I hear a thud when I turn mine off. Sounds kinda cheap, but I'm over it.

Mark

 

never noticed a thud when I start it up, but I do get virbrations when I shut it off

 

"get to work you little punks"

 

So HP stands for Hamster Power

 

When you start your engine it makes the sound of the smartest men in Japan all putting their heads together to create an engine with the highest HP to Liter ratio, and one of the best performing engines in the world. How dare you mention the word "cheap" when reffering to such a fine piece of machinery.

 

Dude, you have a high-compression, tight tolerance engine. When the starter gear engages, there's going to be a bit more resistance than your everyday Yugo. Unless you have some serious grinding, clanking, and/or nothing at all - you are probably OK.

 

Never a thud here. Just sounds gritty till warm. (Normal)

 

That "thud" is one of the things I like about the car. To me, it sounds more like a boom. A small controlled expolsion. Very nice!

 

[QUOTE=Mikes256,Nov 19 2005, 02:59 PM]When you start your engine it makes the sound of the smartest men in Japan all putting their heads together to create an engine with the highest HP to Liter ratio, and one of the best performing engines in the world.