Sound deadening material working too well. Robbing my driving experience.

[Gallatyn]

2019 Bullitt.

A while back I had used FORScan to remove the exhaust sounds piped through the speakers. I could still hear the exhaust but it was only coming from the back where I expect to hear it. So much better to me.

I just had some new speakers installed. So, I figured that I’d have the shop install some sound deadening material to the doors and the top of the rear parcel shelf (or deck lid) where the rear speakers reside.

I never knew how much I enjoyed and relied on the sounds that came into the cabin before the sound deadening material was installed. I can still hear the exhaust but it’s really muffled now. I also can’t hear my engine rev nearly as well and that’s causing issues for me. I usually drive by sound for normal city driving. Now, I can’t hear the engine revs nearly as much and it’s actually making shifting slightly more difficult for me and definitely not as fun. I could always look at the tach but I’m so used to just using my ear. It has actually taken away a lot of my enjoyment when driving my car. I have to get it back to where it was before.

I DO NOT look forward to removing it. I know it’s such a pain - but I have to do it.

So, if you're going to add sound deadening material, then think of the pros and cons and everything it will impact. I didn't realize it would be such a big deal to me.

End of baby cry rant.

Live and learn, I guess.

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[RazzaRossa]

Maybe add an x pipe or whatever midpipe, remove the suitcase resonator.

 

[K4fxd]

A while back I had used FORScan to remove the exhaust sounds piped through the speakers.

What address is this?

 

[Linkster1666]

Mufflers, or the lack thereof, will fix that.

 

[Gallatyn]

@Linkster1666 $650 will also fix it - which is what I just did yesterday. I'm just surprised that I found a car audio shop on my fifth cold call that said they do that kind of work - and made it sound like it was a normal thing for them.

@K4fxd I'm not sure off the top of head. I'll find it and get back to you.

Thanks.

 

[Gallatyn]

What address is this?

I used the 2nd page of the thread below. Post #17. I'm not sure how much difference it makes but this was for a Bullitt and not GT. Post #16 mentions that GT's are the only ones that have a sound tube. It then mentions that Ecoboost, Bullitt and GT350 have sound sent to the the speakers. Of course, I feel it necessay to mention that doing things like this are at your own risk. However, this is what I used. I also want to mention that there was a pop sound that came out of the speakers towards the end of FORScan committing the change. Didn't seem to hurt the speakers but I do want to mention it.

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/th...-if-there-is-fake-exhaust-noise.120697/page-2

 

[young at heart]

What? Exhaust sound is piped thru the speakers?

I have a ‘20 GT convertible with AVE and it runs 100% in track mode with the top down. It couldn’t possibly sound any better. Both my ‘23 Mach 1s (obviously AVE) always run in track mode with the windows down and they too sound beyond perfect.

I‘d be depressed to find out that my cars have some kind of artificial piped-in BS sound.

 

[Linkster1666]

What? Exhaust sound is piped thru the speakers?

I have a ‘20 GT convertible with AVE and it runs 100% in track mode with the top down. It couldn’t possibly sound any better. Both my ‘23 Mach 1s (obviously AVE) always run in track mode with the windows down and they too sound beyond perfect.

I‘d be depressed to find out that my cars have some kind of artificial piped-in BS sound.

The Eco-Boosts have piped in noise thru the speakers, now is not the time to panic.

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