Best way to judge is to actually drive a professionally-converted Syncro. I
think you'll be amazed how quiet it actually can be when done right--it
doesn't take a lot of 'wrong' to make one noisy. I've seen both ends of the
spectrum. A little extra sound deadening goes a long way too, and proper
gearing makes a big difference too. Of course it will never be 'Subaru
quiet', but hey I like hearing a little feedback myself. :-)

I'm in the middle of converting a nice '91 Syncro Westy right now for a
customer from Seattle, and driving it back to him around the end of January.
Maybe I'll run the decibel meter the whole trip back and report back exactly
how quiet it really is.

Karl Mullendore
www.westyventures.com

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:28:30 -0800, Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> wrote:

>Will any body with any experience with a syncro TD or TDI conversion give me
>an idea of how noisy it is/was?
>
>Mike
>
>Wanted a diesel but someone said they were very noisy inside the cab.