does it bother you during long drives with loud exhausts?

like, ive owned my S for a good 6 months now(stock exhaust), and i already feel like the engine sound has gotten to my head, in long drives. sometimes i find it annoying. and what makes it worse is the clutch buzz i have.

so again, during long drives, does it bother you whatsoever?

 

No it doesn't bother me. If a stock exhaust bothers you, You'll have issues with any aftermarket exhaust, and you might want to think about selling and going with a car with a bit more luxury.

And the clutch buzz shouldn't bother you unless your engine braking.


Modified by papa5murf at 1:05 PM 6/13/2008

 

i love hearing the drone of the spoon n1 @ 4000rpms on the highway...well at cruising speeds its not really that loud, until you accelerate/decelerate.

 

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And the clutch buzz shouldn't bother you unless your engine breaking. </TD></TR></TABLE>

does clutch buzz = engine breaking?

 

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does clutch buzz = engine breaking? </TD></TR></TABLE>

I would say the only time you hear the clutch buzz is when you're engine breaking. Or at least that's the only time I've heard it. On normal driving and accelerating and cruising, there shouldn't be a clutch buzz.

 

thats the only time i hear clutch buzz

 

honestly, there are times that I wish my S was silent, such as during highway cruising with a girl in the car, and in the morning/late night when I just don't want to hear the car at all.

Also sucks when there's a cop nearby. It's impossible to make the car quiet.

I try to limit my S driving to when I really want to make some noise. Other times, a bone stock 01 civic will do

 

btw spoon n1, or any 63mm single is pretty quiet. Any dual is livable with on a daily basis. Invidia 70mm single w/ test pipe has a headache causing drone at freeway speeds.

So far my fav. is the 70RR...

 

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I would say the only time you hear the clutch buzz is when you're engine breaking. Or at least that's the only time I've heard it. On normal driving and accelerating and cruising, there shouldn't be a clutch buzz. </TD></TR></TABLE>

oh my fault for assuming your english was bad. i didn't realize that letting the car slow down while in gear was called "engine breaking." yes, this is when i get my clutch buzz thanks to my ACT clutch disc as well.

 

braking...not breaking

 

I love the sound day night I dont care who is in the car if some girl doesnt like it she can get the [freak] out

 

The drone bothers me sometimes but that's it. I am going to get a test pipe to kill that portion. I don't mind loud at all but droning exhausts in anything have always bugged the **** out of me.

 

^ same this is why my gf doesn't typicly get in my car. I [freak]ing love my exhaust buddy club specIII Berk header and tp my shot is loud and sounds awesome well atleast I think so and that's all that matters.

 

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What exhaust do you have? I installed my invidia 70TP along with my catback when i had it and it still had a terrible drone. I doubt that a test pipe would eliminate it. It'd have to move the pitch up (no bass) for it to be completely gone.

 

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me too! it's not really a drone but it sounds nice in the s2k's "drone range".
that drone sound is nothing compared to invidia. imo too loud

 

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What exhaust do you have? I installed my invidia 70TP along with my catback when i had it and it still had a terrible drone. I doubt that a test pipe would eliminate it. It'd have to move the pitch up (no bass) for it to be completely gone.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I have the Opak Titanium cat back.

 

ap2 stock exhaust is perfect for me.

 

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You must be hardcore. To me it kinda kills the mood when you have to keep repeating things to your girl over the loud drone. It also kinda discourages any type of conversation because you're half yelling.

 

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You must be hardcore. To me it kinda kills the mood when you have to keep repeating things to your girl over the loud drone. It also kinda discourages any type of conversation because you're half yelling. </TD></TR></TABLE>

exactly and when a good song comes up, and i'm going up a hill on the freeway, it's retarded. It's okay though. She volunteers to drive more often

 

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You must be hardcore. To me it kinda kills the mood when you have to keep repeating things to your girl over the loud drone. It also kinda discourages any type of conversation because you're half yelling. </TD></TR></TABLE> Not really just most the girls Im friends with or date are into cars and have some thing nice....

 

the only time it gets a bit loud is when i'm pulling in 6th - like up a slight incline on a motorway - all the rest of the time, i hardly notice it. It's a good volume - thats with a HKS system, J's intake and a test pipe. I don't have to raise my voice to talk to anyone next to me unless the stereo is on loud, just normal conversation volume.
If you're getting pretty old then maybe it's a bit loud for you, but that's OK, your ears will probably start packing up soon..

 

hks hi power is quiet...

only exhaust that is quiet and makes decent power is the t1r 70r-em

 

not as loud as some, but still pretty loud - i've upgraded exhausts on a lot of different cars, and this one is up there in terms of volume - i think it's the test pipe that really opens it up though. Still totally acceptable in the cabin unless you're heavy on the throttle at fairly low revs.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by alexisthemovie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hks hi power is quiet...

only exhaust that is quiet and makes decent power is the t1r 70r-em</TD></TR></TABLE> Yeah the HKS is nice. I have a custom HKS TI 70mm single its only loud at WOT other wise it doesnt get bad...

 

I have a Tracy Sports 70mm ti dual that is loud and after an hour of spirited driving with some other enthusiasts ( http://videos.streetfire.net/v...4.htm) I developed a headache that lasted for 2 days. I now use ear plugs (not legal) when traveling more than a few minutes.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pli &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">does it bother you during long drives with loud exhausts?

like, ive owned my S for a good 6 months now(stock exhaust), and i already feel like the engine sound has gotten to my head, in long drives. sometimes i find it annoying. and what makes it worse is the clutch buzz i have.

so again, during long drives, does it bother you whatsoever?</TD></TR></TABLE>