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Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by ZickWorldNG(op): 8:47am On Nov 24, 2025
Sometimes, the engines making the most noise have the least to offer and in a world full of sound, real power is felt, not heard.

Ever seen a smooth engine outperform the one screaming for attention?

Let's get to know your thoughts on this.

Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by jeff1993: 5:58pm On Nov 25, 2025
U can equate this to our normal lives

I like the way u use the word "sometimes".
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by TheMensch(m): 5:58pm On Nov 25, 2025
To me oo,, the louder the better. Argue with whoever
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by Hezzyluv: 5:58pm On Nov 25, 2025
Not in all cases sha, just like you said. But in most cases, that saying, "empty barrel makes the loudest noise" can't be over looked.

Na people wey no really get money dey shout I get money upanda. grin
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by Smokeybrain(m): 5:58pm On Nov 25, 2025
Give me that turbo sound


Genius e
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by Helinuse: 5:59pm On Nov 25, 2025
Just as how being a ronu doesn’t guarantee menta stability
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by SlavaUkraini: 5:59pm On Nov 25, 2025
Engines with high performance rarely make loud noise.

You can be standing by a car with a high performance engine and your won't hear much noise even when the car is on motion. ...

You can also hear a caterpillar making so much noise from the engine and when it is time to accelerate, Baba will struggle to climb third mainland bridge..
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by Duplex90: 5:59pm On Nov 25, 2025
It's why Lexus cars crash alot coz they are much more powerful than they sound so the driver keep penderling till it looses balance.
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by Efuaye(m): 6:01pm On Nov 25, 2025
As they say, “empty crates make the loudest noise”.
Noise has never been equated with substance.
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by Dynamicboss: 6:02pm On Nov 25, 2025
Porsche output is silent but deadly in race.

Though sometimes.. the louder the better
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by 2cribz: 6:14pm On Nov 25, 2025
Abegi which nois be that
The only cars wey de make noise na those wey dia exhaust don cut
Those non sport car that has loud exhaust and less torque
We see them a lot in lagos
Naija no dey ride muscle cars Luke v8 and v12
Highest v8 u can see on naija road na lexus lx old model with prado and tacoma. The rest a v6.whule 4plugs are like flies everywhere
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by Dpaulie(m): 6:20pm On Nov 25, 2025
An empty vessel makes a louder noise
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by Pootle: 6:22pm On Nov 25, 2025
low engines are most times the weakest, the noise are some times the result of wear and tear in the engine compartments
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by Dpaulie(m): 6:22pm On Nov 25, 2025
An empty vessel makes a louder noise, if not a sport cars... I believe when engine makes a louder noise than usual, it's been reduced in performance
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by Traay: 6:22pm On Nov 25, 2025
TheMensch:
To me oo,, the louder the better. Argue with whoever
can you compare those noisy engine in danfo bus to a bmw engine
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by MMempire(m): 6:22pm On Nov 25, 2025
No be for where diesel engine dey o. Abi you never hear of even America muscle for engine?
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by Reference(m): 6:26pm On Nov 25, 2025
SlavaUkraini:
Engines with high performance rarely make loud noise.

You can be standing by a car with a high performance engine and your won't hear much noise even when the car is on motion. ...

You can also hear a caterpillar making so much noise from the engine and when it is time to accelerate, Baba will struggle to climb third mainland bridge..
Not true. Don't be deceived by the conservative japmobiles.

Italian stables make delightful ponies that gallop stoutly and sing like the famous classical tenors.

Then the Aston's of the UK, the muscle cars of the US.... And of course most things AMG..
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by iichidodo:
Quiet engine means crap performance because they focus on efficiency than raw performance. Noisier engines means higher torque, higher rpms, higher horsepower....It's a no brainer.
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by shortgun(m): 6:34pm On Nov 25, 2025
Are you saying airplane engines are not powerful?
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by ViceGovernor: 6:35pm On Nov 25, 2025
Can't be true....a CLS 63 AMG passed beside me sometime ago, if you see the way the ground was vibrating I almost took off running.

Mercedes V8 na raw power and speed.
Don't know about other cars sha.
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by Dtruthspeaker: 6:40pm On Nov 25, 2025
SlavaUkraini:
Engines with high performance rarely make loud noise.

You can be standing by a car with a high performance engine and your won't hear much noise even when the car is on motion. ...

You can also hear a caterpillar making so much noise from the engine and when it is time to accelerate, Baba will struggle to climb third mainland bridge..
You never see new Mack Truck without load, Camry go hear am before e overtake am.
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by babat89: 6:45pm On Nov 25, 2025
SlavaUkraini:
Engines with high performance rarely make loud noise.

You can be standing by a car with a high performance engine and your won't hear much noise even when the car is on motion. ...

You can also hear a caterpillar making so much noise from the engine and when it is time to accelerate, Baba will struggle to climb third mainland bridge..
Give examples of such high performance engineshuh
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by Dtruthspeaker: 6:46pm On Nov 25, 2025
ViceGovernor:
Can't be true....a CLS 63 AMG passed beside me sometime ago, if you see the way the ground was vibrating I almost took off running.

Mercedes V8 na raw power and speed.
Don't know about other cars sha.
Dodge Demon, RAM TRX, dodge hell cat
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by Dtruthspeaker: 6:51pm On Nov 25, 2025
babat89:
Give examples of such high performance engineshuh
Charger is quite silent on idle. It is when it wants to teach you a lesson it holas
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by GenFunction: 6:57pm On Nov 25, 2025
Are they referring to Nyesom Wike?
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by femi4: 7:30pm On Nov 25, 2025
ZickWorldNG:
Sometimes, the engines making the most noise have the least to offer and in a world full of sound, real power is felt, not heard.

Ever seen a smooth engine outperform the one screaming for attention?

Let's get to know your thoughts on this.
Not when turbo engine is involved
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by kuntash: 8:53pm On Nov 25, 2025
iichidodo:
Quiet engine means crap performance because they focus on efficiency than raw performance. Noisier engines means higher torque, higher rpms, higher horsepower....It's a no brainier.
Thanks for nipping it squarely, what tames the noise of an internal combustion engines are the mufflers or silencers and the way they are designed, it tends to restrict power , and in so doing reduces their overall capacity or output.
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by Christlike01: 9:23pm On Nov 25, 2025
As loud as Peter Obi is,he doesn't have the power of Tinubu! No be by noise!
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by efeteb: 10:10pm On Nov 25, 2025
In engineering, every sound you hear in an engine is a loss of Energy.

That is why the efficiency of an Engine can never be 100%.

Though designers can deliberately make an engine to be loud, but something must compensate for that loudness and it's usually your fuel.
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by Lithiumite: 11:21pm On Nov 25, 2025
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2cribz:
Abegi which nois be that
The only cars wey de make noise na those wey dia exhaust don cut
Those non sport car that has loud exhaust and less torque
We see them a lot in lagos
Naija no dey ride muscle cars Luke v8 and v12
Highest v8 u can see on naija road na lexus lx old model with prado and tacoma. The rest a v6.whule 4plugs are like flies everywhere
Prado doesn't have a V8 or you meant to say tundra
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by Lithiumite: 11:24pm On Nov 25, 2025
I have never seen a less quite bike out perform a power bike.
Re: Loud Engines Don’t Guarantee Strength by vicfajeze: 6:53am On Nov 26, 2025
As loud as Peter Obi and Atiku,Tinubu talk?
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