exhaust and lowering.

1. dazza88 Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2007 herne bay, kent Posts: 365 saxo vtr

   #1 15th February 2008, 23:39

   hi people i wanna get a new exhaust for my vtr but i only really want it for the looks not the noise, sad i know but i do alot of long distance motorway driving, is this possible? next question is; at the minute my car sits on 17” alloys but on standards suspension and to be honest it looks like a monster truck, i wanna lower it by 35mm front and rear, would this take alot of arch work?
   thanks.
2. dazza88 Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2007 herne bay, kent Posts: 365 saxo vtr

   #2 16th February 2008, 07:42

   anyone?
3. Saxo_Scott Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2007 East Grinstead - West Sussex Posts: 3094 BMW E46 M3

   #3 16th February 2008, 08:34

   magnex? sounds great not to loud
4. AJ-VTR Established Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1071

   #4 16th February 2008, 08:45

   dazza unfortunately alot of arch work would be needed
5. Raz Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2007 Darlington Posts: 8766 Icelandic Grey Citroen Saxo VTS

   #5 16th February 2008, 10:31

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by dazza88 hi people i wanna get a new exhaust for my vtr but i only really want it for the looks not the noise, sad i know but i do alot of long distance motorway driving, is this possible? next question is; at the minute my car sits on 17” alloys but on standards suspension and to be honest it looks like a monster truck, i wanna lower it by 35mm front and rear, would this take alot of arch work? thanks.

   id say you would need arch work done....i dont know how much, but you will need to....why not buy 16's or 15's? then you can lower by 35-40mm like you want.....
   
   as for the exhaust....most the decent brands will make some noise...magnex, ashley, scorpion.....there isnt really a 'quiet' exhaust i dont think....correct me if im wrong
6. Jimmy-Boy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2006 Suffolk Posts: 7551 N/A 200bhp+ per ton 106 gti

   #6 16th February 2008, 11:27

   Drop to 16s, and lower Better option all round
7. Andy_K Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2004 in the garage trying to fix the car Posts: 5882 Mondeo st tdci & Supercharged vts

   #7 16th February 2008, 12:19

   I've had magnex systems on two of my saxo's. I also do a lot of long distance driving and found the magnex to be fine even at motorway speeds, especially if you leave the cat in. I found it to be a bit raspy with a bypass pipe on.
   
   Also had a scorpion system on a vtr and that was a little louder.
8. saxo_bigbass Established Member Joined: Feb 2008 bedfordshire Posts: 1681 audi a3

   #8 16th February 2008, 12:26

   ive got 17;s ohn my 1.1 and had slight arch mods.like bumper bracket taken off.be alot easier on a vtr as the arches are better.y not just get a muffler tip mate? or get a savage backbox from ebay.?
9. pritchard9025 Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2007 south wales Posts: 361 clio sport 182/vtr track car

   #9 16th February 2008, 14:33

   get 15s and you can go as low as you like mines 60ml all round and never rubs
10. jay_c Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2006 High Wycombe/Devon Posts: 510

    #10 16th February 2008, 15:57

    im on 17s and i think mine must be at least 80mm at back and i presume a lot of work wqas involved
11. dazza88 Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2007 herne bay, kent Posts: 365 saxo vtr

    #11 16th February 2008, 17:16

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxo_bigbass ive got 17;s ohn my 1.1 and had slight arch mods.like bumper bracket taken off.be alot easier on a vtr as the arches are better.y not just get a muffler tip mate? or get a savage backbox from ebay.?

    are the savage backbox's fairly quiet then? ideally i would like to keep the 17's as i only bought them around a month ago with highest brand tyres fitted which cost me a fair bit. which i dont think i would get my money back on if i was to sell them for 15's.
12. Andy_K Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2004 in the garage trying to fix the car Posts: 5882 Mondeo st tdci & Supercharged vts

    #12 16th February 2008, 20:05

    savage backboxes aren't quiet!! Also they look shit imo