...before it warms up..

it sounds raspy and civic rice-can-like when i turn the car on and drive within 5 or so minutes.. it almost sounds embarrassing to drive out of a parking structure. once the engine warms up, it goes back to sounding sweet again. any of you have this problem?

 

It's common. Mine only sounds raspy for about 30 to 45 seconds or so on a cold start. Then magnificent.

 

my old G never had this problem.. it actually sounded better when cold. im surprised nissan overlooked this on the g37

 

Close your ears.

 

Mine's the same, right after i start it and take off just under 3k rpm's it sounds like i've got a freakin' coffee can ricer exhaust on or something. I think its kinda funny though.

 

i like that sound

 

me too sounds like it has a more fierce growl to it

 

I like it, it sounds like a V8 mustang.lol

 

i like that raspy sound kinda, very deep and dirty sounding

 

waa are we talking about the same sound? it sounds ricey and cracky like theres loose change in my exhaust rattling around.. buddies have told me that it sounds worse from the outside than it does from inside

 

You probably have a ****ty exhaust like i did.....I ended up getting a new one shipped to the dealership...now the noise is gone.

 

Probably everyone is talking about the exact same thing. I think that some of us just feel as if it sounds bad and some think it's great, just like the widely differing opinions of what's rice and what's not. I think it's safe to say it's not intended to sound like that or else it wouldn't change to a more "normal" sound after it warms up a little.

 

Yep, mine lasts about 30 seconds after a cold start. It's not so bad.

 

i have had the same noise took it to the dealer and they put a new exhaust and now 2 months later its doing it again

 

I've noticed that sound as well. I was showing off my G37 to a friend who has an 07 G35 and he asked about the exhaust sound. I started it up and it had that raspy sound for about 30 seconds or so. I wonder if it will go away with time?