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02-07-2022, 11:10 AM | #29 |
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04-25-2022, 12:29 PM | #33 |
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You guys do know it doesn't cost Subaru $450 to make and install those things, right? That's an inflated OEM MSRP, the same as any other part from the dealer.
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04-26-2022, 01:19 AM | #34 |
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True, but it does give you some perspective when you compare to other components that are actually essential to the operation of the car. I think that if the sound creator system failed, there wouldn’t be many people motivated enough to buy a replacement. If there was a demand for that, I would be willing to give mine away. When I get some spare time, I have a speaker output adapter that I will use to feed the sound creator into the auxiliary input on the audio system. I figure that it might be interesting to turn up the volume just a little.
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The biggest thing is that it goes from 0-100 volume wise (making it seem that much more fake). I actually like the sound it makes just hate that it goes from barely audible from 0-3500 rpm on low acceleration and screaming loud from 3500- 6000 rpm on high acceleration. My goal now is to find an exhaust that makes the same type of sounds but in a slightly less obtrusive way because I would love it if that is what my exhaust actually sounded like (at lower volume). But that is a down the road project to be tackled when I install the JDL UEL header from my Gen1, which I won't do until there is a tuning solution that has been around and tested for at least a year or so. So I am still probably two years away from this mod... |
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Can you not stick some foam over the speaker grill to muffle the sound a bit? Not sure if its accessible or not.
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04-26-2022, 10:49 AM | #37 |
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It is buried in the dash behind the HVAC controls. It requires a pretty good tear down just to get to it.
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04-26-2022, 01:37 PM | #38 |
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I don't believe it is an accident that the plug is easily reachable. However, it is very odd that they simply didn't make it a settings option with volume/rpm controls - how tough would that have been? As I said above, might even have kept it on in some form if that were an option.
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04-26-2022, 02:02 PM | #40 |
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I am good with the Active Sound off and the stock exhaust system. Way back when we made any changes to the exhaust system (pre-emissions) it was to improve performance with a secondary goal of at least not making the exhaust note obnoxious. Don't make it louder, make it sound 'better'. All that investment in noise does not pay a dividend in real terms. Before I spend a dime on exhaust, I'd be doing brakes, tires and suspension tweaks. Everyone has seen those old Honda Civic Ricers on the street; all bark and no bite. I guess everyone needs a hobby, but all that noise and my Family Trickster Deluxe pulls away with barely touching the pedal. So sad. At first I was going to just have the dealer program the sound out on the first visit, but the easiest and least intrusive way is to remove the side panel and with a screwdriver, press and unlock the catch on the plug flicking it out of the socket on the control module. I secured the loose plug so it would not rattle around or get misplaced. I am still debating whether of not to go through with redirecting the sound to the audio system in the car. Splicing into the speaker wire close to the module might be a way of not tearing into the interior. Right now I have other fish to fry.
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I had considered that as a possibility with a small project box with a jack behind the glove box where I can plug in a cord and then plug into the AUX jack to impress my friends. I can't remember the last time I had a passenger. All my friends are old and decrepit. The one buddy who would go with me got crippled by the Covid Vax (yes, there are side affects). I had a conversation with a guy who has a pickup truck with an active sound gizmo. His comment went something like this, "Yeah, it really enhances my experience when I go to Home Depot to pick up a load of pavers for a job."
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