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AMG start up's

I consider my S63 Coupe is whisper quiet on start up compared to my Ftype convertible which starts with the exhaust flaps open. A quick move of the gear selector calms it down & closes the flaps unless your in dynamic.
 
Can see the fun of this, even though I'm at the other end of the noise spectrum with an EQC400... With that, there is a slightly more serious issue that it's so quiet you do sometimes need to have the your hand over the horn ready for dosy pedestrians...

The slightly more childish thing to do with an EQC is that the tall 2-and-a-half-ton lump will wallop almost any ICE off the start line, or up a motorway slip road. Most satisfying with souped up Beamers in silly colours...
 
chic0821 said:
I consider my S63 Coupe is whisper quiet on start up compared to my Ftype convertible which starts with the exhaust flaps open. A quick move of the gear selector calms it down & closes the flaps unless your in dynamic.
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I came across a video a few days ago where there is a button sequence to have the flaps open when you start your AMG. "Emotion Start". I found this link for the boy racers :)Mercedes-AMG's "Emotion Start" Exhaust Mode Is So German it Hurts
 
No emotion start on my S63 Coupe. Came in later on and might work on the 4 litre ones.
 
Atavus said:
No emotion start on my S63 Coupe. Came in later on and might work on the 4 litre ones.
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2 year old article......the video I saw mentioned a software update for applicable cars..........

I'm sitting here with a vision of AMG drivers reading the article and rushing out to start their cars..... :) :)
 
it worked on a later C63 I drove. RBR mentions it on his channel quite a bit.
 
99.9% of the time, the last thing I want is an even louder start-up, but I guess plenty of people do. I’ve never tried it, perhaps I will some time.

The 5.5 M157 is blooming loud on a cold start even with the valves closed, so it would be no bad thing if it’s for the M177/8 only!
 
Bobby Dazzler said:
99.9% of the time, the last thing I want is an even louder start-up, but I guess plenty of people do. I’ve never tried it, perhaps I will some time.

The 5.5 M157 is blooming loud on a cold start even with the valves closed, so it would be no bad thing if it’s for the M177/8 only!
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It's not that much louder just enough that it's not too loud
 
I’ve just had the res- delete on my e63 and not had any angry looks from my nosey neighbour, had a straight flow exhaust on my 5 litre mustang and one of my old neighbours used to shout obscenities at me when I drove past, that was bloody load though😂
 
Cr4zylegs said:
I’ve just had the res- delete on my e63 and not had any angry looks from my nosey neighbour, had a straight flow exhaust on my 5 litre mustang and one of my old neighbours used to shout obscenities at me when I drove past, that was bloody load though😂
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LOUD🙄
 
My wife nearly slapped me when I did an emotion start with my e63s when she was behind the car. But apart from that not really much ... it is a nice burble sound but still Europeanish quiet ...
 
ShaunB said:
It quite funny starting up the W213 E63 with an AMG emotion start, that certainly gets peoples attentions, usually with a jump or a yell, depending on the type of person.
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Just a shame it calms down pretty quickly after that :)
 
AMGeed said:
Anyone with a 55/63 AMG had a reaction from the public to a start up whilst being close to the car?

For my part, in just over a year, nothing, until last Thursday, and then again today.

First time was outside my local swimming pool/gym and I'd backed the car into a parking spot outside the main exit. Quite a crowd had gathered outside chatting. I noticed two young women stood at the rear of the car chatting in Polish.
I was with my grandson and started the car after an hours swim, so not a cold start ,which is a fair bit louder on a Biturbo.
I heard a scream , then a laugh from one of the women over the exhaust noise , such as it had caught her unawares. Looking in the mirrors, the noise had caught the attention of quite a few others. I couldn't help smiling.
Does that make me a bad man?

Then today, a middle aged woman had parked in front of me at Tesco's open air car park.
She was loading her shopping and as I started the car she literally jumped in surprise then gave me a look that could kill. I could understand it if she was at the loud end, but the front was facing her. I did raise my hand in apology for scaring her but I wonder if she just overreacted.

Anyone else had the dirty looks or the thumbs up on a start up?
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No better feeling than sitting in car and firing if up
 
AMGeed said:
Anyone with a 55/63 AMG had a reaction from the public to a start up whilst being close to the car?

For my part, in just over a year, nothing, until last Thursday, and then again today.

First time was outside my local swimming pool/gym and I'd backed the car into a parking spot outside the main exit. Quite a crowd had gathered outside chatting. I noticed two young women stood at the rear of the car chatting in Polish.
I was with my grandson and started the car after an hours swim, so not a cold start ,which is a fair bit louder on a Biturbo.
I heard a scream , then a laugh from one of the women over the exhaust noise , such as it had caught her unawares. Looking in the mirrors, the noise had caught the attention of quite a few others. I couldn't help smiling.
Does that make me a bad man?

Then today, a middle aged woman had parked in front of me at Tesco's open air car park.
She was loading her shopping and as I started the car she literally jumped in surprise then gave me a look that could kill. I could understand it if she was at the loud end, but the front was facing her. I did raise my hand in apology for scaring her but I wonder if she just overreacted.

Anyone else had the dirty looks or the thumbs up on a start up?
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Had a Grand Cherokee 5.9 a while back with a custom stainless and twin foam intakes, that got plenty of looks had to sell it as its points to noise ratio was wayy off the scale!
 
I know I'm swimming against the tide here, but I really dislike loud exhausts. Maybe after over 40 years in motorsport I'm just plain exhausted, or perhaps it's because if I'm going to travel at warp speed the last thing I want to do is draw attention to myself.
There is a CLE 43 AMG that visits a house across the way from us which just sounds like a broken Ducati!....and scares the children and horses.
No, I want to feel a nice big shove in the back as I accelerate in comfort and (almost) silence.
But then again, I was probably the only person looking for quieter cans for my old Aprilia V2 Tuono :dk:
They must use the same Italian noise meter to pass the noise test as Ducati....
 
After 40 years in motorsport, I am surprised you have any hearing left whatsoever! I am from the other viewpoint after many loud road and race bikes, I think the most complained about was an RSV R Factory with twin Akrapovic exhausts, boy that was LOUD!

I do check what is nearby before starting up the cars as have been a few scared passerbys from the sound of a big V8 starting up! 🤣
 
I've seen the noise tests being run while touring the Ducati factory. They do them when the man in charge of the meter has gone to lunch. :D
 
I'm with Mactech, after many years of the cobra with 3" straight through side pipes from the 383ci sbc having a near silent V8 is a godsend.....
 
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