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Old 03-02-2011, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by roadkillrob View Post
Your tractor will just sound more like a tractor with louder exhaust. Of all the things that are appealing about a diesel, generally the sound out of the exhaust isn't one of those things and most people are looking to hear it less not more, probably why you don't really see much for diesel exhaust (except for redneck diesel pickups!)
I can see you have not been anywhere near a modern BMW Diesel then. 'Tractor-like' performance and sound is a thing long past with BMWs and most high performance diesel engines. The rattle is a thing found at the 'utility' end of the market....
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