D15's and D16's sound different???

D15, D16, D17 and Mini-Me swaps
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By andyc
- Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:48 pm #202979 yeah I thought that was the case... I know D's generally sound different right through the rev range than B's. someone said this was the case with D15 and D16's...
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By d-mon
- Fri Jul 02, 2010 7:35 pm #202983 the exhaust you put on it will make more difference.

By BlueVic_8354
- Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:27 am #205410 i'm guessing that if there is a difference between the sound that the engine generates it is because of the amount time travel that the 1600 can pull to reach the torque, the torque of both engine may be relatively similar, but still the force of combustion aren't the same. that is maybe why, when the vtec kicks in, there is a slight difference it its sound....plus d-mon is right, the exhaust would really give a whole lot difference in the sound...

By ditoegsaloon
- Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:00 am #205567 it does sound different.. dude what s in there? jdm engine y0 :D

By BlueVic_8354
- Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:51 am #205606 i guess being from its homeland... they give out the best of what they can do... come to think of it most factory issued engines that garners the high HP and torque are from the jdm land.
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By ExCoupe94
- Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:59 pm #206232 when i swapped from a d15b to a z6 my car sounded waaay different id guess it had something to do with the higher compression in the jdm motor? that or my d15b was super toast and just sounded peculiar :?
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