440i GC

Billy Cheeseman · 07-10-2018, 02:54 AM

Hi all - am 4 days into owning my 440i GC (that you lot all made me get !!! LOL) and am absolutely loving it !!!

I was expecting the engine sound to be louder in the cabin - is it just me or is it exceptionally quiet ??

TodmordenLad · 07-10-2018, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Billy Cheeseman

Hi all - am 4 days into owning my 440i GC (that you lot all made me get !!! LOL) and am absolutely loving it !!!

I was expecting the engine sound to be louder in the cabin - is it just me or is it exceptionally quiet ??

Very quiet and refined in Comfort, obviously louder in Sport
If you want noise, you'll be needing the MPPSK - transforms the sound

Abzynthe · 07-10-2018, 03:16 AM

I agree it is quiet. Even so with MPPSK, but obviously louder than stock.
I recently filmed my exhaust from a camera mounted on the rear bumper. It showed just how much sound you are missing in the cabin.

It does get very droney if you have the parcel shelf out and rear seats folded down though.

Rich9600 · 07-10-2018, 04:28 AM

Try opening the windows...

Enjoy the summer!

I'm 16k in on my stock exhaust 340i Touring and it's notably louder than when new. As the engine runs in and the exhaust burns in it seems to get both louder and deeper in both modes.

Comfort is nice and discrete, but still makes a noise if you push on. Sport sounds much more aggressive now, upshifts under load sound great with the windows down.

Wagstafari · 07-10-2018, 06:00 AM

MPPSK - resistance is futile !!!

Hugrov · 07-10-2018, 06:32 AM

How are you liking the GC, I came from a F30 to my current F36 and I'm very happy with it, such a good car and really practical, exactly what I wanted.

Billy Cheeseman · 07-10-2018, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Hugrov

How are you liking the GC, I came from a F30 to my current F36 and I'm very happy with it, such a good car and really practical, exactly what I wanted.

Completely over the moon with it !!!!!!!

DarrenL_007 · 07-10-2018, 09:52 AM

I've found if I press the loud pedal a little harder I can hear much more in the cabin even in comfort.

NotGotABimmer23 · 07-10-2018, 10:06 AM

I found my 340i very quiet inside especially with the windows closed. Mppsk solves all of these issues.

Herr Gross Byte · 07-11-2018, 12:43 AM

I've had one for 2 weeks and yes, it's lovely a quiet in the cabin in comfort mode.

moff · 07-11-2018, 03:50 AM

Not only does MPPSK provide much needed noise it also disables the terrible Active Sound fake noise.

A double win...

richatha · 07-11-2018, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Rich9600

Try opening the windows...

Enjoy the summer!

If i open the window anything over 50mph all i hear is wind noise. F31s are horrendous for wind noise.

goodbyalfa · 07-11-2018, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by moff

Not only does MPPSK provide much needed noise it also disables the terrible Active Sound fake noise.

A double win...

I didn't realize that the latest 440i came with active noise?

moff · 07-11-2018, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by goodbyalfa

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Originally Posted by moff

Not only does MPPSK provide much needed noise it also disables the terrible Active Sound fake noise.

A double win...

I didn't realize that the latest 440i came with active noise?

Yep and it sounds terrible like it does in the M4

Billy Cheeseman · 07-11-2018, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by goodbyalfa

I didn't realize that the latest 440i came with active noise?

I dont think I have it - if I have it, it is quieter than a church mouse !!

MashinBenzin · 07-11-2018, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Billy Cheeseman

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Originally Posted by goodbyalfa

I didn't realize that the latest 440i came with active noise?

I dont think I have it - if I have it, it is quieter than a church mouse !!

Likewise here.

Herr Gross Byte · 07-12-2018, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by moff

Yep and it sounds terrible like it does in the M4

No fake sound here. Either I have the only LCI that doesn't have it or Moff is mistaken.

Rich9600 · 07-12-2018, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Billy Cheeseman

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Originally Posted by goodbyalfa

I didn't realize that the latest 440i came with active noise?

I dont think I have it - if I have it, it is quieter than a church mouse !!

If it's there on my F31, it's very subtle.

Put a window down or drop the back seats and you can certainly hear the real noise over any fakery.

Also, with 40i's getting louder with time, I doubt the fake noise is very significant, if present at all.

juggsy · 07-13-2018, 02:11 AM

When I was running mine in I didn't use sport or gearbox sport very often for obvious reasons.

Once I had put a few miles on it and had gone over the running in mileage, I remember the first time putting it in sports on both mode and gearbox, windows down, wow did the exhaust come alive!

As had been said, it has got noticeably more 'burbly' as it's further run in, and I've not noticed interference from a sound aktuator. Sales guy actually said it had been scaled back on the newer cars from the previous gen?

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Abzynthe Colonel 1370 Rep 2,118 Posts Drives: BMW 440i Gran Coupe LCI Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I agree it is quiet. Even so with MPPSK, but obviously louder than stock. I recently filmed my exhaust from a camera mounted on the rear bumper. It showed just how much sound you are missing in the cabin. It does get very droney if you have the parcel shelf out and rear seats folded down though. __________________ Previous: 2010 F01 740d M Sport \| 2015 F36 420d M Sport Current: 2018 F36 440i M Sport (Stage 1 BM3, xHP stage 3)
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Rich9600 Colonel 741 Rep 2,511 Posts Drives: i4 M50 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Try opening the windows... Enjoy the summer! I'm 16k in on my stock exhaust 340i Touring and it's notably louder than when new. As the engine runs in and the exhaust burns in it seems to get both louder and deeper in both modes. Comfort is nice and discrete, but still makes a noise if you push on. Sport sounds much more aggressive now, upshifts under load sound great with the windows down. __________________ Driving i4 M50 (G26) Previous 340i Touring MSport (F31)
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Hugrov Captain 423 Rep 644 Posts Drives: F36 LCI Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: East Yorkshire iTrader: (0)	How are you liking the GC, I came from a F30 to my current F36 and I'm very happy with it, such a good car and really practical, exactly what I wanted.
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NotGotABimmer23 Colonel 831 Rep 2,111 Posts Drives: 340i touring - incoming Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Leicestershire UK iTrader: (0)	I found my 340i very quiet inside especially with the windows closed. Mppsk solves all of these issues.
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Herr Gross Byte Private First Class 135 Rep 150 Posts Drives: 440i GC Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Essex iTrader: (0)	I've had one for 2 weeks and yes, it's lovely a quiet in the cabin in comfort mode.
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moff Colonel 1363 Rep 2,495 Posts Drives: X4M Competition Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nottingham GB iTrader: (0)	Not only does MPPSK provide much needed noise it also disables the terrible Active Sound fake noise. A double win... __________________ Arrived! 2022 X4M Competition, SPY + Black Merino Gone: 2019 X3M Competition, Toronto Red, Adelaide Grey.
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juggsy Private 53 Rep 90 Posts Drives: BMW 440i GC Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Oxfordshire, UK iTrader: (0)	When I was running mine in I didn't use sport or gearbox sport very often for obvious reasons. Once I had put a few miles on it and had gone over the running in mileage, I remember the first time putting it in sports on both mode and gearbox, windows down, wow did the exhaust come alive! As had been said, it has got noticeably more 'burbly' as it's further run in, and I've not noticed interference from a sound aktuator. Sales guy actually said it had been scaled back on the newer cars from the previous gen?
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