THIS SOUND IS NORMAL?

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JAMES RS4
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THIS SOUND IS NORMAL?

Post by JAMES RS4 » Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:01 pm

Hello everyone, 2 months ago I bought an RS4 B7, and one thing that surprised me (negatively) was the strange hum that comes out of the engine when you rev it, it's like a Kompressor :( :(

In this video clearly you can hear the sound what i mean (is not my car, but the sound is identical)

The question is, is this hum normal?


[youtube]https://youtu.be/JfIyu-sABOU[/youtube]

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Re: THIS SOUND IS NORMAL?

Post by James1984 » Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:14 pm

Something to do with the ancillaries being gear driven I think
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Re: THIS SOUND IS NORMAL?

Post by JAMES RS4 » Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:28 pm

James1984 wrote:
Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:14 pm
Something to do with the ancillaries being gear driven I think
Yes but the thing is, i´m watching videos and all, more or less have the same kind of humming...

For that i want to confirm with a real user from this forum if that is normal and its all okay, or my car (and 25 cars more on YouTube) have a real problem with that.

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Re: THIS SOUND IS NORMAL?

Post by demon8991 » Wed Nov 20, 2019 12:40 am

I think what the previous poster was saying is that it is normal for all cars.
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Re: THIS SOUND IS NORMAL?

Post by jamiej » Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:57 am

Yes totally normal. Mine sounds exactly the same... From the front... I need to do a resonator delete!

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Re: THIS SOUND IS NORMAL?

Post by JAMES RS4 » Wed Nov 20, 2019 10:56 am

ok, thanks for the replies. I have the resonator delete and from the front, it still hearing a lot the humming. Its a little bit frustrating to hear that kind of kompresor sound because cover the real beutiful sound of the car...

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Re: THIS SOUND IS NORMAL?

Post by Bristol RS » Wed Nov 20, 2019 10:50 pm

Yep mines the same and I love the mechanical sound it makes that along with the resonator delete :thumbs:
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Re: THIS SOUND IS NORMAL?

Post by Covkiller » Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:04 pm

All RS4 B7's have a mechanical whine
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