V Escalade - Loud at Startup

[the blur]

What is super annoying is there's a never-ending stream of these numb nuts by our city bedroom window every morning. 30MPH zone. At 4:30 AM and home at night at 5:00 PM. Challengers, Mustangs, Chargers. Harleys etc. I like all of these vehicles and they have their place. But not nailing it at every stoplight at 4:00 AM when the entire city is sleeping on either side of the road for three miles either way. 95% of traffic doesn't do this. But these guys have to be proud of their **** at 4 AM.

I know most people are going to tell me that I should move. But it wasn't like this years ago and local authorities don't seem to worry about having any Excessive noise laws.

That's called respect and common courtesy. Being a decent human being, that the younger generation just don't understand.

 

[Trilla_one]

What is super annoying is there's a never-ending stream of these numb nuts by our city bedroom window every morning. 30MPH zone. At 4:30 AM and home at night at 5:00 PM. Challengers, Mustangs, Chargers. Harleys etc. I like all of these vehicles and they have their place. But not nailing it at every stoplight at 4:00 AM when the entire city is sleeping on either side of the road for three miles either way. 95% of traffic doesn't do this. But these guys have to be proud of their **** at 4 AM.

I know most people are going to tell me that I should move. But it wasn't like this years ago and local authorities don't seem to worry about having any Excessive noise laws.

I moved in the past for similar reasons. Mine was worse because added to the speed racers, there was a hospital nearby. Sirens at 4am can be just as annoying.

Maybe GM will make the Escalade V a hybrid in the future and implement "Stealth Mode" technology similar to what they have in the Corvette E-Ray. It can go up to 45mph in EV only mode which allows it to quietly come and go from a destination(if desired). It's nice to have muscle when you need it but that daily driver exhaust note can get old quickly

 

[Doubeleive]

"Family Escalade." This thread delivers!

mine would be if I could afford one lol, I would probably make it louder though as long as there was no drone along with it, those little flaps would be permanently open

 

[91RS]

You guys are very very wrong. The key selling feature is the motor, Like the CT5 black wing. But it's quiet, like a Cadillac should be.
the 2023 Escalade V is stupid loud. the exhaust wakes up the entire neighborhood. So many complaints about it, now the 2025's are quiet. GM does listen to complaints..

A CT5-V BW literally sounds the same as an Escalade V.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Interesting conversation thread.

I can tell you that in the 60's, a muscle car had to have a loud exhaust, or it wasn't accepted. Folks trying to have muscle cars, made their exhausts loud, even if the cars themselves were not muscle cars. I couldn't wait to put a glass pack muffler on my car, and my car was not a muscle car. I remember sitting on the strip on summer nights, waiting to see who would have the loudest exhaust rumbling up the strip that night. Not saying that it was right or wrong, it's just the way that I remember it.

Then, the 70's rolled in along with the EPA, and IMO, the muscle car era died. Then, it was no longer cool to have loud exhausts, and the excitement died along with it. For me, the longing for that excitement to rekindle never died.

When I purchased my new-to-me 07 Yukon XL Denali, I decided to rekindle that passion and put it to work again. I was going to have a truck with big b*lls and the exhaust sound of big b*lls. I remember my trusted Mechanic, friend, and shop owner telling me when I asked him to put the Gibson Extreme exhaust on my truck, "Joe, we don't typically put these kind of exhaust systems on these Denali's." I said, "I know, but we are going to do it anyway."

Another Mechanic in the shop asked my friend later why I was doing this, and my friend rightfully replied, "I think that Joe is going through a second childhood." And, I think that he was absolutely right.

 

[Toomanyhobbies]

What is super annoying is there's a never-ending stream of these numb nuts by our city bedroom window every morning. 30MPH zone. At 4:30 AM and home at night at 5:00 PM. Challengers, Mustangs, Chargers. Harleys etc. I like all of these vehicles and they have their place. But not nailing it at every stoplight at 4:00 AM when the entire city is sleeping on either side of the road for three miles either way. 95% of traffic doesn't do this. But these guys have to be proud of their **** at 4 AM.

I know most people are going to tell me that I should move. But it wasn't like this years ago and local authorities don't seem to worry about having any Excessive noise laws.

The same problem exists in suburbia. I live on what is basically a quiet country road and people like to rip on our road at all hours because it is twisty and not much traffic. There is also a 4 lane straight road at the end, less than 1/4 mile away, and we live near the city line and people come out of the city in their chargers, mustangs and ricers going 100 at 4 am and you can hear them from our house. I don't expect this to ever change. Philadelphia's solution has been to install speed bumps on nearly all of the roads in the nicer suburbs outside of the city core rather than enforce traffic laws, which aside from the annoyance of the morons who slow down to 5 mph on a 35 mph road to take the speed bumps, is ironic because its all run by democrats who say they want to protect the environment, but in reality are causing thousands of gallons of fuel to be wasted each day by everyone stopping and starting for the speed bumps, let alone the added wear and tear on vehicles. When no one is willing to enforce basic laws, we come closer to being a lawless society.

My 2016 SS has the same baffle system, electrically actuated, and the LS3, while not supercharged, is not particularly loud at startup when in touring mode.

 

[sabastian458]

You can put regular Escalade exhaust on it, then sell me your V exhaust.

 

[vcode]

The same problem exists in suburbia. I live on what is basically a quiet country road and people like to rip on our road at all hours because it is twisty and not much traffic. There is also a 4 lane straight road at the end, less than 1/4 mile away, and we live near the city line and people come out of the city in their chargers, mustangs and ricers going 100 at 4 am and you can hear them from our house. I don't expect this to ever change. Philadelphia's solution has been to install speed bumps on nearly all of the roads in the nicer suburbs outside of the city core rather than enforce traffic laws, which aside from the annoyance of the morons who slow down to 5 mph on a 35 mph road to take the speed bumps, is ironic because its all run by democrats who say they want to protect the environment, but in reality are causing thousands of gallons of fuel to be wasted each day by everyone stopping and starting for the speed bumps, let alone the added wear and tear on vehicles. When no one is willing to enforce basic laws, we come closer to being a lawless society.

My 2016 SS has the same baffle system, electrically actuated, and the LS3, while not supercharged, is not particularly loud at startup when in touring mode.

Me too. Harley riders are the worst by far. I can hear some coming and going for over 5 miles away. One of my neighbors has a loud one and used to blast up and down our road until his neighbor, a State Patrol officer who keeps his car in his driveway, threatened to write him a ticket every day for as long as he lived there. Not to bright. Then again, he rode down our road on his ATV with a kid on the back and one on the handlebars with no helmets. That stopped when his kid drove their UTV into a tree and sent 3 to the hospital.

 

[fozzi58]

Now I know how my neighbors feel. VROOM!

https://www.tiktok.com/video/6864893359379483910

 

[homesick]

Me too. Harley riders are the worst by far. I can hear some coming and going for over 5 miles away. One of my neighbors has a loud one and used to blast up and down our road until his neighbor, a State Patrol officer who keeps his car in his driveway, threatened to write him a ticket every day for as long as he lived there. Not to bright. Then again, he rode down our road on his ATV with a kid on the back and one on the handlebars with no helmets. That stopped when his kid drove their UTV into a tree and sent 3 to the hospital.

LOL, my ears perk right up when I hear a Harley in the distance. 1000 memories of 1000 rides flood right up.

joe

 

[homesick]

Now I know how my neighbors feel. VROOM!

https://www.tiktok.com/video/6864893359379483910

No insult is intended here, but that reminds me of exhaust leak.

joe

 

[the blur]

The V exhaust is computer controlled, with feedback to the ECM. If the actuator doesn't report back correctly. you get an engine light.

 

[Too_L8T]

This is great. A roadside motel might be one of the last places I would imagine spotting an Escalade V parked at.

hey. it was a rough night. what happens in vegas stays in vegas

 

[jerry455]

The worst, in my opinion, are all the farting cars. When did it become cool to have all the backfires and popping? They sound horrible. People actually buy calibrations and parts to make them do it more. Why would you want a "nicer" car to sound like a xxxx box Honda? One genuis drives down the road going full throttle and then backing off for several miles, up and down. It sounds like gun fire. The next worse is a Harley with an aftermarket or no exhaust. Harleys always sound like they are going to stall any minute. I always think of the South Park episode about Harleys.

 

[homesick]

The worst, in my opinion, are all the farting cars. When did it become cool to have all the backfires and popping? They sound horrible. People actually buy calibrations and parts to make them do it more. Why would you want a "nicer" car to sound like a xxxx box Honda? One genuis drives down the road going full throttle and then backing off for several miles, up and down. It sounds like gun fire. The next worse is a Harley with an aftermarket or no exhaust. Harleys always sound like they are going to stall any minute. I always think of the South Park episode about Harleys.

I think way too many people are lemmings, scurrying from fad to fad, searching for an identity.

joe

 

[Stbentoak]

The worst, in my opinion, are all the farting cars. When did it become cool to have all the backfires and popping? They sound horrible. People actually buy calibrations and parts to make them do it more. Why would you want a "nicer" car to sound like a xxxx box Honda? One genuis drives down the road going full throttle and then backing off for several miles, up and down. It sounds like gun fire. The next worse is a Harley with an aftermarket or no exhaust. Harleys always sound like they are going to stall any minute. I always think of the South Park episode about Harleys.

Oh, we have those too. These people that go by with coffee can mufflers on a little **** **** rice burner. More annoying people. That don't think of anyone but themselves. Sadly, we live on a main thoroughfare that feeds most of the people in our town out of town to go to work and then back in in the evening. Like someone mentioned above, some of these you can hear coming. 30 seconds before they get there and then 30 to 60 seconds after they're passed. Of course, they don't have a clue how ridiculous their stuff sounds. I wish we had one cop that lived in our area, he would get it pretty quickly and potentially put more pressure on these people to keep it down. We had a big crackdown on loud noises in our city about 10 years ago, but with changes in administrations. That emphasis soon went away. Just no respect or consideration for anyone else. I'm glad I'm not part of this younger generation. I wouldn't want to be around in another 20 plus years. And I probably won't be.....

 

[15burban]

That's the magic question. No one can answer.

The dealer has been asked?

Sorry if I missed it but did you ever answer fless's question? A simple call or trip to the dealership or an exhaust shop would be a lot more beneficial to you then arguing with guys on here.

 

[vcode]

The worst, in my opinion, are all the farting cars. When did it become cool to have all the backfires and popping? They sound horrible. People actually buy calibrations and parts to make them do it more. Why would you want a "nicer" car to sound like a xxxx box Honda? One genuis drives down the road going full throttle and then backing off for several miles, up and down. It sounds like gun fire. The next worse is a Harley with an aftermarket or no exhaust. Harleys always sound like they are going to stall any minute. I always think of the South Park episode about Harleys.

There have been many reports of gunfire in my town that have ended up being car exhaust.s....

 

[Eighthtry]

No kidding on the noise. The wife's 2011 Yukon Denali XL is much quieter at start-up, but my neighbor's Escalade V wakes me up. I will swap you her Yukon + $50 for your V, delivered it to your door. Then I can piss off my neighbor when the wife starts her new Escalade. Piss on him!

 

[the blur]

Jake Braking is illegal.