Sometimes when I'm listening to the radio, I like to shift gears at the point where the harmonics of the engine matches the music on the radio. It works best if you have an intake, but man... That sure is a cool sound, and a cool feeling. Love that engine!

 

Wouldn't you be shifting really really fast??? That must get tiresome...

Bryan

 

it may be fun but you are going to wear out your poor tranny

 

You need to get out more.

 

uhh..no..You obviously don't get what I'm saying. I didn't say I shift with the beat...You see, songs are basically a series of chords. Most music doesn't switch between very many different ones, as songs are in certain keys. You can hear the progression of the chords, and as you accellerate, you can get the pitch of your engine to match the current chord the song is on. Maybe it's just because I've been a musician all my life. Surely someone else has done this??

 

Let's see...If I'm in my car, driving around, wouldn't that mean that I AM out?

 

and why didnt you just say "SOUND of the engine" mister smarty pants?
harmonic - one whose vibration frequency is an integral multiple of that of the fundamental HUH?????

 

well now i know why you used 'harmonic'
that music lesson meant NOTHING to me

 

 

i understand but SOUND would make sense to all of us non-musicians.
harmonic kinda sounds anyway

 

LOL. So the idea of the world living in perfect harmony sounds to you? LOL.

 

that is a diffirent use of the word.
you used it as - the combination of simultaneous musical notes (which an engine does not make!!! it makes SOUND!!)
"the world in perfect harmony" is - internal calm

 

I mean with people...not playing with your stick!



Anyhow, I would love to see this done to Iron Butterfly...those of us in certain age groups know EXACTLY which song!!

 

Dude, did you forget to take your meds this morning? LOL

 

You should seriously do it. It really is a cool way to pass the time while you're driving. I don't make a point to do it all the time or anything, but when I think about doing it, it's just another cool way to appreciate the awesomeness of the Max.

 

LOL i did take my meds. and you can admit you could have just used sound instead of using harmonics to sound important and smart.
i bet you are a taurus

 

 

You think someone using the word "harmonics" makes them sound important and smart?? LOL! Did you graduate from high school? You actually think I was using that word to try and glorify myself somehow?? Dude, that's sad...Go buy one of those tapes to build up your vocabulary or something. By the way, read my original post. I did use the word "sound" at the end.

 

why does everyone on this damn forum have a ******* chip on their shoulder. just chill out. Who cares what he meant, why are you bating him? He didn't post that thread to prove something, you extracted that... he didn't claim to be a sound engineer either.

Stop the hate.

 

Can't we all just get along?

Back to the original thread, with my system cranked I can't hear the engine But I really gotta install the shift light - bounced off the rev limiter again yesterday because I usually don't look at the tach at those speeds and keep focused on the road (and torque steer).

 

Thanks, guys. I crank my system pretty loud sometimes too, but at night when its nice and cool, I like to cruise at a nice medium volume w/ the windows down (Don't want to wake anyone). That's probably the time when I do what I originally posted about the most. It's pretty cool.