Drone sound clip?

[gmantheman]

Newbie question here. I tried searching but no luck. I am trying to find a sound clip with drone. I am not sure what drone exactly is. I am guessing it is the sound when you are in a higher gear 4th or 5th at a speed around 35 to 40. Am in the ball park?

 

[DarkFireGT]

You won't hear drone in a sound clip, unless you find one done with professional equipment and 5.1 Dolby surround. Trumpets you can hear in a sound clip, but not really drone.

It's similar to what you're talking about. I think you have the idea. It's a loud hum or resonance that gets more noticeable at certain RPM's. Depending on the muffler, it can be excruciating.

 

[kooldawg6]

With my exhaust combo(see sig), it's the sound and sound pulses that literally seem to go right to my core I like to hear and feel the exhaust. It mostly happens under a light throttle pressure going up an incline around 2000 RPM.

 

[walter]

Drone is that annoying bass that fills your ears and your brain giving you one hell of a headache when you drive at certain RPM's my car does it a bit at 1800-2600 RPM with a bit of constant throttle depending on engine load, weight conditions etc. I hear that getting an X-pipe can reduce some drone.

 

[LV51FER]

In a normal car, you won't experience drone. I first learnt about drone in a Corvette C4. It's like the sound of a squadron of B52 bombers just over your shoulder like you hear in old war films. It can be quite a pleasurable resonance and can often be controlled by lifting the throttle slightly onto the over-run. Where the drone occurs at your cruising speed, it can be annoying but you can avoid this by going faster.

 

[ufnavy06]

Whew... I'm glad I wasn't the only one still trying to figure that out.

 

[gmantheman]

Thanks everyone. Tomorrow I will try to listen for it on my way to work.