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Jul 15, 2012 20:44:08 GMT
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I remember these things being the thing to have in the early 80s on anything from a jacked up Mk1 Escort through to a fully fledged Yank muscle car. I was surprised to see that they are still available and wondered what people think of them nowadays, do they still cut the mustard? I always hankered after owning one back then (I was 11 at the time!)  |
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Old enough to remember when 'Detailing' was called washing your car
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Jul 15, 2012 20:49:18 GMT
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I had one of these on the end of a straight through pipe on my crossflow powered Anglia, lots of years ago. It was loud. I was young. I liked it.
Probably wouldn't now, though.
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ToolsnTrack
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Homebrew Raconteur
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Cherry Bombs?ToolsnTrack
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Jul 15, 2012 20:50:45 GMT
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Had one on a mini. Not the most refined note, but loud and shiny for cheapness.
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Jul 15, 2012 21:01:56 GMT
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My uncle had a pair one out of each side on the back of his SD1 V8.
I liked it alot
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Some days you just need to take a grinder to an inanimate object, just to make your day a tiny bit better!!
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Dez
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And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
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Cherry Bombs?Dez
@dez
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Jul 15, 2012 21:04:10 GMT
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yeah, they get shoved on absolutely everything that come through my place  cheap, don't rot, nice thick steel so don't wear away on the floor. do very little in the way of silencing- what more could you want?! |
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Copey
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Jul 15, 2012 21:07:12 GMT
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they should be fitted to everything...fact
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1990 Ford Sierra Sapphire GLSi with 2.0 Zetec
1985 Ford Capri 3.0 (was a 2.0 Laser originally)
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Seth
South East
MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Jul 15, 2012 21:18:45 GMT
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I used to set off car alarms with my 1098cc A35.
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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crazymonkey
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ummm....what was I doing again???
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Jul 15, 2012 21:22:30 GMT
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love them, I really like aftermarket backboxes but not the modern baked bean cans fitted to a lot of corsas and saxos. the cherrybomb is the perfect compromise.
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whoever said dogs were man's best friend....obviously never heard of cable ties
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Jul 15, 2012 21:39:49 GMT
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I love them. I have one on the Civic and the Galant, both 'exhausted' by Rich. The Galant is a particular work of art...  . do very little in the way of silencing- what more could you want?! They muffled Rich's 'shoutings' very well at fiddy two haha |
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Last Edit: Jul 15, 2012 21:41:20 GMT by Diabolu
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Jul 15, 2012 22:14:39 GMT
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still available + cheap........ Wonder what one would sound like on my MX5
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Jul 15, 2012 22:20:57 GMT
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This was one of the vids that made me buy this particular scimitar! Each bank of the v6 had a pre-silencer cherry bomb (about 2/3 the length of a normal one) and one at the back, for a total of 4 cherries |
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You're like a crazy backyard genius! |
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Jul 15, 2012 22:58:30 GMT
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I love my Novas Cherry Bomb |
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MrSpeedy
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www.vintagediesels.co.uk
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Jul 15, 2012 23:36:35 GMT
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Cherry bombs are for winners. End of!
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Cherry Bombs?jawathemutt
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put one on the dutton phaeton mk4 kitcar i built from a rotten escort mexico(dam that was dumb)sounded ace
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stealthstylz
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Cherry Bombs?stealthstylz
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Where's the one that Rich had on the Cedric??? ended up. Keep meaning to show my dad some pics of where its ended up.
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I've always thought of Cherry Bombs as being old-school hot-rod mufflers, from reading Hot Rod as a kid. For me, there's only one true 1980s muffler, which no Pro Street car would be complete without.  The mighty Supertrapp, preferably the longest ones available, fitted in pairs and sticking out about 10cm from the rear bumper.  |
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Jul 16, 2012 10:01:36 GMT
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i'm still thinking i'll put one on the rickman when it comes time to replace the parpy little suzuki motorbike side exit
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Rich
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Cherry Bombs?Rich
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Jul 16, 2012 13:01:00 GMT
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Where's the one that Rich had on the Cedric??? ended up. Keep meaning to show my dad some pics of where its ended up. Went on the Skoda pickup that Mr Carter bought, actually sounds rather lovely on a Dizzle! Still on it too to my knowledge |
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Jul 16, 2012 13:10:02 GMT
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Yeh they're pretty cool |
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cavman
Part of things
feeling inspired :)
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Jul 16, 2012 14:20:33 GMT
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I think they should be one of those "you're-not-a-true-petrolhead-until..." types things. Everyone should have one at some point as they are, as has been said, awesome and for winners. Fact.
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'78 Mk1 Cavalier Coupe - I wish I had a pound for every time someone told me "my dad used to have one of those"!!
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