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Originally Posted by kenchan walmart shopper you are. as for the Z's stock sound, it's too quiet. i was expecting a melodic note like on my G but was kind

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Old 12-22-2010, 11:46 AM   #1 (permalink)
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walmart shopper you are.


as for the Z's stock sound, it's too quiet. i was expecting a melodic note like on my G but was kind of dissappointed when i got the Z. (and quickly replaced with aftermarket).
Funny you should mention that. In college I shopped at Wal-Mart and hated it and swore I would graduate to Target or something else. Now that I can afford not to have to go to stores like Wal-Mart, as luck would have it, I work nights and usually end up there at 0300 or so on my nights off and there isn't a soul around. Without the trash, Wal-Mart isn't so bad at all.

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so...does this mean that all of us who got aftermarket exhausts just snubbed some blind guy?

i feel kinda bad now.
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I'm curious if the exhaust tuning guy listens from inside the cabin. As many of us have concluded, the stock sound is less than inspiring.

Also, I'd love to know what internal criteria the blind dude is using for his evaluation. Trying to get a sound that would appeal to the masses, or finding something to his own subjective (but apparently well informed) opinion?

Another great thread, Sach...keep 'em coming
The Z really isn't that bad in my opinion, considering that Nissan had to meet a bunch of regulatory standards, etc. regarding sound at WOT that can dumb-down the sound at part throttle so as not to exceed some stupid mandated threshold at WOT, and make you feel like the car is too quiet during 95% of your driving. There really is only so much you can do with a V6 engine. Architecture for sound vs. performance--I think you guys would rather have that sliding-scale more toward the performance end. Kindof like the 2V mustangs. I think they sound awesome, but their LS1 equipped nemesis was so much more fun to drive, even if it sounded like a machine-gun in a trashcan in comparison.

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Without the trash, Wal-Mart isn't so bad at all.
this i agree. the store isn't actually bad, i just dont care for their demographics.
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