will it decrease power?

1. 1-1dicky Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2009 maidstone Posts: 702 saxo vtr

   #1 13th May 2010, 00:50

   morning all, iv got a mk1 1.1 and have a really nice backbox for my car, BUT it is miles too loud and sets car alarms off. it came off a west coast which has a center silencer, mine being a 1.1 doesnt have a center silencer apparently due to it hindering power. so i though if i get a center section from a westcoast with a center silencer and put it on my car will it hinder power? or will it have the same amount. i know my car is never going to be quick, but i dont really want to loose power over sound, so doesnt anyone know/ think that putting a center silencer on and having my back box which is pretty much straight through will hinder power?
   
   sorry for the essay
   
   Richard
2. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

   #2 13th May 2010, 00:58

   any restrictions in the exhaust will hinder the power but im not sure if it'll be noticeable, i think the cat is the biggest restriction, so i suppose you could buy a decat pipe then fit the westcoast center pipe
   
   or buy a furio pipe, as its a mk2 the cat will be in the manifold so the center pipe will be longer than a westcoast one so it'll decat your car and you can keep your cat and standard center pipe for MOT time
3. 1-1dicky Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2009 maidstone Posts: 702 saxo vtr

   #3 13th May 2010, 01:02

   i hadnt thought of that actually, thats a god idea! how im looking at it is the silencer will just be further down the exhaust so im wondering if it will have the same amount of back pressure. i doubt it will affect my performance, but im not sure, only reason i want to keep the exhaust is because i let my mate borrow it on is west coast and it sounded really nice