Piper Bacbox on standard MK1 VTR system; noise and sound??

10th March 2010, 22:48

Really wanting a piper backbox atm as i've heard they give a really nice burbling low tone to the car and a decent sound when going through gears etc, what do people know?

What would a piper box on the standard system sound like? at idle? and going through gears etc?

Also, wouldn't mind a few pictures!

Thanks,

Deano.

10th March 2010, 23:53

Fairly quiet with a low burble like you want.

11th March 2010, 00:51

Agreed, worth looking at Sportex units though. Despite the terrible name theyre top notch and very similar to a more expensive piper. Mated with a silenced and catted system theyre just what your after, and have real rasp and bite to them should you ever derestrict the system.

11th March 2010, 02:49

I'm looking for a decent sounding exhaust but don't want the motorway drone I had on my first car!

11th March 2010, 08:46

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Originally Posted by TU-Tuning

Agreed, worth looking at Sportex units though. Despite the terrible name theyre top notch and very similar to a more expensive piper. Mated with a silenced and catted system theyre just what your after, and have real rasp and bite to them should you ever derestrict the system.

Thanks mate. Where in bristol are you at?

What i'm after is the burble that you get all the time, whenever the car is on and regardless of whether or not you've got your foot on the accelerator, if you know what I mean?

At the moment my VTR just has a K&N induc. kit on it from when I bought it, and the only time I get any noise is with your foot down a bit -> floor, anywhere between those. Which I assume is because more air is being sucked through? I want the noise to be permenant, so like I said a fat low burble when I don't have my foot on the accelerator at all?

11th March 2010, 08:57

imo piper are pretty loud. I have the oval system and it sounds awesome it will be louder on a 16v engine. up for around 2-5k its very loud then a nice tone after on down changes loads of pops

11th March 2010, 09:08

would agree with moxy.

they are loud, bit quiter than the SS id say, get lots of popping and rasp.

11th March 2010, 09:16

Live in Fishponds, aswell as down the road in sunny Weston Vegas Mare mate

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Yeah the Piper/Sportex will give you that just as you want Id say, a nice deep burble without being obnoxious.

11th March 2010, 10:02

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Originally Posted by TU-Tuning

Live in Fishponds, aswell as down the road in sunny Weston Vegas Mare mate

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Yeah the Piper/Sportex will give you that just as you want Id say, a nice deep burble without being obnoxious.

Cool man, ever heard of Thornbury? Last time I was in Fishponds I was doing up a house for a mate's dad, not been there in fecking ages!

Cool, do you have any idea what the cheapest is i could pick one up for?

11th March 2010, 10:41

i just got a sportex system from ebay for under 150 quid centre section and backbox 3" tailpipe,for slightly more the guy had a 4" pipe and an oval pipe

11th March 2010, 10:44

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Originally Posted by piebobs71

i just got a sportex system from ebay for under 150 quid centre section and backbox 3" tailpipe,for slightly more the guy had a 4" pipe and an oval pipe

Whats it sounding like?

11th March 2010, 11:25

no idea not here yet but another guy on here had a vid of it and it sounded good

11th March 2010, 11:26

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=166741 heres his progress thread

11th March 2010, 11:30

i have a piper on my vts and it is very loud, constantly popping and rasping. if your not decatting and just putting on a backbox then it may be the right exhaust for you.

you could consider magnex as they are quieter

11th March 2010, 11:44

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Originally Posted by deano-brfc

Cool man, ever heard of Thornbury? Last time I was in Fishponds I was doing up a house for a mate's dad, not been there in fecking ages!

Cool, do you have any idea what the cheapest is i could pick one up for?

Yeah I know of the place bud. Lol, its a bit of a shithole Fishponds to be fair but its not bad, I swear its colder here than the rest of Bristol.

Theyre about £95 new, they come up for around £50-70 second hand usually.

This is mine, but with a 4-1 mani, straight through and 16v's

http://s71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...3_23-06-09.flv

Put that exact backbox on a mates VTR the other day, he wanted to see if it was quiet enough to not piss his kid off, it sounds just as you want it. Low burble, nice and deep but not chavvy

11th March 2010, 11:48

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Originally Posted by gaz4399

i have a piper on my vts and it is very loud, constantly popping and rasping. if your not decatting and just putting on a backbox then it may be the right exhaust for you.

you could consider magnex as they are quieter

So have you got just a standard system with a piper backbox on it?

11th March 2010, 11:49

i have it decatted with straight through centre atm, it was a lot quieter when i had the cat on but still may be a little too loud for you if im honest

11th March 2010, 11:52

yeah i have a 4 2 1 mani on mine and a cat back and it very loud.. not a loud that does you head in. just loud

11th March 2010, 12:04

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Originally Posted by gaz4399

i have it decatted with straight through centre atm, it was a lot quieter when i had the cat on but still may be a little too loud for you if im honest

Why would it be too loud for me?!

11th March 2010, 12:06

they are still generally quite a loud exhaust compared to to others. if your not wanting loudness like you said then options such as magnex may be worth considering

11th March 2010, 12:06

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Originally Posted by TU-Tuning

Yeah I know of the place bud. Lol, its a bit of a shithole Fishponds to be fair but its not bad, I swear its colder here than the rest of Bristol.

Theyre about £95 new, they come up for around £50-70 second hand usually.

This is mine, but with a 4-1 mani, straight through and 16v's

http://s71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...3_23-06-09.flv

Put that exact backbox on a mates VTR the other day, he wanted to see if it was quiet enough to not piss his kid off, it sounds just as you want it. Low burble, nice and deep but not chavvy

Cool man, which model of sportex with it? Also, I might go for the oval pipe on it; have you fitted or seen any on a MK1 R? Wna know what it looks like! Will have a quick gwan on the search button ting (haha) in a sec.

11th March 2010, 12:28

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Saxo-1-4-1-6-T...32151601640170

this is the one i went for but if you check the rest of this guys stuff he does backboxes seperately and centre pipes seems good prices to