[steve00s]

One other consideration is that the carpeting adds a tremendous amount of sound insulation that sometimes is a good thing. Yes, the roar at 6500 RPM's is intoxicating but even with the stock panel on without the insulated carpet I hear too many other noises at idle and low speed that start to freak me out. Maybe its just me but when I hear every tick and rattle I start thinking about what might be going wrong when most of it is just normal engine noises.