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7th June 2010, 12:17

I'm really stuck fellas! Basicly i want me car to sound a little raspy on idle and then tiny bit savage when in high revs. Its a VTR Mk2 98BHP 51plate.

I travel ALOT in my car so i dont want it to loud or wasting anymore petrol that needed. Here was what ive been considering but im not sure what i wanna do cos of price insurance or whatever.

Mk1 manifold and downpipe so its de-cat but been told its very petrol consuming - Would this be very loud becuase i think i will still have a silencer?

Getting a de-slienced supersprint pipe for example and putting a backbox on it? Keeping my Mk2 mani with cat?

Or it already has a Panel Filter but if i got an inudction kit would it make a better noise on idle? - This may be the cheapest less hassle option?

Any other ideas on what i can do?
Any help would be so welcomed

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7th June 2010, 13:34

even a de-catted mk1 mani is still more restrictive than a mk2 mani with the cat, best off just getting either a cat back or a 4-2-1 with a supersprint pipe back from that

7th June 2010, 18:06

Really, why is it so restrictive?

7th June 2010, 18:31

Induction kit will not change your idle mate, its the exhaust gases through the sstem which makes that.

I've got the standard setup (mani and cat) with a supersprint race pipe - allow the silencers- to a magnex, cant complain, not too loud when cotching on the motorways at 65-70, and nice when its warmed up for a little boot

I didnt realise a mk1 mani was more restrictive? how so? it doesnt have a cat lol!

7th June 2010, 20:26

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Originally Posted by Morgan_VTR

Induction kit will not change your idle mate, its the exhaust gases through the sstem which makes that.

I've got the standard setup (mani and cat) with a supersprint race pipe - allow the silencers- to a magnex, cant complain, not too loud when cotching on the motorways at 65-70, and nice when its warmed up for a little boot

I didnt realise a mk1 mani was more restrictive? how so? it doesnt have a cat lol!

thats what i was thinking! unless its like alot smaller it phycially cant?!

Oright, thanks dude, So your saying get a pipe and a magnex backbox like im running and it should sound nicer on the idle?

7th June 2010, 21:41

Oh you've got a magnex too - nice

Yeah, although the supersprint needs to be cut slightly as the magnex is a sleeve joint - you probably know that already!

Yeah definitely, Ive had my set up, (basically new cat and mani) as the last one corroded to hell, for 4 days, so Im not sure if its fully carbon'ed up - but when its warm I have a more 'beefier' idle.
It also may not be the best indication as modfying has all come at once, and ive taken seats and sound deadening out - so it may be a combination of that too!!!!

All depends on budget mate. The best way to go about it is aftermarket Manifold - VTS cat (which can be interchanged with a decat pipe) then standard catback exhaust.... I would have gone with that but due to student budget, I stuck with what I have.

Hope that's helped a little mate

7th June 2010, 23:50

Get down peter lloyd rallying and get a sportex full system.Ive got one on mine.lovely tick over,nice rasp and it screams at full chat.

Oh and it bangs its tits off.