Fake engine noise?

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sjwelds

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With a 6 banger, they with sound like a dead cow (BMW), a Cummins diesel truck or something in between.

No matter what you do, it won’t sound like a V8. Just plain physics.


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Agreed.

If I ever trade my 08 on an Ecoboost, that's the one thing I'll miss. That V8 rumble.
 

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If you don't know that your vehicle has it, then why bother to remove it?

When I first got my truck with the augmented sound, my father in law commented multiple times on how good it sounded. He has had several EcoBoost trucks, but this one finally sounded decent. He was very impressed. A month or so later I told him it was fake sound and now every time he rides in it he comments on how it just doesn't sound right and how I need to remove it. :banghead:
 

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With a 6 banger, they with sound like a dead cow (BMW), a Cummins diesel truck or something in between.

No matter what you do, it won’t sound like a V8. Just plain physics.


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I beg to differ, but thanks for the reply!
 

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And to be honest...and not as a criticism...I don’t understand why people care. I get if you’re buying a 6 cylinder and trying to pass it off to your friends as an 8 so you play fake audio...but if Ford wants to pipe in some fake noise to make my vehicle sound better, go for it! I guess I don’t understand.
My wife has complained about the noise the truck makes when towing - it definitely turns up the volume when the engine is working! I'd rather just disable it and get the quietest ride possible...
 

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I'd be really interested to see a video comparing the sound in the cabin with the fake noise and without. So all you folks with Forscan and not enough to do...get on it!!! Haha
 

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To my ear it also cranks up the volume when in sport mode, maybe I am just imagining it :)
 
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