I was refering to him not knowing any procedures or their scope.
You think all cars were held for only having a mis-sticker and that's all they were checking for?

You have no idea HOW many items were being checked for, and how many cars were checked, and how many people were testing those issues.

So no he doesn't know, he just assumes.
He's the case in MY point, not what was done to the cars.

 

Mine sounds nice and smooth upon startup.

 

Perhaps some of these sounds are coming from the variable valve timing which as far as I know is more complicated on the 5.0 than it was on the 4.6. Coming from the front wheel wells is about the area where that mechanism is located.

 

Yea, I know there is alot going on in that area, e.g. VCT and so forth, and previous models were definitely louder when hot.

The idle quality and engine noises as a package on this car seem to create something pretty crappy when you're up against a wall of any kind. Again, for me, it seems to be way worse on the passenger side, but I don't know why.

I might be more **** about this than most, but if it really is "normal," then there's got to be many 5.0 owners who have noticed it.

 

My car has a distinct ticking noise which sounds loudest when probing the #4 intake runner with a stethoscope. The sound is loudest at around 1200RPM.

 

Yep noticed it as well, first time I noticed it was against a guard rail. Which is next to section of wall, at a stop light, on my way home. I tracked it to be around the same area, more pronounced when crouched and listening by the front wheels.

 

Louder on one side than the other?

 

My '10 V6 with the Magnaflow dual kit sounds **** good in the carport and drive thrus. I really oughta make a video. I love to start it in the morning.

 

Exhausts are nice. Most are a little overpriced right now for the 11s . . .

 

I had an issue with my car making a weird noise that I could only hear when the sound had something to bounce off of. They also told me it was normal. So I told him to get in the car and he admitted to hearing the noise. Then I said "You got a half dozen other Mustangs with the same options as mine. Let me pick one and we'll see if it makes the same noise." It didn't. They took my car back and when they returned it the noise was gone. Can't remember now what they said they did. But my point is, if they say its normal, tell them you want to take a test drive in one they have sitting on the lot and see if it really does sound the same.

 

Mine also makes a noticeable ticking noise at/around idle when next to a wall that can reflect the engine sounds. I've assumed it's normal. As for the overall engine sound, I'd say for pretty much any engine, it's generally only the induction and exhaust that can potentially sound good. However, when you are parked next to a wall in a car with fairly quiet stock exhaust, you will mostly hear mechanical noise from parts moving, which never sounds that good. If it bothers you, you could try either a sound tube mod or louder exhaust.

I think a side effect of the modern cold air induction system is that it muffles most of the induction sound, which is probably why they started the whole sound tube thing to begin with. If it had a more open intake that would let more of the induction sound escape, it would most likely sound better overall, though you would probably lose some performance.

 

Skotty et al, thanks.

At idle, I can't even hear my engine or any of it's noises with the windows up -- so it's not bad. For those who have noticed it, have you noticed one side worse than the other? For me, the passenger side sounds funkier than the driver's. Very strange.

I would not have thought that I would sacrifice engine "quietness" for performance in today's age, but maybe that's still a price to be paid. Walk up next to an Edge or a Focus, and you can barely tell the car is running. And, yes, I realize these are different cars with much less performance.