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ryan
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and can it be replicated in other cars, eg bravos!lol
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what makes subaru's rumble?
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Anonymous
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No, you can't replicate it. Its becuase its a flat 4 nicked from the 70's AlfaSud and then the 33.
Typical Japanese car, nicked the idea and engineered it better!
Typical Japanese car, nicked the idea and engineered it better!
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Tom
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Its due to the firing order. Can't be done on an inline engine thankfully.
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Tommy K
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Its due to the engine!!
A 'boxer' engine is a 'flat' one where the cylinders are horizontaly opposed, as on the VW Beetle, Porsche 911 and Ferrari 512 Boxer and Testarossa! A notable modern day 'boxer' engined car is the Subaru Impeza, although Subaru have also used 'boxer', or flat-4 engines since the early 1970's.
Tommy K - Have you got the Bottle!!
A 'boxer' engine is a 'flat' one where the cylinders are horizontaly opposed, as on the VW Beetle, Porsche 911 and Ferrari 512 Boxer and Testarossa! A notable modern day 'boxer' engined car is the Subaru Impeza, although Subaru have also used 'boxer', or flat-4 engines since the early 1970's.
Tommy K - Have you got the Bottle!!
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nico
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(FAO TOM)..as you've told me once before..
What's it called again (or how do you technically describe it) when decelerating and I drop it down a gear and (at around 1500rpm) the exhaust makes that absolutely wonderful bottomlessly deep rumbling?
What's it called again (or how do you technically describe it) when decelerating and I drop it down a gear and (at around 1500rpm) the exhaust makes that absolutely wonderful bottomlessly deep rumbling?
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Anonymous
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Re: (FAO TOM)..as you've told me once before..
its technically called " carfarting"
its technically called " carfarting"
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Anonymous
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Re: (FAO TOM)..as you've told me once before..
noo noo noooo, LOL
Besides, mine sounds more like a giant with a hefty hunger for VW Golfs
noo noo noooo, LOL
Besides, mine sounds more like a giant with a hefty hunger for VW Golfs
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Anonymous
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I have it on good authority that it was Alfa that knicked the idea from Subaru.
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Roberto
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BGR
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Usually, that ridiculous noise is caused by the equally ridiculous big-bore stainless steel exhaust.
Have you seen the ones with the spark-plug fitted in the tail pipe for the "Flame" effect?
UTTERLY RIDICULOUS!
Have you seen the ones with the spark-plug fitted in the tail pipe for the "Flame" effect?
UTTERLY RIDICULOUS!
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Allan Wall
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i think you'll find even standard scoobies have a nice rumble to them!
i think you'll find even standard scoobies have a nice rumble to them!
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Ash
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if you want eh noise of a scooby buy a scooby! sorted lol
Im Driven to Earn, and I Earn to Drive......
if you want eh noise of a scooby buy a scooby! sorted lol
Im Driven to Earn, and I Earn to Drive......
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Dan
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My 1.2 has a scoobie rumble below 3k rpm...just ask Tommy K
Dan
Never underestimate the power of a 1.2
My 1.2 has a scoobie rumble below 3k rpm...just ask Tommy K
Dan
Never underestimate the power of a 1.2
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thomas
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Sorry to dig this up again but working for Subaru i feel i can shed some further light...
The turbo's warble noise is due mainly to the exhaust manifold pipe lengths being varied. According to service manager the WRX's/STi's are 10% less powerful than they could be due to this design.
When we have in a non turbo eg 'sport 2000' model with a big exhaust they sound alot like a conventional 4 cylinder. The non turbos cant afford to have the strange manifolds as they need all the power/torque they can get and only get driven by farmers wives/daughters.
Note the world rally cars dont sound as warbly as the road going turbos but this may be due to other reasons.
I genrally think the sound is boring now (especially now i have an Alfa GTV 3.0 V6) but the other day we had in a WR1 with straight through pipe that id love to get you all a sound recording of
Sorry to dig this up again but working for Subaru i feel i can shed some further light...
The turbo's warble noise is due mainly to the exhaust manifold pipe lengths being varied. According to service manager the WRX's/STi's are 10% less powerful than they could be due to this design.
When we have in a non turbo eg 'sport 2000' model with a big exhaust they sound alot like a conventional 4 cylinder. The non turbos cant afford to have the strange manifolds as they need all the power/torque they can get and only get driven by farmers wives/daughters.
Note the world rally cars dont sound as warbly as the road going turbos but this may be due to other reasons.
I genrally think the sound is boring now (especially now i have an Alfa GTV 3.0 V6) but the other day we had in a WR1 with straight through pipe that id love to get you all a sound recording of
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Paul R
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@thomas i take it you decided between the coupe and gtv? any pics... has the hgt got a new home yet?
Paul R
@thomas i take it you decided between the coupe and gtv? any pics... has the hgt got a new home yet?
Paul R