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11-09-2009, 11:36 AM
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Why do....
Subaru WRX's STI's etc. sound like a constant missfire? It's even more obvious with an aftermarket exhaust, those cars sound like ass, i mean all 4cyl sound like ass but these especially.
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11-09-2009, 11:45 AM
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2 step? ---
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11-09-2009, 11:45 AM
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firing order and phase shift between fires due to the boxer configuration. i always thought they sounded good, but it's jmo.
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11-09-2009, 11:46 AM
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Actually, I think they sound pretty good; closer to an American V8 then almost every other import out there.
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11-09-2009, 11:46 AM
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I love how they sound.
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11-09-2009, 11:47 AM
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I think they're the best sounding 4 bangers out there too, and I can't stand the way most engines other than V8's sound.
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11-09-2009, 11:50 AM
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Huh? The STi is one of the best 4cyl motors I've ever heard. The noise comes from the horizontally opposed 4 cylinder and unequal length exhaust manifold.
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11-09-2009, 12:03 PM
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The first race of this video you can hear the 2 step in an WRX we built.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELWFFUQkmys
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11-09-2009, 12:04 PM
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^ I'm with stupids.
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11-09-2009, 12:19 PM
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They just sound annoying to me  Like a puking a$$hole, but atleast i know why they sound like that now.
Note to self: Stay away from boxer engines.
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11-09-2009, 12:21 PM
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all 4 cylinders sound like ass? different strokes for different folks 
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11-09-2009, 12:26 PM
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If you want to hear something confusing, look up a cammed 4cyl boxer. It sounds like the engine is trying to make every sound an engine could conceivably make.
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/W...80s_690731.htm
Although that one sounds fairly close to what my car would sound like cammed, the one good thing about 4cyl boxers is that they have to lope.
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11-09-2009, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by camaro6
Huh? The STi is one of the best 4cyl motors I've ever heard. The noise comes from the horizontally opposed 4 cylinder and unequal length exhaust manifold.
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This.
Throw on an equal length manifold or header and the distinct sound pretty much goes away.
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11-09-2009, 12:32 PM
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all 4 cylinders sound like ass? different strokes for different folks |
Not all of them, just 99%.
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11-09-2009, 12:35 PM
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that would probably be any NA 4 banger on the market. I just thought of a few off the top of my head that I like and they all have something in common
Evo
Wrx/sti
srt4
speed3/speed6
speed protege
240sx
all turbo
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