please help - exhaust situation

1. keithm_007 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Blackpool Posts: 686 106 Quiksilver

   #1 14th January 2008, 18:24

   my ashley exhaust system is too loud for me and the area i live in so i want a quieter one.
   
   i want to just take the backbox off and put a standard back on it. will this defo make it quieter and will it have any adverse effects on performance, fuel consumption etc?
2. marc_safc Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 EASINGTON- DURHAM Posts: 1025 silver saxo vtr

   #2 14th January 2008, 18:31

   ashley is a known exhuast for being loudish... there is exhausts which are much quieter... ive got a 4-2-1 manifold.. supersprint race only centre section with a supersprint oval back box.... not loud at all its just nice..... magnex arnt really that loud either not sure about piper so if i was you i would just change the back box... there is an exhuast thread on here so you can see what different exhausts sound like
3. marc_safc Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 EASINGTON- DURHAM Posts: 1025 silver saxo vtr

   #3 14th January 2008, 18:39

   http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=106023
   
   there that might help you which exhaust to choose lol have a look through thers a few videos
4. Redlinemyvts Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 252 mk1 silver vtr,mk1 silver vts,now a Toyota MR2 GTi

   #4 14th January 2008, 18:40

   by just changing the back box for standard or vtr one will reduce the noise. on the ashley sysytem does it do away silencer in the center pipe? if so this would make it very loud. as well as ashley do 2 types of exhaust road type 2'' (the O/D) bore exhaust pipe or 2 1/4'' race type, the larger being louder, this isnt the bore of your tip on backbox but pipe under the car. hope this helps.
5. marc_safc Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 EASINGTON- DURHAM Posts: 1025 silver saxo vtr

   #5 14th January 2008, 18:55

   its not really the size of the pipe underneath either well it is a bit but all depending what back box you have on like i said ive got no silencers at all with a 4-2-1 and its just nice not loud at all.... my cuzins got a sportex system with a silencer in and its quite loud..... i think its just mainly to do with the exhaust... not the tail pipe size but what the exhaust is made to sound like
6. mikevtr Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2007 malton north yorkshire Posts: 377 Silver citroen saxo vtr mk 2 120BHP

   #6 14th January 2008, 19:04

   magnex exhausts are quiet even with a 4-1 manifold on so i would maybe go for a magnex backbox
7. nathb84 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2007 Telford, Shropshire Posts: 468 Saxo VTR

   #7 14th January 2008, 19:08

   Ive got a powerflow center section, with no silencers, so not much different from an ashley one as far as i am aware. (they have no middle silencer box). My back box is a peco boxer with 2 inch pipe diameter and 3 1/2 tailpipe. It sounds sporty but isnt loud at all.
8. keithm_007 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Blackpool Posts: 686 106 Quiksilver

   #8 14th January 2008, 20:08

   updated first post
9. keithm_007 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Blackpool Posts: 686 106 Quiksilver

   #9 15th January 2008, 22:34

   im going to put a vtr backbox on an ashley system.
   
   to confirm:
   
   - this WILL reduce the noise?
   - this WONT have any adverse reactions on fuel and performance?
   
   help please, need answers before i order it, rep given.
10. RedB Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Haywards Heath Posts: 8445

    #10 15th January 2008, 23:36

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by keithm_007 im going to put a vtr backbox on an ashley system. to confirm: - this WILL reduce the noise? - this WONT have any adverse reactions on fuel and performance? help please, need answers before i order it, rep given.

    Yes the noise will be reduced
    
    No it wont as its only a backbox but i would just go for a different style or add a bung in without buying a completely new can