So you DON'T drive a big V8 or supercar?

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Dave

hella ghey

One of them is the Z4:

Duncan Forrester, of BMW, said: “We set out with the Z4 to bring the engine noise back into the cabin. With a car like this, it is essential that the driver can hear the engine, what it is doing, and what is going on under the bonnet.”

BMW boasts of having 100 “acoustic engineers” on its books. Their work means that the BMW 7 Series saloon whispers along in a vacuum, the driver worried about having gone deaf. At traffic lights, only a furtive glance at the rev counter tells you that the engine hasn’t died. By contrast, the Z4 is motor-din heaven. Like a decent audio system, the car’s engine sound management system has been tuned to get the most out of the motor. Noise from the engine is fed into the cabin, with intake system pressure noises from the intake manifold, instead of being killed off with yards of felt matting. It arrives in the cabin via a tube and a flexing diaphragm. The result is a high-octane backing track.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

One of them is the Z4:

heh, didnt know that. Ive driven both the regular and m versions and found them to be soulless with one of the nastiest shifters known to sports cars. Clutch feel was bad too iirc

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Dave

heh, didnt know that. Ive driven both the regular and m versions and found them to be soulless with one of the nastiest shifters known to sports cars. Clutch feel was bad too iirc

Better than the Z3, which had a girlie body and a crap rear suspension

[Adeptus_Minor]

Playing cards...
Bicycle wheel spokes...

Just sayin'

[smileyman]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

That's not too far off reality. A couple cars have speakers or ducts that send engine noise into the cabin.

Ford Mustang. Even bike manufacturers are tuning the sounds from their airboxs and intakes to make the sounds more exciteing

[Digifox]

Originally Posted by smileyman

Ford Mustang. Even bike manufacturers are tuning the sounds from their airboxs and intakes to make the sounds more exciteing

Airbox?!
what is that....
I like that SUCKING sound an open intake makes.

Just think if that was a mouth

[smileyman]

Airbox. Where the pressurized air accumulates before it either gets sucked into bellmouths of carbuerators or the venturi of fuel injection. Alot of sound tuning above the throttle bodies these days. Heard about it at the BMW 1K and the new Z1K launches.

[derf]

I totally think this thing is cool beyond belief. It will go great with my turbo whistle

http://www.turbowhistler.net/blow-off-valve/index.htm

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Digifox

Airbox?!
what is that....
I like that SUCKING sound an open intake makes.

Just think if that was a mouth

Usually it is a growl. Kawasakis over the last 10-15 years are especially known for lots of intake noise.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by goof2

Usually it is a growl. Kawasakis over the last 10-15 years are especially known for lots of intake noise.

they have silencers on the scoops too! you could make it louder if you wanted :P