You new car engine sound is likely FAKE... hehehehehehe

They already did. go to minute 18:00. Pimp my ride

Gearheadotaku wrote:

Why not put speakers on the outside too? With selectable soundtracks? That way everyone hears a Big Block Chevelle at the light or a F1 car when passing on the freeway!

Duke wrote:

Keith Tanner wrote: SENSATIONAL REVELATION! AUTOMAKERS SECRETS UNVEILED! WHAT YOU READ MAY SHOCK YOU! Seriously, it's not a secret. Mazda has added a little sound conduction pipe to the intake to increase the growl on the Miata since 2009 - but only on the manual transmission cars. The automatic owners apparently are a different demographic.

Datsun310Guy wrote: I heard the turn signal sound is fake - it used to be a relay? What's next? fake burnout sounds?

They used to be really cool electromechanical devices. A bimetallic strip would heat up and "pop" from one shape to another, closing a contact with a click. The one in my MG is just slightly erratic on the timing, with slight shifts in the rhythm. Great character, makes me laugh every time I use the car. Then they changed to electronic units that are much more consistent, last longer and run cooler. But they don't need to make noise. The noise is artificially added because drivers expect it.

If it weren't for that relay clicking noise, old folks would *never* cancel their turn signals. It's a secondary reminder to the flashing light, and a beep or something would just be confusing or annoying. Same as fake shutter noise on a digital camera - they need *something* to acknowledge that the camera took the shot. It might as well be the expected sound, if it's less annoying than a beep or other tone. Tuning the engine sound mechanically like Keith mentions above is A-OK. Faking it electronically is not. Ridiculous. Now, where should I mount my fake BOV noisemaker?

You need a real BOV like this video demonstrates...the hilarity starts at around the 7 minute mark....

Duke wrote: .... Tuning the engine sound mechanically like Keith mentions above is A-OK. Faking it electronically is not....

Can I ask why?

I don't have a strong opinion one way or the other. I am curios what make one method so preferable to the other.

Ford's latest engineer:

In reply to N Sperlo:

So the new Ford GT will have the sweeps, the bleeps and the creeps?

Type Q wrote:

Duke wrote: .... Tuning the engine sound mechanically like Keith mentions above is A-OK. Faking it electronically is not....

Can I ask why? I don't have a strong opinion one way or the other. I am curios what make one method so preferable to the other.

Because real is real and fake is lame-ass crap. I hate fake boobs with a passion, too, so what do I know.

And isn't it ironic when such a device reduces performance?

http://new.minimania.com/part/G2NME6155/Intake-Charge-Pipe-Noise-maker-Delete---R55-56-57-58-59-60-61-Mini-Cooper-S