Hey guys ive got a 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid. I've owned the car for a year or so now and I'm still loving it. but there's one huge issue. The noise. Being a Hybrid, there's obviously little to no noise, which to some might be great, but i need something more. I'm looking for input as to what might give me some good sound (cold air intake? Exhaust mods? Headers?) ANYTHING HELPS.
Needs more noise!!!
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Buy a non hybrid! Really?
Hey Zach, welcome to the site.
I would suggest a 1969 Oldsmobile 442. Or some other vehicle that is not a Hybrid. Not sure what you can do to a hybrid to make it sound more like a gas guzzler. Be interested to see what people suggest.
I would suggest a 1969 Oldsmobile 442. Or some other vehicle that is not a Hybrid. Not sure what you can do to a hybrid to make it sound more like a gas guzzler. Be interested to see what people suggest.
I didn't hear that :wink:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_warning_sounds
You'll hear NOW. It's national requirement for all hybrids as of the next year.
http://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2...brid-vehicles-to-make-noise-starting-in-2019/
You'll hear NOW. It's national requirement for all hybrids as of the next year.
http://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2...brid-vehicles-to-make-noise-starting-in-2019/
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Toyota
Since August 2010, a warning device for retrofitting the Toyota Prius is available for Japanese consumers.
Toyota Motor Company teamed up with Fujitsu Ten to develop an automatic warning system for hybrids and electric vehicles to alert pedestrians when the car is propelled by its electric motor. The companies also studied the development of a system that would change the alarm's tune and volume with the assistance of an obstacle-detection radar.[70][71]
On August 2010 Toyota began sales of an onboard device designed to automatically emit a synthesized sound of an electric motor when the Prius is operating as an electric vehicle at speeds up to approximately 25 kilometres per hour (16 mph). The device will be available in Japan through authorized Toyota dealers and Toyota genuine parts & accessories distributors for retrofitting on the third-generation Prius at a price of ¥12,600 (~US$150) including the consumption tax. The alert sound rises and falls in pitch according to the vehicle's speed, thus helping indicate the vehicle's proximity and movement to nearby pedestrians. Toyota is planning to use other versions of the device for use in gasoline-electric hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric vehicles as well as fuel-cell hybrid vehicles planned for mass production. The device meets the 2010 government regulations issued for hybrid and other near-silent vehicles.[1]
Toyota's Vehicle Proximity Notification System (VPNS) was introduced in the United States in all 2012 model year Prius family vehicles, including the Prius v, Prius Plug-in Hybrid and the standard Prius. The system is being introduced to comply with the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010.[6][72]
Since August 2010, a warning device for retrofitting the Toyota Prius is available for Japanese consumers.
Toyota Motor Company teamed up with Fujitsu Ten to develop an automatic warning system for hybrids and electric vehicles to alert pedestrians when the car is propelled by its electric motor. The companies also studied the development of a system that would change the alarm's tune and volume with the assistance of an obstacle-detection radar.[70][71]
On August 2010 Toyota began sales of an onboard device designed to automatically emit a synthesized sound of an electric motor when the Prius is operating as an electric vehicle at speeds up to approximately 25 kilometres per hour (16 mph). The device will be available in Japan through authorized Toyota dealers and Toyota genuine parts & accessories distributors for retrofitting on the third-generation Prius at a price of ¥12,600 (~US$150) including the consumption tax. The alert sound rises and falls in pitch according to the vehicle's speed, thus helping indicate the vehicle's proximity and movement to nearby pedestrians. Toyota is planning to use other versions of the device for use in gasoline-electric hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric vehicles as well as fuel-cell hybrid vehicles planned for mass production. The device meets the 2010 government regulations issued for hybrid and other near-silent vehicles.[1]
Toyota's Vehicle Proximity Notification System (VPNS) was introduced in the United States in all 2012 model year Prius family vehicles, including the Prius v, Prius Plug-in Hybrid and the standard Prius. The system is being introduced to comply with the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010.[6][72]
Honestly other than artificial engine noise, the only noise that is gonna come from that Hybrid with mods is when you are on the hwy and you suddenly accelerate and you essentially hear a fart noise for a less than a minute or two before it goes back to electric. A Toyota Hybrid is not the same as a Super or Hyper Car Hybrid that can use the electric motors and the gasoline engine at the same time.
It might be that "VTEC JUST KICKED IN!!!" effect. Instead it will be "MOTOR JUST KICKED IN!... now it is off".
It might be that "VTEC JUST KICKED IN!!!" effect. Instead it will be "MOTOR JUST KICKED IN!... now it is off".
I'm thinking the OP is more interested in the TCH sounding like it has an old-school engine, not in noises warning pedestrians. The sound of a carbureted V8 is part of our American identify, to some at least. Mileage efficiency is great, safety systems are great, but I think a lot of people (like me) have this in-born connection to that throaty growl of a dino-deceased burning hunk of metal that lays ground effects of smoke and the tang of spent hydrocarbons.
OP - is that where you are going with this question: how to make it sound like an old-school engine in all the RPM bands, not thinking of warning sounds in that 0-16 mph zone?
OP - is that where you are going with this question: how to make it sound like an old-school engine in all the RPM bands, not thinking of warning sounds in that 0-16 mph zone?
I think he is trying to get sound like how I want it. Just some sound but nothing... noticeable. My K&N is probably 2/3 of the sound and my bolt-on eBay muffler is the 1/3 of the sound. Still, like I said my bet is that for a Toyota Hybird, it will be like VTEC. Engine comes on when you need more power and shuts off just as fast.
Diverting a bit off topic (sort of) but image if the classic movie scenes went like this:
James Dean is behind the wheel of some Spyder or hot rod, eyes squinted into the (improbable) Klieg lights on some 1950's roadway, a brunette with a hanky standing between his car and some slicked-back black haired greaser clad in leather gripping the wheel of some tailfinned racer. Pinks are on the line. She flashes a smile as the rouges give her a wink, and as she drops the hanky you hear.... a slight electric whine as the electric vehicles race off into the night. No four barreled growls, no mid-chest invading thrum of air-fuel mixed explosive decibels. BLAH.
We like our noisy cars
James Dean is behind the wheel of some Spyder or hot rod, eyes squinted into the (improbable) Klieg lights on some 1950's roadway, a brunette with a hanky standing between his car and some slicked-back black haired greaser clad in leather gripping the wheel of some tailfinned racer. Pinks are on the line. She flashes a smile as the rouges give her a wink, and as she drops the hanky you hear.... a slight electric whine as the electric vehicles race off into the night. No four barreled growls, no mid-chest invading thrum of air-fuel mixed explosive decibels. BLAH.
We like our noisy cars
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