Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - What makes the Z's engine sound so bad (to reviewers)?

zZSportZz · 08-05-2009, 09:04 AM

Well my personal opinion on the engine harshness is that it "feels" like the engine is not suppose to rev that high (totally subjective person to person). Anything past 5.5-6k rpm sounds almost like its being over-revved even though it isn't. Thats the best way I can explain it.

Its almost like a mind-game to me lol. I have to force myself to ignore the sound and have faith the engine isnt going to explode and slap me in the head.

Edit: Mine is broken in and I've driven it hard.

EDIT: I added a video in post #40

08-05-2009, 09:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
zZSportZz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,095 Drives: 370z Blk on Blk 6MT Rep Power: 18	Well my personal opinion on the engine harshness is that it "feels" like the engine is not suppose to rev that high (totally subjective person to person). Anything past 5.5-6k rpm sounds almost like its being over-revved even though it isn't. Thats the best way I can explain it. Its almost like a mind-game to me lol. I have to force myself to ignore the sound and have faith the engine isnt going to explode and slap me in the head. Edit: Mine is broken in and I've driven it hard. EDIT: I added a video in post #40 Last edited by zZSportZz; 08-06-2009 at 12:05 PM.