nuphones
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I bought a radioshack sound level meter earlier this week but didn't get a chance to try it until today. I can't believe how loud my car is!
I measured 75db at idle, c weighted, and just jaunting around town at 30 mph gets it up to 85+ db. Is this the correct reading? Whenever I read Car and Driver reports, their DB ratings are closer to 45 inside a car at idle and upwards of 85 db in sports cars on the freeway.
Is my car that badly tuned? Nissan Sentra btw.
I measured 75db at idle, c weighted, and just jaunting around town at 30 mph gets it up to 85+ db. Is this the correct reading? Whenever I read Car and Driver reports, their DB ratings are closer to 45 inside a car at idle and upwards of 85 db in sports cars on the freeway.
Is my car that badly tuned? Nissan Sentra btw.