drone

[trimer]

Can someone explain the "drone" noise to me? I see posts all the time but what is this sound??

[Joel-Box-ster]

A low frequency sound usually from exhaust..

[san rensho]

I've heard that drone noise is a very faint propeller noise, followed very quickly by a very loud bomb explosion. Sorry, couldn't resist.

[Eric G]

Originally Posted by san rensho

I've heard that drone noise is a very faint propeller noise, followed very quickly by a very loud bomb explosion. Sorry, couldn't resist.

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[Johnny Danger]

A drone exists only to mate with the Queen Bee - after which he quickly dies . Hmm... sounds like metaphor for marriage !

[442nd986s]

The Washington Post.....

Border agency overextended on drone program - Washington Times

[blue2000s]

It's that sound your significant other is always making but you can't remember exactly what it sounded like after you heard it.

[Mark_T]

By any chance do you still have the box your car came in?

[trimer]

Wow thanks everyone for helping a fellow porsche enthusiast out with what i thought was a good question. I guess you all put me in my place huh?

[shadrach74]

Originally Posted by trimer

Wow thanks everyone for helping a fellow porsche enthusiast out with what i thought was a good question. I guess you all put me in my place huh?

I just bought a 02 S 6 speed with 50K on it about 3 weeks ago. I get a low freq harmonic when off the throttle as the RPMs fall through about 2800; it's gone by 2500 and only off throttle. I don't know what causes it, but I believe this is what people may be referring to when they mention drone...

[Sisu guy]

The "drone" is actually a resonance in the exhaust system. Depending on the model it seems to occur between 2500-3000 rpm. My 2000S is very bad in the 2600-2800 rpm range and it is totally gone by 3000rpm. Hope this helps....

[Mark_T]

Originally Posted by trimer

Wow thanks everyone for helping a fellow porsche enthusiast out with what i thought was a good question. I guess you all put me in my place huh?

Ya gotta have a thick skin and a good sense of humor in here. We try and maintain a ratio of at least six smart-ass answers for every serious one.

Welcome to the forum!

[trimer]

thanks for the responses...

[Johnny Danger]

The reason for all of the sarcasm is because this question has been raised numerous times in the past . Moreover, lots of subjectivity comes into play when people are asked to define their version of what drone is ? My thoughts are that any well designed aftermarket cat back will result in a a vast improvement in both sound and performance over the oem "boat anchor " of an exhaust . If not from the standpoint of weight reduction alone.