Piped in sound via the stereo

[BenK]

Didn't believe it the first time read that and thought just for 'that'
model and the targeted 'car' buyer...

But am reading it on this forum of 'truck' & 'tow vehicle' owners

Do they sound so 'off' that the OEM(s) are spending the money to ID
what it the desired sound. Record it through out the rev range and
throttle settings and loading

To then design a system that senses the throttle setting, RPM, MPH, etc
to process that sound through the stereo...even when the stereo is
turned off

If you pull the OEM stereo to replace with an after market stereo...does
this fake exhaust sound still work through the new stereo?

Amazing...

[Tystevens]

upsnake wrote:
The turn signal click is the worst.
I was driving in a funeral a while back, so we needed to have our flashers on.

25 miles of click, click at 40 mph. 😞

Haha, if you had a Ford, I'm surprised you made it sane. The click in my F150 is unbelievably loud -- I'm not sure I've had any passengers who did not comment on how loud the turn signal noise is!

[upsnake]

The turn signal click is the worst.
I was driving in a funeral a while back, so we needed to have our flashers on.

25 miles of click, click at 40 mph. 😞

[Fast_Mopar]

thomasmnile wrote:
Washington Post Story

I think the fake sound is a crazy idea. If the automakers wanted to go down that path, they would include fake sound on the outside as well so others could hear the V8 rumble.

My Chevy, like many other newer vehicles today, has the electronically generated turn signal clicking sound that plays through one of the radio speakers (no more clicking from the flasher unit). The speaker has a loose wire or short, so sometimes you hear the turn signals and sometimes you do not. Maybe that's what will happen a few years down the road with these fake V8 rumble sounds as well.

[BenK]

I keep my vehicles a loooong time and don't have any of the newer ones with
'highly integrated' stuff

Do drive sisters 2014 E420, other sisters 2015 Accord Hybrid and buddies brand
new Fake Sub (Yukon XL with every order-able ordered)...but am not in the habit
of pulling radios out of vehicles... :B

Also do NOT like 'highly integrated' anything...except for my Leatherman
and Swiss Army knife. At that, both have very sharp knives, but neither
are as good as a dedicated knife. Ditto anything else on them

Similar to not liking the 'highly integrated trailer brake controller'

Current MagnaFlow dual in/dual out muffler for the Sub's 7.4L is goint
out. LOUD and would have loved it when in my teens, but now it is just
LOUD...going to get a new one soon.

Guess my Sub is worth more if I sell it now...knowing that exhaust
noise is the current LAGS... :R

[thomasmnile]

Washington Post Story

[AndrewM]

This guy is having all kinds of trouble upgrading his 2015 F150 EcoBoost

http://www.f150forum.com/f118/2015-f150-audio-upgrade-hitting-snags-obligatory-pics-286129/

[Fordlover]

gmcsmoke wrote:

Fordlover wrote:

BenK wrote:

If you pull the OEM stereo to replace with an after market stereo...does
this fake exhaust sound still work through the new stereo?

Amazing...

Pull the OEM radio? You've not spent much time in a late model vehicle have you? If I pulled the radio out of our Edge, we'd lose climate, radio, navigation, and phone bluetooth, not to mention controls for the mood lighting, headlamp delay, etc.

I seriously doubt JVC or Pioneer has a model on the market than can talk to all those systems.

you haven't looked at many aftermarket radios

I'd like to see one that would integrate with the climate control, mood lightning, and heated/cooled seats in our Edge.

[gmcsmoke]

Fordlover wrote:

BenK wrote:

If you pull the OEM stereo to replace with an after market stereo...does
this fake exhaust sound still work through the new stereo?

Amazing...

Pull the OEM radio? You've not spent much time in a late model vehicle have you? If I pulled the radio out of our Edge, we'd lose climate, radio, navigation, and phone bluetooth, not to mention controls for the mood lighting, headlamp delay, etc.

I seriously doubt JVC or Pioneer has a model on the market than can talk to all those systems.

you haven't looked at many aftermarket radios

[vortec22]

Mustang Ecoboost sound

[mkirsch]

BurbMan wrote:
Are you guys serious? OEMs are piping engine sounds through the stereo? Seems like a lot of technology and expense that doesn't really add any value....

Serious as a heart attack.

There are people out there who think that when you are driving a vehicle, you should be able to hear "vroom vroom" sounds. Not being able to hear the "vroom vroom" sounds makes them uncomfortable, some to the point of being unable to drive. They need the audio cue to tell them how much to push the gas pedal.

[Fordlover]

BenK wrote:

If you pull the OEM stereo to replace with an after market stereo...does
this fake exhaust sound still work through the new stereo?

Amazing...

Pull the OEM radio? You've not spent much time in a late model vehicle have you? If I pulled the radio out of our Edge, we'd lose climate, radio, navigation, and phone bluetooth, not to mention controls for the mood lighting, headlamp delay, etc.

I seriously doubt JVC or Pioneer has a model on the market than can talk to all those systems.

[goducks10]

Do they have different sounds you can select. I really like the sound of my Cummins.

[Bedlam]

It is correct. A tachometer sense signal wire feeds a dedicated audio circuit in the OEM radio. This is the next step from the speed sense line that is used to adjust stereo volume. If you replace your OEM radio with aftermarket, you will lose the artificial sound.

A while back, they started using speakers to cancel out exhaust and road noise in the cabin by placing a microphone into a feedback loop that would send the same sound 180 degrees out of phase. Funny how they are now "enhancing" the sound through speakers.

[BenK]

Don...I didn't believe at first and thought a joke, but is now well documented
and more models are getting this 'feature'

It adds value if it makes the sale !!!...right?

Am told that even when the stereo is 'off'...it is on for this 'feature'