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Old 07-19-2017, 10:43 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by MAGAUSA View Post
My opinion is that the sound is artificial because this passive diaphragm vibrates from noise and vacuum pressure changes and produces its own sound that travels through the plastic tube and into our ears.
I think it is artificially amplified by the diaphragm, but the pulses are real. The system is passively amplifying the pulses and sending them directly to the engine compartment. I think the foam just softens it a little. I can imagine it is pounding pretty good without the foam!

-Geoff
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