mods that don't effect engine sound?

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So far I have established that:

Sports ECU
Sports Intake Manifold
Sports/Racing Air Filter
Sports Exhaust Manifold
Catalytic converter sports
Turbo/Supercharger

Do no effect the sound of the engine. At what stage engine mods do you start to notice a change in sound?
 
Stage 2 engine seems to sound a little different I think. And you could argue that the sports ECU, raising the rev limiter will produce sounds you haven't heard before at high rpm.
 
Turbo adds a whistle and a "tsh", supercharger adds a whine, but exhaust alter it completely and so does stage 3 engine mods, I just wasn't sure about stages 1 and 2
 
sk8tepenguin
Turbo adds a whistle and a "tsh", supercharger adds a whine, but exhaust alter it completely and so does stage 3 engine mods, I just wasn't sure about stages 1 and 2
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Oh, that's what that sound is!
 
Turbo does add a hiss sshhh like others said. I can hear it well on some cars. (Other cars it might not be as noticeable.)

The carbon shaft thing, I think is an upgrade that doesn't change the sound??
(Could be wrong about that.)
 
1241Penguin has it nailed. The only additional thing I can think of is that highly tuning some cars (and I'm not sure what the exact cause is) causes them to backfire on downshifts more frequently than they do stock.
 
Toronado
1241Penguin has it nailed. The only additional thing I can think of is that highly tuning some cars (and I'm not sure what the exact cause is) causes them to backfire on downshifts more frequently than they do stock.
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I believe it's also because of the exhaust. This is most noticeable on a 370Z with, I can't remember if it's the semi-racing or racing exhaust.
 
Toronado
1241Penguin has it nailed. The only additional thing I can think of is that highly tuning some cars (and I'm not sure what the exact cause is) causes them to backfire on downshifts more frequently than they do stock.
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Are you talking about that sort of drumbeat sound you hear on some cars?
Or something else? (Like an actual gunshot backfire sound - because I've never heard that in the game! That would be funny though. You could get confused about what game you were in. ;))
The sound I'm thinking of is like a series of small backfires - sounding sort of like a drumbeat. Off the top of my head I can say it's really pronounced on the vintage Lambo & the vintage Alfa Zagato. I've never been quite sure what is supposed to cause that sound, but I like it.
 
I'm talking about the "standard" GT5 backfire sound. Though there are a couple of cars that have the gunshot-esque sound when they backfire.

1241Penguin
I believe it's also because of the exhaust. This is most noticeable on a 370Z with, I can't remember if it's the semi-racing or racing exhaust.
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Nay. For certain cars, even without changing the exhaust, tuning them up highly enough causes them to backfire when they wouldn't have before. I tend to avoid the exhaust on certain cars (anything with a V8, for example), so I've got a few Corvettes and Camaros with the stock exhaust that do it on downshifts even with the regular exhaust note.
 
sk8tepenguin
Turbo adds a whistle and a "tsh", supercharger adds a whine, but exhaust alter it completely and so does stage 3 engine mods, I just wasn't sure about stages 1 and 2
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I missed this yesterday, but would like to clarify that a supercharger install in GT5 does NOT add a whining noise.
 
watermelonpunch
Are you talking about that sort of drumbeat sound you hear on some cars?
Or something else? (Like an actual gunshot backfire sound - because I've never heard that in the game! That would be funny though. You could get confused about what game you were in. ;))
The sound I'm thinking of is like a series of small backfires - sounding sort of like a drumbeat. Off the top of my head I can say it's really pronounced on the vintage Lambo & the vintage Alfa Zagato. I've never been quite sure what is supposed to cause that sound, but I like it.
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I call that drumbeat sound in the Alfa, "bowling balls in the boot" because it sounds like two 12 lbs bowling balls rolling around without colliding into each other. As a guy who relies heavily on his Digital Surround and a good sized subwoofer for feedback as to what the car is doing I can tell you it's really annoying!! After a while it kind of fades into the background when you focus on qualifying or racing but when you first jump in the car you can't miss it...:yuck:
 
Toronado
I'm talking about the "standard" GT5 backfire sound. Though there are a couple of cars that have the gunshot-esque sound when they backfire.



Nay. For certain cars, even without changing the exhaust, tuning them up highly enough causes them to backfire when they wouldn't have before. I tend to avoid the exhaust on certain cars (anything with a V8, for example), so I've got a few Corvettes and Camaros with the stock exhaust that do it on downshifts even with the regular exhaust note.
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Why would you want to avoid changing the exhaust on "anything with a V8"?

Yes, I know, some of them sound cruddy, but the '69 Z28 sounds excellent with the racing exhaust and the '71 Mustang supposedly keeps an appropriate V8 sound with all exhausts.
 
Some V8 cars just sound better with stock exhaust. Case in point, I've been testing the Lexus IS-F and the Mercedes C63 for a makeshift V8 Supercars series. The Lexus sounds fantastic with the stock exhaust (which has definitely been changed in a recent update), and so does the C63. Now, put a sport exhaust on the IS-F, and a semi-racing on the C63 and they both sound like actual V8 Supercars. Any other exhaust just doesn't cut it. :yuck:

Now, were both built to be race cars, so I kept the exhaust modifications. If I wanted a nice street car to drive, I'd keep the stock exhaust.
 
Upgrade everything on the Zonda R and drive it on the Rome track. Backfires never sounded so good! 👍
 
Johnnypenso
I call that drumbeat sound in the Alfa, "bowling balls in the boot" because it sounds like two 12 lbs bowling balls rolling around without colliding into each other. As a guy who relies heavily on his Digital Surround and a good sized subwoofer for feedback as to what the car is doing I can tell you it's really annoying!! After a while it kind of fades into the background when you focus on qualifying or racing but when you first jump in the car you can't miss it...:yuck:
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!!! :lol: I like the sound. It's rather melodic & soothing.
(But I don't play with surround sound & a big sub woofer blasting. :lol:)
(Funny you should mention this, because it was after hearing it on your alfa zagato, that I actually decided I wanted one! Because of hearing that sound! haha. There's only a few cars I've found that make that sound.)
 
Fully tine a car without stage tunes.
backup save and then you work your way up stage for stage and you'll see where it changes the most.
Since the other tunes are reversible or at least you can remove them.
 

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