by "Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
Published 03/15/2017 at 20:00
by "Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
Published 03/15/2017 at 20:00
Tags: PSA
; Public Service Announcement
; Fiat 500 Abarth
STARS: 2
I know you don’t want to believe it, but it’s true.
The exhaust on the Fiat 500 Abarth sounds like something is broken, or at best, like tinny shit. If you are going for sexy Italian sound, you’d be far better off with the superior sound of a stock Vespa exhaust.
Anyone that disagrees with me listened to too much loud music or they’re so old that they can no longer hear high frequency sounds, which means their hearing cannot be trusted.
Edit: If you have only heard it online, you haven’t actually heard it because it’s unlikely that the microphones, speakers, and compression involved is capable of reproducing the full range of frequencies it produces.
Edit2: I have come up with a name for the sound they make: “asthmatic chainsaw with a loose chain in a hallway”.
Thank you for your time.
"Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion" (herrquattro)
03/15/2017 at 20:03, STARS: 18
Your opinion is wrong.
I am envious of the Abarth exhaust, and would kill to have that burble goodness on my own car.
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
03/15/2017 at 20:05, STARS: 14
[Sits down]
[Digs through desk drawers for grandfather’s monocle]
[Finds monocle]
[Puts on monocle]
I say.
"Berang" (berang)
03/15/2017 at 20:07, STARS: 1
Means nothing if the monocle didn’t pop out and your hat didn’t fly into the air.
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
03/15/2017 at 20:09, STARS: 4
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
03/15/2017 at 20:11, STARS: 6
The only thing here that sounds broken is you, with your jabbering nonsensical gibberish.
"aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe" (emaxxbl)
03/15/2017 at 20:11, STARS: 3
nah bro
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
03/15/2017 at 20:12, STARS: 0
You mean an angry chainsaw?
I wonder if they sound better inside, but I’ve only heard them outside. I keep hearing them while walking and they sound so awful that I cannot comprehend what people like about them.
Then again, my hearing range is roughly that of someone less than half my age.
"vondon302" (vondon302)
03/15/2017 at 20:15, STARS: 2
What’s a happy chainsaw sound like ?
"Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion" (herrquattro)
03/15/2017 at 20:16, STARS: 3
Chainsaw with crackling and burbling greatness?
The Abarth is like the love child of I4 with the burbling of something.. well bigger. Without sounding like a goddamn ricer. Sounds like the closest you can get to making an I4 sound orgasmic.
Then yes, I would slap that on my car in a heartbeat.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
03/15/2017 at 20:17, STARS: 6
A happy little chainsaw.
"Cherry_man1" (Cherry_man1)
03/15/2017 at 20:18, STARS: 2
They sound like old farm tractors and they are shit overall.
"Saracen" (manualdoucheelitist)
03/15/2017 at 20:21, STARS: 11
One of the best sounding cars today. Angry burbly goodness.
"comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer" (00cyclonefan)
03/15/2017 at 20:24, STARS: 0
Bubble pipes are the best pipes.
Since this is a post about exhausts and I just metioned bubble pipes...bubble pipes + exhaust pipes...I’m thinking Bosozoku pipes and some bubble juice...I mean, we got whistle tips (Woo-WOOO), why can’t a fella get bubble tips?
See, this the genius that Oppo and a couple beers can inspire. Bubble tips. Heard it here first.
"and 100 more" (nth256)
03/15/2017 at 20:25, STARS: 6
Hot Take:
There is a fine line between performance exhaust sounds and shitty beat-down exhaust sounds.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
03/15/2017 at 20:28, STARS: 0
Your mom, perhaps?
Seriously, though, it probably sounds like someone gargling 2-stroke oil.
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
03/15/2017 at 20:28, STARS: 0
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"Vicente Esteve" (vicente-esteve)
03/15/2017 at 20:28, STARS: 0
I uh.
no
"Vicente Esteve" (vicente-esteve)
03/15/2017 at 20:28, STARS: 0
I uh.
no
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
03/15/2017 at 20:29, STARS: 0
Love this.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
03/15/2017 at 20:32, STARS: 0
Where is this burble everyone speaks of? In real life (not through mediocre microphones/speakers and after audio compression), they sound like someone playing a kazoo into a paint can.
"Svart Smart, traded in his Smart" (svartsmart)
03/15/2017 at 20:36, STARS: 1
I’ve heard the sound in real life and I still adore it.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
03/15/2017 at 20:36, STARS: 0
As I said elsewhere, I’ve never heard this “burble” people speak of. If it’s there, it’s being drown out by the raspy kazoo in a can sound.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
03/15/2017 at 20:36, STARS: 0
Yeah, and this sounds more like a crappy aftermarket exhaust on an old Honda Civic.
"vondon302" (vondon302)
03/15/2017 at 20:37, STARS: 0
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"smobgirl" (smobgirl)
03/15/2017 at 20:38, STARS: 1
Nah, cuz that’s what I used to drive. Nothing else can match the sound of a shitty Honda exhaust.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
03/15/2017 at 20:38, STARS: 0
His bow-tie has to spin as well.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
03/15/2017 at 20:41, STARS: 5
The ones you have heard must have had cheap exhausts on them. The factory system makes wonderful burbly noises.
"Berang" (berang)
03/15/2017 at 20:44, STARS: 0
and he has to shout “YOWZA!”
"daender" (daender)
03/15/2017 at 20:51, STARS: 0
Disagreed, I’ve heard angry stock-exhaust Abarth 500s at autocrosses, they are hilariously grin-inducing...until you start to see one either tricycle through a hard corner or wanting to pick up the back wheels under extreme braking.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
03/15/2017 at 20:55, STARS: 0
He’s already saying ‘I say!’ though? Is he a ventriloquist? :O
"Berang" (berang)
03/15/2017 at 20:56, STARS: 0
yes
"Saracen" (manualdoucheelitist)
03/15/2017 at 21:03, STARS: 3
When I hear em on the street they sound amazing.
"Milky" (jordanmielke)
03/15/2017 at 21:07, STARS: 1
Breh, you’re out.
^ the mufflers suck squad.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
03/15/2017 at 21:07, STARS: 0
I’m about 99% sure they were all stock, unless every random owner does the exact same terrible thing to them.
"random001" (random001)
03/15/2017 at 21:59, STARS: 0
I bet they’re all tuned. Mine has no rasp, just glorious joy in a can, but is also stock.
"random001" (random001)
03/15/2017 at 22:00, STARS: 0
My hearing is actually really good. I think you’re wrong.
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
03/15/2017 at 22:10, STARS: 0
My neighbor has one and it sounds amaziballs.
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
03/15/2017 at 22:25, STARS: 1
I acknowledge your opinion and respectfully disagree. (I wouldn’t buy the car for a number of reasons, but the exhaust tune is super sexy. Almost as good as the original G35s.)
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
03/15/2017 at 22:52, STARS: 0
You know, I hear a bit of that. Combined with a 2-stroke motorcycle or something.
"Illegitimus Prime" (illprime)
03/16/2017 at 05:49, STARS: 0
Sadly eric, this may be the case. See : Coffee can exhausts on older Hondas.
"StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8" (stndibnz1)
03/16/2017 at 08:23, STARS: 1
Hot take: you’re wrong.
Driven one, listened to them in parking garages and on the road. Great sounding little cars.
"punkgoose17" (punkgoose17)
03/16/2017 at 09:12, STARS: 0
I don’t know where everyone lives, but in the U.S. we get the Esseesse exhaust as standard Abarth equipment. That probably makes a difference in sound.
"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
03/16/2017 at 09:54, STARS: 1
spent about 30 minutes this morning listening for the tinny shit you speak of. Listened to a cold 22 degree day start, pleasant. Replayed 1st, 2nd, 3rd up and down at reasonable to higher rpms. Heard some gurgles, burbles, even a back fire or two. Also listened at cruising speeds in 4th and 5th. Maybe on the casual acceleration, hitting 4th/5th cruising but not at highway speeds it’s a quieter tone however not tinny to my ears...I was just driving it though so do with that what you will
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
03/16/2017 at 11:29, STARS: 0
I’m going to say it’s unlikely, though. Most of the people buying them around here wouldn’t know where to start with getting their exhaust replaced, let alone have the ability to do it themselves.
"SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie" (sidewaysondirt)
03/16/2017 at 11:30, STARS: 0
Meh, I like the Abarth’s sound IRL.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
03/16/2017 at 11:53, STARS: 0
From videos, I think these sound better inside than outside. They’re almost the exact opposite of my car, which sounds “meh” inside, then when the sound symposer kicks in they sound like you blew some hose off the engine (I really need to disable that thing; I’ve grown to hate it), while it sounds shockingly nice outside the car (which is hard to do with I4s, hence they usually simple go for quiet).
I updated my post with my best description of the sound. It’s mostly “asthmatic chainsaw” with a loose chain metallic grind and some echo. It reminds me of the noise of a bunch of chainsaws at a distance in a forest, but much closer and airier.
On the other hand, if your point is to draw attention, they definitely draw attention.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
03/16/2017 at 11:54, STARS: 0
Out of curiosity, what’s different about them? I have never heard one outside of the US and Canada.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
03/16/2017 at 11:56, STARS: 0
I can’t recall the sound of a Crossfire, but the C30 sounds good, so I’m not sure what you’re getting at here.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
03/16/2017 at 12:34, STARS: 0
I’m not sure how you could compare the two. The G35 is wildly superior sounding.
I really wish I could understand what people are hearing here, because I feel like I’m missing it entirely. There are so many cars that sound so much better that get little-to-no love. I mean, it’s loud, but that doesn’t impress me. Any kid can make their car loud by removing various parts.
"Milky" (jordanmielke)
03/16/2017 at 13:34, STARS: 0
My roommates and my car all have loud, nice exhaust sounds. The C30 needed a new muffler system and my car got a muffler delete. The Abarth needed nothing.
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"punkgoose17" (punkgoose17)
03/16/2017 at 14:06, STARS: 0
I know it is a different muffler, but I am not sure about real life sound differences.
"Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud" (nimbus-the-legend)
03/16/2017 at 19:58, STARS: 0
I like my mufflerless angry chainsaw exhaust tho!!!
"Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud" (nimbus-the-legend)
03/16/2017 at 20:01, STARS: 0
stock comes mufflerless,
500madness sells some magnaflows with actual mufflers.
some of the aftermarket non muffler exhausts with a better, smoother Y split than the stock T
cant say how they sound however, since ive only head of them in the youtube vids...
"Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud" (nimbus-the-legend)
03/16/2017 at 20:04, STARS: 1
I can vouch
two words,
5zigen fireball
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
03/16/2017 at 20:56, STARS: 0
no, no - I really do respect your opinion. Everybody hears things differently. I’m right there with you on fart can hondas, (raspy, unrefined, grating.) How about older turbo Saabs - like those? I think those sound great for a 4cyl as well.
"SantaRita" (SantaRita)
03/20/2017 at 12:30, STARS: 0
http://jalopnik.com/the-challenger-srt-demon-sounds-so-nuts-you-might-think-1793329580
broken...or ‘broken’ ...Every Ducati I rode sounded ‘broken’ because the dry clutch was jingle jangling...
"SantaRita" (SantaRita)
03/20/2017 at 12:31, STARS: 0
old 4 banger saabs have a really nice exhaust sound quality. i always pinned it up to their H block’s triumph roots.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
03/20/2017 at 13:00, STARS: 0
But that car doesn’t actually sound broken. Even the Abarth doesn’t particularly sound broken, it just makes a lot of unfortunate frequencies that would normally be corrected. Usually this is down to poor exhaust design and is primarily encountered in cheap aftermarket (usually not smog compliant) exhausts, hence my visceral reaction to this car’s exhaust.
"InfinityAero" (infinityaero)
03/27/2017 at 21:46, STARS: 0
I prefer raspy and grating to boring... but to each their own. Hearing cars without a cat is an ear-opener. Crazy what people will DD.... but I’m glad my car came with an exhaust when I bought it. Makes the daily grind much more fun.