ashley back box not that loud!

1. newqs36 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 swansea Posts: 1356 vts

   #1 26th February 2009, 17:34

   fitted my 3 inch ashley back box onto my vtr after some work to get it sitting where i wanted it its not the 'loudest back box we sell' said the website. my universal one on my fiesta 1.25 was louder and gruntier. do they bed themselves in at all n get a bit more acoustic power lol
2. user_11357 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2006 Sunbury On Thames, Surrey Posts: 2593 I like Bikes now 👍🏻

   #2 26th February 2009, 17:37

   yeh let it ware in dude... it'll soon be bleeding your ears!! also think about getting a straight through center pipe if you want it louder
3. Coonper Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2007 Coventry Posts: 5182 Lupo GTI

   #3 26th February 2009, 17:41

   Mine was dead quiet when i put it on my mk2 vtr. I fired it up for the first time and i was very dissaointed! It sounded almost standard!
   
   They really come to life when you decat it. Then if you put a 4 branch manifold on they get quite loud and become more aggressive and raspy.
   
   Then if you want it to sound like an out and out rally car use a straight through centre pipe! Lol!
   
   Well maybe thats a slight exaggeration, but you get the idea!
4. machevelli7777 Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Little Wymondley Posts: 1063 VTR MK1 (SOLD)

   #4 26th February 2009, 18:07

   Im sure most places do a custom one for you, sounds, tips, etc So you can have it as loud as you want!
5. user_26907 Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Tha Durrty Saaf Posts: 2095 BMX

   #5 26th February 2009, 22:31

   i fitted mine today, looks abit gay the way it sits and sticks out about 3 miles, but sounds decent enough.
   
   didnt fin it hard to fit at all, although i had to julbylee (sp) clip it on
6. newqs36 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 swansea Posts: 1356 vts

   #6 27th February 2009, 15:58

   mine is sitting of the left almost hitting the bumper the hieght is fine we had the bend the hangers around abit to get it nice. going into the garage we have in the family to get done for good
   
   still hope it gets a bit louder might just be me wishful thinking but i thinks its getting there lol
7. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #7 27th February 2009, 16:02

   why do you want it alot louder?
   
   It doesnt make it go faster the louder it is.
   
   *inert consitpated tortoise gag here*
8. newqs36 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 swansea Posts: 1356 vts

   #8 27th February 2009, 17:55

   no i dont think it will go faster im not even in it for the performance boost more just for a nice tune. i was just suprised after spending a 100 quid i got a more pleasing sound (imo) from a 30 quid box. ive spoke to the guy whos gonna position it right for me saud he would take the centre box out n put a straight section in for me for nothing
9. user_16990 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 810 2001 VTS

   #9 27th February 2009, 18:26

   Why the fuck do people like loud exhausts?
   
   I'm trying my best to get mine as quiet as I can.
10. JoshB Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 Pontefract Posts: 4007 2010 E92 320i MSport

    #10 27th February 2009, 19:04

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Finchowned Why the fuck do people like loud exhausts? I'm trying my best to get mine as quiet as I can.

    cus it soundz wikid innit
11. newqs36 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 swansea Posts: 1356 vts

    #11 27th February 2009, 19:21

    ^^ thats the one !
12. wicked-vtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 Surrey Posts: 2608 200sx s14a mark 1 vts

    #12 27th February 2009, 19:47

    lol pure noise isnt good in my opinoin, a raspy note with a exaust that pops when you come off the accelarator is good
    as said, a straight through centre pipe should make it sound much better
13. kristel10589 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 5362

    #13 27th February 2009, 19:53

    I had a ashley backbox on my vtr. I was also really dissapointed at first but after a few hundred miles it was exactly what i had hoped for
14. newqs36 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 swansea Posts: 1356 vts

    #14 28th February 2009, 00:04

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by wicked-vtr lol pure noise isnt good in my opinoin, a raspy note with a exaust that pops when you come off the accelarator is good as said, a straight through centre pipe should make it sound much better

    exactky that is what i woud like to aim for hopefully removing the centre box will give me the result im after, can only try !
15. Maddrick16 Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2008 Barrow-In-Furness Posts: 356 White Furio

    #15 28th February 2009, 02:39

    so do you think it is worth getting on because i was going to buy one of these back boxes are they really easy to fit aswell?
16. newqs36 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 swansea Posts: 1356 vts

    #16 28th February 2009, 11:55

    the box is an easy enough job to fit on to the existing pipe. the hardest bit is getting the saxo flange clip open enough to slip on and off. i used two spanners to pull it open a little bit. the hardest bit i found was to get it sitting nicely out of the bumper. the arms it comes with just take a bit of trial and error to get them in the right place. we even bent the longer one to make it sit a bit higher. its only a 30min-hour job for me. hopefully if what people have said is correct the sound will improve over time, ill let you know what the outcome of removing the centre section later today.
17. newqs36 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 swansea Posts: 1356 vts

    #17 1st March 2009, 20:13

    decided against taking out the middle box. due to the rozzas round ere being a bit lame on noise. the guy who was gonna do it did it on one of his n kept getting done over n made to fit silencers. the back box is starting to sound better already so im happy as is