Tires and road surface make a big difference. Maybe some noise cancelling headphones would do you good?
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Tires and road surface make a big difference. Maybe some noise cancelling headphones would do you good?
Lowered with blue h&r(?) springs, Bilsteins, tint, 19# design 3 injectors, Dual Magnaflow
southwest WA
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it's very quiet on the freeway, i've had a few comments about it being quiet at cruising speed. i think the wind noise is acceptable, but with 235/45 ZR18s it's got a lot of road noise
at idle it's pretty loud and sounds a bit clunky, but i think my valves need alignment
when it gets a flogging it couldn't sound better, but the thing that gets me though is that bloody fan! now that we're in summer now down here every time i take off from the lights it sounds like a school bus, it's embarassing!
i also hear a tiny bit of transmission whine just as it changes gears, i think that's normal though
btw, did anyone know the Z4 has a 'sound pipe' ? i didn't believe it at first either, until i saw pictures and diagrams... it's basically a tube that goes from the engine bay into the cabin, i think in the footwell on the passenger side... transmits awesome sounds, nice thinking bmw!
Last edited by Randell; 12-30-2005 at 07:52 PM.
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The car doesn't rattle and the engine's louder than the exhaust. puurfect! and then the stero overpowers everything else.
Last edited by BigKriss; 12-31-2005 at 03:57 AM. Reason: stero stuff
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get a couple thousands watts in your speaker setup and you won't notice a thing
-inc
'91 e31 850
'90 e34 535
'02 CBR F4i stunt/track bike
'07 gsxr 750 stunt bike
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Say WHAT!!??Originally Posted by Incantation
1990 E34 535iA, 215,000kms (130,000 miles).
Dual Climate, Rear Headrests, Rollerblind, M-Tech Wheel,
Memory Seats, EAT Chip, T-Stars.
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Valve adjustment quietened down my car a fair bit. Worth checking if it hasn't been done for a while.
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