Exhaust farty popping noises ?
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some do it under load near full chat, others like mine will do it on overrun, somebody told the first lot it sounded good, probably on a forum, it's asbo innit.
they can easily avoid doing it, but they think it sounds good, it's not as bad as small engine N/A cars with silly raspy exhausts getting the bits ragged off them and taking several seconds to get out of even the lower gears, or worse, 125cc 4 stroke bikes, sometimes cruiser style, pretending they're in WSB
you can hear them 1/2 mile up the road ahead when in a car with all windows closed, how they get away without a tug is nuts, I'd get one if I stuck anything louder on my thou twin I bet, and I get down the road in a few seconds, they take forever to pass a house.
anyway, carry on
they can easily avoid doing it, but they think it sounds good, it's not as bad as small engine N/A cars with silly raspy exhausts getting the bits ragged off them and taking several seconds to get out of even the lower gears, or worse, 125cc 4 stroke bikes, sometimes cruiser style, pretending they're in WSB
you can hear them 1/2 mile up the road ahead when in a car with all windows closed, how they get away without a tug is nuts, I'd get one if I stuck anything louder on my thou twin I bet, and I get down the road in a few seconds, they take forever to pass a house.
anyway, carry on
Followed a Seat chavrocket slammed to the floor through some narrow, high-walled streets just this evening. He'd had anti-lag fitted and the pops and bangs were ricocheting off the wall like a machine gun for 2-5 seconds at a time. Must admit, it was well funny listening to it and watching people's reaction.
Sounded like this:
https://youtu.be/JORgRiZCtMA
Sounded like this:
https://youtu.be/JORgRiZCtMA
Farty popping noises are how manufacturers try to inject some "fruit" into the sound of turbo-4s...which must be the most bat-s
t boring sounding engine configuration there is. I don't mind a few random pops and bangs on the overrun (who doesn't) but this "tuned to make farty noises" on EVERY gearshift (up and down) just sounds as contrived and pathetic as it is. VAG seems to be the worst for it but the M-B A45 definitely deserves a dishonourable mention. Also seems that Aston are becoming infected with the new M-B V8 too.
t boring sounding engine configuration there is. I don't mind a few random pops and bangs on the overrun (who doesn't) but this "tuned to make farty noises" on EVERY gearshift (up and down) just sounds as contrived and pathetic as it is. VAG seems to be the worst for it but the M-B A45 definitely deserves a dishonourable mention. Also seems that Aston are becoming infected with the new M-B V8 too. horsemeatscandal said:
Must admit, I don't see this often, but I did recently hear for the first time ever a Golf R giving it the beans....
It actually does sound like a little fart. Absolutely dreadful.
It’s not like we can turn it off. Mine does it even at lower speeds but obviously the harder you press on the louder it is. It actually does sound like a little fart. Absolutely dreadful.
I think it’s either clutch packs or unburnt fuel being ignited.
The Z4 you can switch it off (and im assuming all the x35 BMW variants are the same)
Comfort - occasional DCT fart on an upshift at WOT.
Sport/Sport+ - artillery barrage on the overun, noisy exhaust valve open, less fart on upshifts.
It's childish, but I do like having it on occasionaly, I know it isn't real overrun burble and I know it is enginnered in, but who cares?
Comfort - occasional DCT fart on an upshift at WOT.
Sport/Sport+ - artillery barrage on the overun, noisy exhaust valve open, less fart on upshifts.
It's childish, but I do like having it on occasionaly, I know it isn't real overrun burble and I know it is enginnered in, but who cares?
There's a chavvy bint in the village near to me with an Astra VXR, she drives like an utter tt. Nearly ran me down one day when I was out with the dog.
I went to the shop where she works and confronted her, she wasnt happy and threatened to call the polis.
But didn't more's the shame.
Fake tan, fake hair, VXR with pink decals on it, you know the type.
I almost went round one night to stick a tattie up her exhaust.
t. Nearly ran me down one day when I was out with the dog.I went to the shop where she works and confronted her, she wasnt happy and threatened to call the polis.
But didn't more's the shame.
Fake tan, fake hair, VXR with pink decals on it, you know the type.
I almost went round one night to stick a tattie up her exhaust.
loskie said:
There's a chavvy bint in the village near to me with an Astra VXR, she drives like an utter tt. Nearly ran me down one day when I was out with the dog.
I went to the shop where she works and confronted her, she wasnt happy and threatened to call the polis.
But didn't more's the shame.
Fake tan, fake hair, VXR with pink decals on it, you know the type.
I almost went round one night to stick a tattie up her exhaust.
Ooerr missus t. Nearly ran me down one day when I was out with the dog.I went to the shop where she works and confronted her, she wasnt happy and threatened to call the polis.
But didn't more's the shame.
Fake tan, fake hair, VXR with pink decals on it, you know the type.
I almost went round one night to stick a tattie up her exhaust.
mike74 said:
The first time I heard an rs3 I was a cross between massively underwhelmed at the monotonous engine note and amused at the hilarious fake dsg farts. It was basically...
drone,fart. drone,fart drooooone,fart.
It sounded quite ridiculous, I would have been truly embarrassed driving it
Are you sure it was an RS3 ?drone,fart. drone,fart drooooone,fart.
It sounded quite ridiculous, I would have been truly embarrassed driving it
The five cylinder engine sounds alright in my opinion.
Olivera said:
The sound of a good N/A engined car revving out with a brief pause between up shifts can be glorious. Sadly this has mostly been replaced with a PCP'd turbo hatch emitting DSG farts 
Haha, dead cert that finance would come into this conversation eventually. Well done for being the first. PH is like a f
king broken record. I'm all in favour of the odd rumble and crackle - but only if there isn't the predictable, repetitive pattern which seems to be programmed into modern maps. If you know it's going to happen, where's the fun in that?
There are a couple of cars that go past my house always making stupid noises, I think I'm safe to conclude they've had aftermarket exhausts and maps. One's an Astra VXR and the other's an Elise. The Astra crackles, which is a bit less offensive than the Elise's drone accompanied by POP POP POP... POP POP POP... POP POP POP. Hnng.
I never used to be bothered by stuff like this but when you're trying to get a baby to go to sleep...
There are a couple of cars that go past my house always making stupid noises, I think I'm safe to conclude they've had aftermarket exhausts and maps. One's an Astra VXR and the other's an Elise. The Astra crackles, which is a bit less offensive than the Elise's drone accompanied by POP POP POP... POP POP POP... POP POP POP. Hnng.
I never used to be bothered by stuff like this but when you're trying to get a baby to go to sleep...
My mk2 Focus RS does it on upshifts, but I love the fact it is completely unpredictable.
Trying to do it passing someone who thoroughly deserves to be overtaken: nothing.
Driving at 15mph past a vicar riding a nervous horse, POP!
It's like a pet or small child, guaranteed to embarrass you.
Trying to do it passing someone who thoroughly deserves to be overtaken: nothing.
Driving at 15mph past a vicar riding a nervous horse, POP!
It's like a pet or small child, guaranteed to embarrass you.
lost in espace said:
I was in Hertford town centre on Saturday night when a newish Discovery Sport with the massive petrol engine was gunning it between pubs. Absolutely mindblowingly loud, painful in fact.
Do you mean Range Rover Sport ? The one with the V8 SVR engine is indeed very very loud.
Disco Sport 2 litre 4 cylinder a bit less so
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