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Old 01-18-2018, 06:55 PM   #70
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Originally Posted by ermax View Post
But the powerband is just a shift away.

The working harder sound seems to just be resonation. This engine sounds like a lawnmower between 2500 and 3500. Drives me nuts. But at the same time it motivates me to keep the revs down unlike any other car I've ever owned where it's so smooth and quiet that it's easy to creep up to 4k for miles and not even notice.
Are you sure the sound thing is not just an effect of the cabin not being very well sound-proofed from the engine bay?

Other cars have more insulation so you probably don't hear the engines or those types of tones as much.

At least that's a theory.
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