Switch from Chevy to Ford and got and '16 F-150 Limited
09-17-2016, 10:59 AM
#21
Nice ride, you won't be disappointed. I too switched from a GMC to a Limited in 2011. I am now in my third one. For floor mats, there are a couple of threads. I went with the Huskys this time around. Had the Weathertechs in my '11 and '14 but the didn't seem to hold in the water and slush very well. The Huskys seem like they will do a much better job and the rubber feels more quality. My mat is a bit dirty but here is a pic for reference. They do cover part of the backlit sill.
09-17-2016, 02:06 PM
#25
Senior Member
There are systems in certain high end luxury cars that do what you're descrubing, but the cabin engine sound enhancement in Ecoboost F150s is definitely synthetic.
09-17-2016, 02:19 PM
#26
Senior Member
The following is from equipment world direct from Ford:
Essentially, Ford is enhancing the sound of the truck’s V6 while it works and then amplifying that enhanced sound through the truck’s speakers. It’s almost like a real-time voice effect for the engine that makes it sound a bit more menacing.
“This isn’t fake noise or a soundtrack,” Levine wrote in an email. “This is real engine noise digitally refined in real-time to further enhance our EcoBoost engine sound using the truck’s speakers.”
09-17-2016, 02:30 PM
#27
Senior Member
I have no idea what synthetic sound is but the sound you are hearing is not a sound tract. It is direct from the engine
The following is from equipment world direct from Ford:
Essentially, Ford is enhancing the sound of the truck’s V6 while it works and then amplifying that enhanced sound through the truck’s speakers. It’s almost like a real-time voice effect for the engine that makes it sound a bit more menacing.
“This isn’t fake noise or a soundtrack,” Levine wrote in an email. “This is real engine noise digitally refined in real-time to further enhance our EcoBoost engine sound using the truck’s speakers.”
The following is from equipment world direct from Ford:
Essentially, Ford is enhancing the sound of the truck’s V6 while it works and then amplifying that enhanced sound through the truck’s speakers. It’s almost like a real-time voice effect for the engine that makes it sound a bit more menacing.
“This isn’t fake noise or a soundtrack,” Levine wrote in an email. “This is real engine noise digitally refined in real-time to further enhance our EcoBoost engine sound using the truck’s speakers.”
The tones you are hearing don't exist from that engine.
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09-17-2016, 02:39 PM
#28
Senior Member
It's barely different than a corsa or borla exhaust which sound completely different due to modification of the sound waves. The sound comes from the engine. How you perceive it changes dependent on multiple factors. The sound is not on a sound tract.
Anyways I really don't care. I love this 3.5 better than my v8. Don't really want a loud luxury vehicle.
Anyways I really don't care. I love this 3.5 better than my v8. Don't really want a loud luxury vehicle.
09-17-2016, 02:45 PM
#29
Senior Member
It's barely different than a corsa or borla exhaust which sound completely different due to modification of the sound waves. The sound comes from the engine. How you perceive it changes dependent on multiple factors. The sound is not on a sound tract.
Anyways I really don't care. I love this 3.5 better than my v8. Don't really want a loud luxury vehicle.
Anyways I really don't care. I love this 3.5 better than my v8. Don't really want a loud luxury vehicle.
The sound in the Ecoboost cabin is governed by a computer program written by a guy sitting in his cubicle.
I personally am not a V8 purist and would have no problem with that sound if I had an Ecoboost. I would definitely prefer to have the V8 sound in the cabin, even if it is synthetic.
09-17-2016, 02:55 PM
#30
Senior Member
It's the same. Some frequencies are enhanced some are cancelled out just like different exhaust sounds different. Just using a computer algorithm vs a resonator chamber design on the exhaust.