Re: VW Trivia

[VanAm <vanambum@silyn.net>]

> B.      The water cooled VW engines (the early ones at least) make a
> distinctive metallic "ringing" sound during acceleration.  Sounds tres
> cool.  I've always wondered what produces this characteristic sound.  Is it
> the exhaust? 

Hmmm...you feeling okay there?  :-)  J/K.  When I accelerate hard in
my 89, it makes a whistling noise kinda like a turbo.  Weird.  But
ringing?  Never heard that in any of my 7 different water cooled engines
I've had over the years.  Maybe you'd have to be there.  :-)
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