What makes the Z's engine sound so bad (to reviewers)?

Originally Posted by rreign Just a question here. I don't own a Z yet but I was wondering for those of you that do and have driven your cars pretty

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What makes the Z's engine sound so bad (to reviewers)?

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08-05-2009, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by rreign

Just a question here. I don't own a Z yet but I was wondering for those of you that do and have driven your cars pretty hard, do you think that putting eurethane motor mounts would help with the vibrations and harshness at higher rpms? It might just be a small fix to compensate for the harshness.

I don't think that would help much. I was always under the impression that aftermarket motor mounts minimize engine movement at the cost of more NVH.

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