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Originally Posted by Subie
The transmission has a HUGE impact on the exhaust sound. With a manual, apart from starting out from a stop, there is typically a constant change in the exhaust note as the engine speed increases proportionally with speed. With an automatic, until you surpass the stall speed of the torque converter, there is a disproportionate increase in vehicle speed with respect to engine speed, so the exhaust note sounds rather blah (and can tend to drone) when you're not thrashing the car.
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Well blow me down. That's interesting to read. Got any publications to back that up? Not to insult you, but I learned a long time ago to not believe what you read on the internet.
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