How loud are your crickets?
 

I just clocked in over 5000 and I've had the crickets almost since day one. They are absolutely insane, even while driving on the highway I can hear them. Oddly enough, they don't bother me one bit, I feel like they add to the FR-S uniqueness.

Certain gas as reported by many other folk as well do limit the sound but nothing major.

How many people actually get annoyed by this?

Never have been annoyed since I got them around 350 miles or so, can't remember. They come and they go, only hear them during hot weather or after an extremely long and hard spirited drive.

Well now, either my 2013 FR-S doesn't have the "crickets", or I pay them no mind, or my 72 year old ears just can't hear them.

Therefore, I'm not annoyed at all ......;)


humfrz

Mine shut up back about mid June and I haven't heard a peep since. No changes in anything and it has been hot here so cooler temps isn't the answer. Maybe there was a plague and they got wiped out? Cricket apocalypse?


Oh damnit maybe my car is broke!

I seem to have it when gas tank goes below 1/4 tank. Doesn't bother me since I listen to my tunes very loudly. I only use Chevron Premium gas 92 octane.

I only get cricket when i use American gas. :p

..........or, your ears are broke ....... :popcorn:

:D


humfrz

Oh that too but I could still hear the little rascals in places like a drive through. They always distracted me from the racket the injectors made so I sort of miss them.

No way you are 72...

Shots fired. xD

Sure he is and he isn't even the oldest if I remember right.
I am a baby compared to Hum.

My crickets come and go. But they're usually drowned out by my exhaust.

Mine are annoying but not horrible.

I can barely hear mine while running, but as soon as it off they are loud.

Coming up to my 1 year anniversary, but only done round 5000kms. Never had them (touch wood).

I've had my car for a year and ~23K miles, and no crickets to be found.

No idea if I have them or not (maybe the fact that I don't know means I don't) but in any case I have decided to fully embrace them and make them my own. My favorite parking spot at lunch time...


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Not gonna lie, it really annoys me! Makes me realize how "cheap" the car is lol. But I don't care enough to change my car. Just make the car louder :thumbsup:

i still have yet to experience the crickets. I just hit 4500 miles and nothing :iono:. I was running Shell 93 until about 2500 or so when i switched to E85 and have never heard them.

It does always make me worry that maybe my hearing is already shot and I'm just missing it.

I have been blessed by the engine gods and at 26k km, I have not experienced crickets.

Granted my car only has a little over 1k miles but I haven't heard any crickets. However, I am a musician so I'm probably a little more deaf than others.

60,000 miles and I've never had crickets. You guys must have bad gas. Or maybe I'm just lucky.

Your high pressure fuel pump is running with your car off?

They get pretty loud at some points. And if "they are loud enough to the point where the car across the interection can hear them then we can fix it." -- Toyota mechanic that I met during a classic car meet.

for me, they come and go. I usually don't hear them cause my radio is always on.

I've never stopped to listen, as I always have fairly loud music playing, so I have no idea if I have crickets or not. I know the fuel pump on my car was replaced by the previous owner as part of the service bulletin, but I have no idea if that had an effect either way.

I have a lot of lizards in the parking lot where I work so the crickets don't get the chance to chirp. Nah, I've never heard any strange noises coming from the car. Smooth sailing so far.

The crickets are contageous. Trust me, if you have a car with active crickets and park next to another fr-s who hasnt discovered the cricket virus.. They will become infected. There is no place to run, you have to embrace the crickets.
@nyrip can vouch.

True story. My exhaust is loud enough though to where I can't hear them except outside of my car

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Cheap? What do you mean by that? It's not a Accent. You car was made to fit a certain price point and to appeal to a certain segment. If you wanted something not as "cheap" why didn't you go for a Z, Mustang, or Camaro?


If you mean by cutting corners with less sound deadening then either do it yourself or forget any car in the 20k range. Everything that goes into a car's manufacture (down to the screws) affects its mileage and most importantly the price and car manufacturers will look into any cost savings method to keep prices low and profits high.


When I hear cheap I thing flimsy, manufacturing blemishes, no features, unreliable, hard as diamonds interior plastics, poor fit & finish. These are things I have not encountered on my FR-S. It's no Lexus RC-F by any means but at the same time it give me the opportunity to save up for RC-F (or better) in the next couple of years.


BTW- my FR-S is cricket free for close to a year, if you think crickets (that eventually go away and are usually noticeable while idling at a drive through) is annoying listen to the constant ticket of other cars with direct injection.


-Not a fanboy (not particular loyal to any brand they all have their issues) but realistic because I do my research.

Mine make me self-conscious in drive-thrus.

Dude...chill out. Just because its a cheap car, doesn't mean I'm saying its a bad car. Not a cheap piece of shit, just a cheaply built car.

I feel for all who suffer from this annoyance.
I am very pleased to have never had a chirp in 2 1/2 years.
Petro Can 94 is all I've ever used. And will continue to do so.

Can't hear them over the sweet sweet burble of the UEL + headerback exhaust. They must not be there. :)

Lol!

I have many "cheap" cut arounds on this car.

Like our hoods not lining up straight if anyone has ever noticed that (seriously! look at your hood and look at the gap on both sides). Easily peelable clearcoat, not to mention the bumper that just sags over time. Dont get me started on the headunit. :thumbdown:

But I still love the car :thumbup:

I know that feel, when I'm idling I can hear them over my exhaust. It's alright though, I just use drive-thrus at night now.

This lol.

I only hear them when stationary.

My hood lines up perfect. My clear coat is just fine. After 40k miles my bumper is firmly in place even after a winter of playing snowplow. Just because you or others complain does not mean we all have these issues.
The car is built light and with that there are some compromises. This does not mean they are cheaply made.

I got crickets and had the service done, only to have them come back again. I started using pure "non-ethanol" gas, and the crickets went away.

I went on a road trip this summer and couldn't find pure gas. The crickets came back. After I got home I went through a tank of pure gas and they've gone away agin.

Mine went away after I installed the exhaust lol

BTW
Cricket thread #1,236 I believe.