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Originally Posted by Esseff
I have just got a new 2017 BRZ and was very surprised by the terrible exhaust note and very noisy cabin. The exhaust sounded very raspy and tinnie, and when accelerating there was a terrible rattly sound. I had read many reviews and none of them mentioned this so I was quite disappointed.
Fortunately after 700-800km the exhaust note improved markedly. I guess it just had to be 'burnt in'. All of the raspiness has gone and it has a nice roar now, but the rattly acceleration persisted.
I suspected the rattliness might be coming from the 'noise generator' so I plugged it with a simple foam ear plug and... WOW! What a difference.
Now the cabin is so much quieter and the exhaust has a nice roar when you accelerate, and sounds like what I expected a new sports car to sound like.
That 'noise generator' is ridiculous! It doesn't sound anything like a motor - just some rattling diaphragm. Why bother?
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I call it the kazoo!
BMW uses the radio to make a fake noise, Jags have a special box under the dash, low level Mustangs have a diaphragm that vibrates on the intake and Toyota/Subaru said
