Which Invidia exhaust?
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Originally Posted by osnap,Jan 26 2010, 12:19 PM
bah. I've had my Invidia single for about 6 months now... took me like a week to get accustomed to it, and now it doeesn't bother me at all. It IS loud, but you'll definitely survive. 
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I am one for extremely loud cars and exhausts.... but something about the n1 made it unbearable to me, and this is coming from cars with no exhausts/cut-outs.
Needless to say I sold it and would never consider it again.
Needless to say I sold it and would never consider it again.
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Since this topic seems to be somewhat related ...
I do a lot of work with pro and computer audio. Hearing is my bread and butter. I also unfortunately have tinnitus and had one (successful) bout with SSNHL.
Youngsters. Protect your ears. Constant, permanent ringing can (literally) drive you nuts. If your ears ring after a concert, after listening to your headphones, or a long drive ... you are doing damage to your ears.
Unfortunately, I didn't take it too seriously when I was younger (in my teens and 20s). I blasted my walkman, went to lots of loud rock concerts w/o ear plugs and had a stupidly loud exhaust on my 1970 GTO. I've also had a few "studio accidents" which I'm sure haven't helped.
Here are some links, the first by someone you may not expect, Captn Kirk!
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7bL9BhESYA [/media]
But more to the point, here's a snip from the OSHA standards (quoted from http://www.termpro.com/articles/hearing.html):
"To provide a basis for determining safe sound-pressure levels, OSHA has established the following guidelines: For sound-pressure levels of 90 dBA (A-weighted decibels), the maximum allowable continuous exposure time is eight hours. For every 5-dB increase in SPL, the allowable exposure time is cut in half. Note that OSHA regulations prohibit exposure of any duration to sound-pressure levels above 115 dBA unless hearing protection is used. Unfortunately, levels of 120 to 130 dBA are fairly common at sound-off competitions. "
So if you're cruising around at 110db for more than 30min ...
Food for thought.
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I do a lot of work with pro and computer audio. Hearing is my bread and butter. I also unfortunately have tinnitus and had one (successful) bout with SSNHL.
Youngsters. Protect your ears. Constant, permanent ringing can (literally) drive you nuts. If your ears ring after a concert, after listening to your headphones, or a long drive ... you are doing damage to your ears.
Unfortunately, I didn't take it too seriously when I was younger (in my teens and 20s). I blasted my walkman, went to lots of loud rock concerts w/o ear plugs and had a stupidly loud exhaust on my 1970 GTO. I've also had a few "studio accidents" which I'm sure haven't helped.
Here are some links, the first by someone you may not expect, Captn Kirk!
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7bL9BhESYA [/media]
But more to the point, here's a snip from the OSHA standards (quoted from http://www.termpro.com/articles/hearing.html):
"To provide a basis for determining safe sound-pressure levels, OSHA has established the following guidelines: For sound-pressure levels of 90 dBA (A-weighted decibels), the maximum allowable continuous exposure time is eight hours. For every 5-dB increase in SPL, the allowable exposure time is cut in half. Note that OSHA regulations prohibit exposure of any duration to sound-pressure levels above 115 dBA unless hearing protection is used. Unfortunately, levels of 120 to 130 dBA are fairly common at sound-off competitions. "
So if you're cruising around at 110db for more than 30min ...
Food for thought.
D
loud!! Ive had mine almost 2 years and I couldnt be happier with it 
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From: San Diego
Originally Posted by cpx3mbp,Jan 26 2010, 08:31 PM
in california, i'm pretty sure the legal limit is 95 db