When i first got my car, it was the smoothest quietest ride that qas equal to any luxury brand. I go around to putting in a K&N drop in for the sake of convience and i noticed recently that there is a noticible engine sound eminating from the car. its not a bad sound, just more throaty. i was just wondering if anyone has had this occur with them and if i should be worried about something

 

Stop worrying.

 

did you check your muffler? maybe you have a hole or something, air filter is not going to make too much of a difference.

 

i strongly believe that it isnt a hold in the muffler because in my past experience, a hole in the muffler causes a rattling noise. or maybe thats just my old car....

 

its the sound of more power. make sure everything's put together tightly

 

yea with a k&n you proberly got a little more power.. thats casues a more throuthy sound.. love it.

 

but its only the drop in, not the cone filter.

 

well contrary to popular belief, more growl does not mean more power. it actually means that there is a hold in your muffler. :-( o well so much for wishful thinking. so how much should i expect the dealer to charge me for a new muffle and pipe + install. rather yet, would it be cheaper to get an aftermarket exhaust and have a mech install it?

 

Maybe it's a tumor!!

 

i wish. at least i could cut off a tumor and not have to worry about it for a while.