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booming exhaust

English translation: roaring/thundering exhaust


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English term or phrase:booming exhaust
English translation:roaring/thundering exhaust
Entered by: Rachel Fell
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22:11 Aug 5, 2007
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Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / automotive articles\ journalistic style
English term or phrase: booming exhaust
What could be a good synonym for booming here?
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While the GT3 Dodges look amazing, the Viper Le Mans car in particular is one of the best-looking cars in motorsport history. With its sleek low front, booming exhaust and distinctive red-white-and-blue livery, the car just oozes history and class.
Abdelmonem Samir
Local time: 14:06
roaring exhaust
Explanation:
though roaring sounds harsher in terms of sound than booming

"Booming" suggests a powerful engine

NoiseOFF - The Citizens Coalition Against Noise Pollution ...
A roaring exhaust system can be heard and felt over a wide distance, rattle windows and travel through walls. Millions of people are adversely affected by ...
www.noiseoff.org/exhaust.shtml - 15k - Cached - Similar pages

Device for producing an overtone-rich sporty exhaust sound - US ...
A device for producing a sporty sounding roaring exhaust sound in four-cylinder engines, the device comprising: a manifold with four manifold pipes, ...
www.patentstorm.us/patents/6779628-claims.html - 15k - Cached - Similar pages

Chrysler Viper (1996 - TO 2001) : EIGHT LITRES OF SNAKEBITE ...
The GTS has a booming exhaust drone between 1800 and 2600rpm which equates quite well to UK motorway cruising speeds this is nothing unusual, just slightly ...
uk.cars.yahoo.com/car-reviews/car-and-driving/chrysler-viper-2002294.html - 35k - Cached - Similar pages

Test drive - The Aston Martin DB4 by Beacham - Classic Driver ...
The first impression is of smoothness and quiet, the booming exhaust has been silenced and potholed roads despatched with a level of ride comparable with a ...
www.classicdriver.com/uk/magazine/3200.asp?id=11461 - 66k - Cached - Similar pages
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Rachel Fell
Local time: 12:06
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4roaring exhaust
Rachel Fell
4 +1thundering exhaust
Mark Nathan
4vivid exhaust
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
roaring exhaust


Explanation:
though roaring sounds harsher in terms of sound than booming

"Booming" suggests a powerful engine

NoiseOFF - The Citizens Coalition Against Noise Pollution ...
A roaring exhaust system can be heard and felt over a wide distance, rattle windows and travel through walls. Millions of people are adversely affected by ...
www.noiseoff.org/exhaust.shtml - 15k - Cached - Similar pages

Device for producing an overtone-rich sporty exhaust sound - US ...
A device for producing a sporty sounding roaring exhaust sound in four-cylinder engines, the device comprising: a manifold with four manifold pipes, ...
www.patentstorm.us/patents/6779628-claims.html - 15k - Cached - Similar pages

Chrysler Viper (1996 - TO 2001) : EIGHT LITRES OF SNAKEBITE ...
The GTS has a booming exhaust drone between 1800 and 2600rpm which equates quite well to UK motorway cruising speeds this is nothing unusual, just slightly ...
uk.cars.yahoo.com/car-reviews/car-and-driving/chrysler-viper-2002294.html - 35k - Cached - Similar pages

Test drive - The Aston Martin DB4 by Beacham - Classic Driver ...
The first impression is of smoothness and quiet, the booming exhaust has been silenced and potholed roads despatched with a level of ride comparable with a ...
www.classicdriver.com/uk/magazine/3200.asp?id=11461 - 66k - Cached - Similar pages

Rachel Fell
Local time: 12:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Erich Ekoputra
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agree  William [Bill] Gray
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agree  Dave Calderhead
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agree  Alfa Trans
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
thundering exhaust


Explanation:
Another suggestion.
Although this seems slightly odd mixed in with a description of the car's appearance - I guess it is part what gives the car its special character.


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Note added at 1 hr (2007-08-05 23:16:48 GMT)
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Funnily enough I came across a description of a model of this classic car in which the booming exhaust was provided by a loudspeaker! (Or, of course, the enthusiastic owner of the model).

Mark Nathan
Local time: 13:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Fell: brrm brrm!
22 mins
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
vivid exhaust


Explanation:
Wow, all of the answers are great so far...
My favorite would actually be "intense", but it doesn't sound quite right followed by "exhaust"... "vivid exhaust" flows much better when spoken aloud. It also goes just as well in cartalk as "intense" does.

Eng2Span
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Local time: 07:06
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Changes made by editors
Aug 7, 2007 - Changes made by Rachel Fell:
Edited KOG entryAbdelmonem Samir's old entry - "booming exhaust" => "roaring exhaust"


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