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I think the sound on whatever car(s) you're referring to is a function of
the exhaust system that's on the car. Most in stock form that I've heard are nearly silent. They do sound bad in my opinion, when people start putting on the big coffee-can mufflers. Lane [ l a n e @ p a i r . c o m ] --- Visit my Saturn Car Audio and Performance Page at http://www57.pair.com/lane "Blah blah" > wrote in message ... > Does that supercharger do anything to make that 4 banger sound any > better? Its the only production 4 banger I can think of with a > supercharger. All 4 bangers so far sound "farty" to me. Best way I can > discribe it. > > In article >, -NOSPAM > says... > > The thing I appreciated most in my test drives was the whine of the > > supercharger being audible when you're at WOT. It's not really loud or > > anything, but it's there. > > > > Lane [ l a n e @ p a i r . c o m ] > > --- > > Visit my Saturn Car Audio and Performance Page at http://www57.pair.com/lane > > > > > > > > "marx404" > wrote in message > > ... > > > Finally, I got a few minutes to drive the new ION Redline. Picked out a > > nice > > > empty winding service road and got it up into 4th gear. The shirt throw > > > shifter just snapped into each gear almost effortlessly. Man, I cannot > > > remember having such a thrill behind the wheel of a sport compact in a > > long > > > time. As it was new, I didnt want to dog on it, but what fun!! It hugged > > > every curve even when dropping from 3rd to 2nd gear. True toe-and heel > > > shifting and much enhanced steering than the regular ION and the Recaros > > > hugged with every curve. Just for fun I hit the brakes at 30 and she > > stopped > > > smoothly on a dime. Virtually no torque steer when accelerating. I really > > > felt that I had great confidence and control over this car at any speed. > > The > > > exhaust let out a sweet tone, yet it didn't resonate through the floor > > like > > > my Dynomax does in my 94 SL2. The suspension was so much smoother than > > what > > > I expected, yet firm enough to prevent body roll throughout the steep > > turns. > > > Well done Saturn! I do hope that this car is a symbol of things to come. > > > > > > marx404 > > > > > > > > > > > > |
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This makes me think of something I keep meaning to ask the group (and
usually forget)... is running the engine at high RPM's (even redline) hard on sub systems like the ac compressor, alternator and water pump? I assume they're designed for all rpm ranges, however if you're doing 1/8 mile drags at the local, sanctioned race event and bouncing off the limiter every Friday night are you shortening the life of the accessories? (yeah, I already figured the engine is taking a toll too) "marx404" > wrote in message news > Honestly, I had the A/C on and could only hear the exhaust note, which was a > sweet tone and not too loud. The Supercharger and ecotec are both pretty > quiet altogether. This car is definately a sleeper. > > marx404 > > |
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I swsear by Mobil 1 and wont use anything else. I have has my iol pan
removed once in my 94 already at 88K miles and it looked almost clean enough to eat from. I used to street race classic Mustangs ('65 '66) in the '80's and after having oil related problems, I switched to Mobil 1 and have never had any oil problems in any car no matter how I drive or what kind of car I drove. Now I use it in my '94 SL2 and stand firm in my belief in this oil. Just a note: I have had many a customer ask me if they use synthetic that means that they can go longer than 3 months changing thier oil. The answer is NO. No matter what oil you use you must always stick to a strict regimen of changing your oil on time. All oil wears or chemically breaks down after 3 months of use, synthetic or not. I am glad that Saturn (albeit thier previous stance against using synth oil in the past) decided to go with Mobil 1. The oil filler cap is even imprinted with Mobil1 5-30 on it. Cool, I want that cap. btw- If you dont believe about this car, goto your local dealer and drive one, nuff said. marx404 |
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