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DB Meter
Can anybody recommend a good, fairly inexpensive, handheld Decibel meter for measuring the sound on a car (engine/muffler)?
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I do not know you budget, but a quick google search (using db meter as my terms) finds these two vendors:
Davis Action-Electronics There are many more.
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Radio Shack sells one for cheap.
Make sure you set it on DbA not DbC. I had and assistant hold it at 40', 50' and 60' intervals roadside as I made redline passes. I passed the 103 DbA limit. Loudest I could get at 40' was 99DbA. KT
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The only way to do that comparison would be to set my meter next to their's and then watch the result.
No, I haven't done that. But I was able to meter my car with the quiet exhaust and stay below Laguna's VERY strict sound policy at 92 DbA. I pegged 87. So for my purposes, it worked great! KT
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