Scion FR-S / Toyota FT-86 / Subaru with Aggressive Body & High Wing! + VIDEO!

[FR-HachiRoku]

Originally Posted by tranzformer

Yeah she is but you can still hear the nice boxer rumble. I wonder if the quietness is due to the background noise and not having a great mic to cancel out some of the background/ambient noise?

Thats what i thought

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by tranzformer

Yeah she is but you can still hear the nice boxer rumble. I wonder if the quietness is due to the background noise and not having a great mic to cancel out some of the background/ambient noise?

Not really. You guys are used to WRX & STI sounds. Stock NA boxer is pretty quiet

[Traum]

Originally Posted by celicajim

From the video it screams "Celica" to me. Not Supra and not AE86 incarnate.

I agree. And in NA, I would think that the Celica name carries a bit more weight than the AE86/FT86 nomenclature.

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Not really. You guys are used to WRX & STI sounds. Stock NA boxer is pretty quiet

I don't know, maybe. Could be partly that, could be that they didn't rev the engine that high when the video was going, could also be a mix of background/ambient noise, could also be that the car isn't that loud stock.


But this stock NA 2.5RS sure sounds louder to me but obviously the video and mic are right by the exhaust with the guy reving the engine as well.

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[Aki]

Originally Posted by tranzformer

Just a question, these kinda seem leaked by Toyota/Subaru? It isn't like the auto paparazzi are just sitting around at random corners waiting for the test car to drive by and hope to get a few pics/video clips.

Well usually it's not random. You have freelance photogs out there who wait at key places (Nuburgring is a safe bet), that then sell their shots to bigger names (Brenda Priddy, Lehman, etc). Or you have some in Death Valley, where they undergo torture tests. Or some hanging out near R&D proving grounds.

[RRnold]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Not really. You guys are used to WRX & STI sounds. Stock NA boxer is pretty quiet

From :39 to :59 you can hear the engine. Even when he slows down for that bump and then guns it you can hear the engine.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by tranzformer

I don't know, maybe. Could be partly that, could be that they didn't rev the engine that high when the video was going, could also be a mix of background/ambient noise, could also be that the car isn't that loud stock.


But this stock NA 2.5RS sure sounds louder to me but obviously the video and mic are right by the exhaust with the guy reving the engine as well.

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True, but at the same time, camera wasn't right next to the exhaust either. If you drive around and look around if you can see Impreza/Forester/Legacy (stock NA) and try to hear their exhaust sound, cuz it's not loud at all

Originally Posted by RRnold

From :39 to :59 you can hear the engine. Even when he slows down for that bump and then guns it you can hear the engine.

Yes, I know & I loved! I put my surround sound on full blast to make sure I hear that exhaust noise perfectly! LOL

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by Aki

Well usually it's not random. You have freelance photogs out there who wait at key places (Nuburgring is a safe bet), that then sell their shots to bigger names (Brenda Priddy, Lehman, etc). Or you have some in Death Valley, where they undergo torture tests. Or some hanging out near R&D proving grounds.

I don't know how Death Valley works. But for this video, especially from seconds 38 to 1:05 the clip is literally taken out in the middle of nowhere on some small country road. It isn't like it is in some major metro area with a bunch of other freelance guys all standing around getting clips. This almost seems planned in regards to almost being too perfect. Also in regards to watching the car pull up to the house/garage the car is being stored at. Seems very nice and convenient that the freelancer knew where the car was going that particular day/night. But maybe these freelance guys really are that lucky and just hang out on random street corners in the middle of nowhere?

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

True, but at the same time, camera wasn't right next to the exhaust either. If you drive around and look around if you can see Impreza/Forester/Legacy (stock NA) and try to hear their exhaust sound, cuz it's not loud at all

Yeah I think it is more likely the matter of poor mic, too much background noise...etc. I wasn't expecting anything too crazy just more along the lines of the youtube video I embedded.

[JohnnyR]

First things shall be first, and I'll have a custom bent exhaust (pending on how quick it is for aftermarket support) if need be. But being a NA car, anyone who had any NA car before with a full header + catback exhaust, this thing will be loud, and I personally can not wait.

[farugah]

Originally Posted by bofa

aww man I coulda swore he was going to open the trunk?/hatch? at the end

Ahh same! When he touched the spoiler I was like oOOOOHH!! but then the door came down such a tease!

Edit: ill get flamed for this, but in the video the tail lights dont actually look too bad IMO.

[Dean]

Listen to that engine! WOW! And look at the size of those rear tires! They're so wide! WOW! OMG! Look at how high that wing is! +100 hp for that! WOW! they must really be struggling to get some downforce on that 4 cylinder beast!

[cyde01]

Originally Posted by tranzformer

I don't know how Death Valley works. But for this video, especially from seconds 38 to 1:05 the clip is literally taken out in the middle of nowhere on some small country road.

lol i guarantee you death valley is a lot more middle of nowhere than that road near the nur.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by cyde01

lol i guarantee you death valley is a lot more middle of nowhere than that road near the nur.

that pic looks like road UT to CA... Seriously middle of nowhere.