Disabled Fake Engine Sound

[KrisZ]

The best one for me was a Mustang 2.3 four banger rental that had fake V8 sounds that weren’t even properly synchronized to the throttle position.
That had me laughing the first time I drive it. There goes “trust the engineers”

 

[Al]

Very little difference to me actually

 

[97prizm]

In the 90’s, was there any “real” HP gain? Because I always wanted to get an exhaust for my Maxima SE 5 speed. Luckily, I never could afford it back then. I did slap 235/40-18’s on

Sport Compact Car magazine showed that with intake header and exhaust a number of 90s vehicles were seeing 10-15 hp increases across the board.

 

[Bottom_Feeder]

Sport Compact Car magazine showed that with intake header and exhaust a number of 90s vehicles were seeing 10-15 hp increases across the board.

The glory days of the sport compact market for sure. I miss them.

 

[Bottom_Feeder]

This?

https://www.borla.com/products/ford-mustang-mach-e-active-performance-sound-system-253100

All Girls Garage did an episode on this. It's actually pretty slick and sounds great.

But of course, adding sound to an otherwise silent EV is a different issue than faking 'better' engine sounds to an ICE.

 

[Hermann]

Not that anyone can hear the pumped in sound except me, I like the Sport mode where the Hybrid now sounds like a Coyote V-8 with fake shifts.

 

[IndyIan]

Here's a 1min video on the comparison. A switch is wired in to quickly switch it off or on (imo should be under a 'sport' mode than having the dealer disable it via software or unplugging a box.)

In that video(kind of low quality sound?) the ACS sounds a bit better, and without it, sounds like my Outback, which is not too inspiring...
A couple holes in the air box would do most of the ACS sound though and be more realistic with varying volume with throttle position...

I had the muffler off the Outback when I was installing the hitch and it sounded amazing from outside the car, but I never drove it that way and its probably quite droning....

 

[JeffKeryk]

I would be ashamed to have a vehicle that generates fake engine noise.

My friends drop dead gorgeous (and expensive) BMW i8 plays fake engine sounds through the radio. She thinks it's lame.

 

[02SE]

My friends drop dead gorgeous (and expensive) BMW i8 plays fake engine sounds through the radio. She thinks it's lame.
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I've driven an i8. The fake engine noise is lame.

I like a soul-stirring engine note. It was a factor in several of the vehicles (cars and motorcycles) we own.

 

[wemay]

The glory days of the sport compact market for sure. I miss them.

100% ! And i'd include the early 2k's too.

Acura Integra
Honda Civic Si
Honda Prelude
Nissan Sentra SE-R
Dodge Neon SRT-4
Toyota FX16
Toyota Twin-cam
Ford Focus SVT
Mazda Protoge Mazdaspeed
Mazdaspeed 3
Mazdaspeed 6
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
Mitsubishi EVO
Subaru WRX
VW GTi VR-6
VW GLi
VW Sirocco
Chevy Cobalt SS
Saturn ION Redline

I know i'm missing a good bit.

 

[PF52]

I had the muffler off the Outback when I was installing the hitch and it sounded amazing from outside the car, but I never drove it that way and its probably quite droning....

+2

I started up my WRX while on jackstands with the entire exhaust system removed beyond the cat, while I was trying to determine if mice had been into it (because I noticed they had stashed some corn kernels in the mufflers). It was loud, but surprisingly not objectionable. It did pop a lot if I hit the gas.

 

[Torrid]

Not that anyone can hear the pumped in sound except me, I like the Sport mode where the Hybrid now sounds like a Coyote V-8 with fake shifts.

When it's done right it's fun still. I used to be anti fake noise, but with modern vehicle insulation I thought the GTI was too quiet. I did feel the fake noise was a bit loud, but it has it's own separate speaker against the firewall. With my OBD11 programmer I just turned the volume down from 100% to 50% and it adds enough to blend in with the natural sound where it's really hard to tell its fake and I know it's there.

By nature of refinement and engines getting smaller and more efficient it was bound to happen. I'm betting Ford's solution sounds pretty good. They have plenty of inspiration in their own lineup.

 

[Hermann]

When it's done right it's fun still.

By nature of refinement and engines getting smaller and more efficient it was bound to happen. I'm betting Ford's solution sounds pretty good. They have plenty of inspiration in their own lineup.

I'm in Sport Mode very seldom. There are times you want that mode for its quick responses as it really sharpens the throttle response.

 

[MCompact]

My 1988 M6 sounded very nice, especially after the catalytic converted mysteriously fell off one Saturday morning. The stock exhaust on my 2007 MS3 also had a nice tone. However, the AMG Performance Exhaust on my C43 is an absolute hoot. Even in quiet mode it has a nice rumble. Putting it in what Mercedes calls "Powerful" mode unleashes a flurry of pops and burble on every upshift or downshift. I've had more than one person comment that the C43 "sure doesn't sound like a Mercedes."

 

[zyxelenator]

If I ever own an EV with fake sound I'll be sure to make the sound it projects to be "6.0 PowerStroke diesel".

This has several soundtracks, pretty sure someone will come up with a way to upload custom one.

 

[Wheel]

I wonder if e-bike riders are sticking cards in the spokes ? Maybe there's a setting to pump Harley sounds into the riders helmet via bluetooth ?
I don't see the need for phony sounds, embrace the sounds machinery makes on its own.

 

[Snagglefoot]

The new electric Charger will have augmented sound as well.