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      06-20-2019, 12:53 AM   #1
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Disable pops and bangs

Hi all,

Just a question for those of you that have tuned out the OTT pops and bangs - did you miss them at all and does the car have any burbles and pops naturally once they are disabled?

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Hi all,

Just a question for those of you that have tuned out the OTT pops and bangs - did you miss them at all and does the car have any burbles and pops naturally once they are disabled?

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I disabled them about two weeks ago and I honestly should've done it the moment I picked up my car. My wife and I both couldn't stand the burbles. The car sounds way more natural now and doesn't sound broken lol.
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      06-20-2019, 04:11 AM   #3
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I disabled them about two weeks ago and I honestly should've done it the moment I picked up my car. My wife and I both couldn't stand the burbles. The car sounds way more natural now and doesn't sound broken lol.
LOL yes it’s waaay too much my wife also hates it! I cringe and am embarrassed pulling out of my driveway! Mines even worse now as I have the Akra evolution system fitted!

Does it still burble and make any pops with them disabled - I’m trying to get a happy medium wh
ere it still sounds sporty but not obnoxious!
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      06-20-2019, 04:37 AM   #4
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The burbles are entirely fake made by DME programming.

On any regular car there is no fuel available on overrun to cause burbles. It's meant to sound like old carburettor engined cars that burbled on overrun naturally.

Back to my N54 335i, tuned, DPs, exhaust - never a crackle or pop in 4 years!

That said i'm going to disable burbles on sport mode only but keep them on sport+, with BM3 you can wind up the "aggressiveness" level too.

So i'll go OTT in sport+ which I don't use much anyway (just for special occasions)

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      06-20-2019, 06:03 AM   #5
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LOL yes it’s waaay too much my wife also hates it! I cringe and am embarrassed pulling out of my driveway! Mines even worse now as I have the Akra evolution system fitted!

Does it still burble and make any pops with them disabled - I’m trying to get a happy medium wh
ere it still sounds sporty but not obnoxious!
No more burbles period in Sport or Sport+ as per my preference. I'm using EcuTek for my tuning.
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M2C owners got upset when I said the overrun sounds like something in the exhaust is broken, glad some of guys here agree with me, so I don't sound like a troll..

I hate it, I am not an exhaust guy, never was, even in my younger Civic days but I can still appreciate the sound of a throaty exhaust roar like in 11:35 below but that "pop and burbles" at age 32, is embarrassing to drive around NYC and its actually the reason I'm actually discouraged by this car & its motor.

I wish there was a way to disable it, maybe even physically, without flash tuning and voiding the warranty. #Sigh

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i take it you can't disable this on april 19 and later software updated cars?
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Disable ASD. This was the most annoying thing for me since I am always in sport plus. Now I can hear the turbo spool and exhaust.

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I’m using Ecutek software already and my cars tuned by Litchfield in the UK.

I already have ASD disabled using the techpnp harness which I was initially worried about disabling but its much better without it! (Even more so now I have the Akra evolution system). But for me the burbles are way too much - don’t get me wrong I don’t mind the occasional burble or pop but it’s too exaggerated on this car IMO.
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I’m using Ecutek software already and my cars tuned by Litchfield in the UK.

I already have ASD disabled using the techpnp harness which I was initially worried about disabling but its much better without it! (Even more so now I have the Akra evolution system). But for me the burbles are way too much - don’t get me wrong I don’t mind the occasional burble or pop but it’s too exaggerated on this car IMO.
Tune them out and it will sound like valve open in Efficient mode.

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I hate it, I am not an exhaust guy, never was, even in my younger Civic days but I can still appreciate the sound of a throaty exhaust roar like in 11:35 below but that "pop and burbles" at age 32, is embarrassing
32? still a boy! I'm 47 FFS how do you think burbles sound at that age?
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ASD is great, it makes the car for me. That's what YOU hear. Exhaust is what other people hear.

I prefer windows shut, it sounds better with ASD IMO..
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I hate it, I am not an exhaust guy, never was, even in my younger Civic days but I can still appreciate the sound of a throaty exhaust roar like in 11:35 below but that "pop and burbles" at age 32, is embarrassing
32? still a boy! I'm 47 FFS how do you think burbles sound at that age?
Just saying, the world can be a judgmentally place but I like your carefree attitude..
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Disable ASD. This was the most annoying thing for me since I am always in sport plus. Now I can hear the turbo spool and exhaust.
Done with Bimmercode right? I just bought the app
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Tune them out and it will sound like valve open in Efficient mode.

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Good point - I’ll drive around in efficient for a bit and see what I think now I have the Akra link pipe fitted it might be just right.
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ASD is great, it makes the car for me. That's what YOU hear. Exhaust is what other people hear.

I prefer windows shut, it sounds better with ASD IMO..
In a stock car I agree but with an aftermarket exhaust (especially with mid pipes) then the ASD is no longer needed as you can actually hear the exhaust AND the ASD is out of sync with the exhaust noise.
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Tune them out and it will sound like valve open in Efficient mode.

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Good point - I’ll drive around in efficient for a bit and see what I think now I have the Akra link pipe fitted it might be just right.
So... which exhaust did you get fitted again?
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In a stock car I agree but with an aftermarket exhaust (especially with mid pipes) then the ASD is no longer needed as you can actually hear the exhaust AND the ASD is out of sync with the exhaust noise.
Windows open I can hear the exhaust but the wind noise drowns out ASD, windows shut I can't hear the exhaust so I want the ASD.

It may vary between exhausts, but as the ASD is fake INTAKE / induction noise not exhaust noise I find it compliements the sounds, to my ear anyway.

I did a bit of experimenting myself, i've got the full milltek with OPF replace with CAT and I much prefer it with ASD on as it give you that instant link between throttle move and sound change that you don't get with a turbo exhaust note due to lag.

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M2C owners got upset when I said the overrun sounds like something in the exhaust is broken, glad some of guys here agree with me,
FWIW I agree with you.

Engines that sound good on the gas -

Pops/burbles/farts/gargles/burps on the overrun -
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ASD is great, it makes the car for me. That's what YOU hear. Exhaust is what other people hear.

I prefer windows shut, it sounds better with ASD IMO..
You like video games as well? #justkidding

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ASD is great, it makes the car for me. That's what YOU hear. Exhaust is what other people hear.

I prefer windows shut, it sounds better with ASD IMO..
I just can't do GMO Exhaust.
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You like video games as well? #justkidding

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Haha, no actually can't stand them. I just think ASD is very subtle and just works, forget it's fake and it just adds to it.

Besides, DCT is far more Xbox than ASD...
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