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What is the most obnoxious horn I can mount to a 240?

I have a generic 18" air horn from ebay coupled with a rotary compressor. Light taps on the horn button generate a slight, soft noise perfect for warning cyclists or greeting people. Holding it down rushes bosnian bus drivers back in their lane (proven).
 
iHateVolvoPeople said:
Yeah people drive slow because they aren't in a hurry. I don't understand their logic. When I'm on the road, I stay as far away from people as possible. I go when the light turns green (so easy to read opposing directions traffic lights to the point I know when it's going to turn green), and I keep right except to pass.

Fun fact about the siren/alarm. I had an alarm hooked up to my horn. It did not resemble police/ambulance etc, but boy it sure made people get out of the left lane.

Regardless of whether or not I'm in a hurry, it's incredibly annoying to be stuck behind people that aren't aware of their surroundings. I often hear people use this as an excuse, "are you in a hurry?". No I'm just trying to get off the ****ing road away from all these mongoloid soccer moms.

My main aggravation comes from drunk drivers (I see it a few times a month), texting and driving (I see 10+ a day, swerving, sitting at green lights), and people who drive under the speed limit. And especially people who drive in the passing lane without passing.
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:lol:

Typical PR 'I'm OK but everybody else is fvcked up'.
 
A friend of mine got his hands on a genuine railroad air horn. He mounted it to the roof of his RV. That thing would wake people up in a 10 block radius. That thing was CRAZY loud and funny too!
 
spock345 said:
This post is mostly just my own curiosity regarding a topic I never hear much about.

To be honest I just want to boost the volume a bit. It doesn't seem quite loud enough to get other driver's attention. A modest increase should be fine.
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Cheap and direct answer to your question in post 8. If you don't know how to wire a relay there are lots of videos and books to show you how.
 
Behind the grill, the horn gets the brunt of the weather, and a rusty horn creates less sound and requires more current, so a relay will show improvement, but so will a new stock horn.
 
I have these: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B009X1YS9G
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And this: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BNZ45M
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in my 780. Connected to a "this or that" switch between my Hella Supertones.
 
I once found an old air siren (think old fire truck) and wired that in under the hood of one of my Z-cars to a separate toggle switch on the dash. Very effective.
 
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