Well I was going to deal with it because like you said, the performance is what matters. Then it seemed like it has gotten worse lately when the weather got colder. I turn the radio up, but you can still hear it through the radio. It's not that bad for me, but sometimes I'll take someone for a ride or go out with my girlfriend and want to talk and you can hear the wine pretty loud and it's just annoying. I've had several people ask me about it and I figure when I sell the car I'll have to either put the factory back in or do something about it so I might as well go ahead and do it so I can enjoy the silence while I'm driving it. Many people would just drive it like it is, and if I was doing mostly city driving I would leave it, but I drive mostly highway and that's when it is worst, when I'm cruising.