[chaoskaze]

Originally Posted by MuseChaser

3. Mechanical "Hash" Sound. Not sure how to describe this. The car just sounds somehow more "raw" than the last rash of cars I've owned or currently own (BMW 325i, MB ml430, ml500, 560sl, Audi 80, Volvo 240). On most of those other cars, you heard the rpms change but that's about it. I love the FR-S engine and transmission; plenty of pull from the engine for the kind of driving I do, and the transmission behaves predictably, consistently, and very precisely. Having said that, there's a very distinctive mechanical sound, sort of like some excited frat boy saying "arrrrggggghhhhh" through clenched teeth while lifting a keg, as each gear is engaged and you accelerate towards the next gear. Maybe it's just the ol' "because race car" thing. I don't mind it, but it ain't real refined sounding. Grainy brown as opposed to Grey Poupon.


Barry

Have you take out the stock sound tube or just plug it up from within the cabin? The car's stock tube has this resonance @ highway speed. 65-80