead. > > And as wonderful as the Saab sounded, I realized it would get old on a > 600-mile day, just like the Datsun did on quarter breaks. > > "JEFFK" <jeffknopsamthingawful.com> wrote in message > news:lxg25.10372$7o1.312568nopsam2.rdc1.on.home.com... > > My Aero has a *very* slight 'throaty' tone at idle and at speed ~ the > > exhaust is a factory unit and the car has 67,000km. Is it customary for > > these cars to have this type of sound, or should I expect a leak...?! The Saab 900 from the 80s had a very distinctive exhaust sound. My wife could tell it was me coming up the driveway. Then Saab "improved" the cars and sold optional exhaust components at extra cost to get the same sound. Somethings are better left alone.
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