[raptor5244]

I can see how this noise can be disconcerting if you are coming from a Honda Civic or something where the clutch and transmission only have to deal with 140 lb. ft. of torque and are quiet as a mouse. However, these Tremec manual transmissions and clutches are designed to handle gobs of torque so you lose some of the refinement you get from your typical family sedan. You will see the same comments regarding noise on lots of high performance cars with these transmissions. Dodge uses them in the Challengers, Ford on the higher end Mustangs Shelbys, Corvettes, Camaros, etc. You tend to get used to it but I do agree that after 20 years that they could have refined them a little more. I have the NPP exhaust on my 1LE and it pretty much drowns out all other noise. :-)