Exhaust queiry, - BAFFLES

1. Cammy Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 Aberdeen Posts: 2211

   #1 19th December 2010, 10:16

   Is there any chance of packing the backbox with more material to make it quieter or is there the use of baffles on a car exhaust?
   
   Reason why im asking is im looking for a quiet exhaust that has the looks and power, but a less noisy exhaust.
2. bushy90 Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2008 Kent Posts: 602 R53 MCS

   #2 19th December 2010, 10:22

   Maybe a silenced centre section would do the job?
3. Cammy Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 Aberdeen Posts: 2211

   #3 19th December 2010, 10:33

   hmm, but the type of system im looking at cant come with a silencer, only thing that is acting like a silencer is the cats
4. jonezy Established Member Joined: Jul 2007 Carnforth (lancaster) Posts: 1617 55 CTR premier '97 posi vts

   #4 19th December 2010, 12:27

   if you feel like modding the backbox a bit you can use a bung similar to what many jap car exhausts come with
   
   should b simple enough to do but would look wank.
   
   surely packing an exhaust with wire wool or summat would totally defy the point of fitting a performance exhaust though.
5. VTHall Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2010 Telford Posts: 4501 Black corsa c SXI.

   #5 19th December 2010, 12:28

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by jonezy if you feel like modding the backbox a bit you can use a bung similar to what many jap car exhausts come with should b simple enough to do but would look wank. surely packing an exhaust with wire wool or summat would totally defy the point of fitting a performance exhaust though.

   summed it up right here
6. Cammy Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 Aberdeen Posts: 2211

   #6 19th December 2010, 12:42

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by jonezy if you feel like modding the backbox a bit you can use a bung similar to what many jap car exhausts come with should b simple enough to do but would look wank. surely packing an exhaust with wire wool or summat would totally defy the point of fitting a performance exhaust though.

   But the baffles have actually been proven to cause more backpreasure, so in theory it could work better, theres 2 ways of doing it, wire wool (its in most exhausts anyways, OR a baffle which is inserted into the tailpipe, in otherwords it would look like what the milltek exhausts look like as they have baffles in most of them, which im not too fond of either - but would serve its purpous of having a quieter car
7. LeeM Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 Liverpool Posts: 7393 Black Corsa C SRi

   #7 19th December 2010, 18:09

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Cammy Is there any chance of packing the backbox with more material to make it quieter or is there the use of baffles on a car exhaust? Reason why im asking is im looking for a quiet exhaust that has the looks and power, but a less noisy exhaust.

   performance exhausts are loud because of the design. if you get one that actually improves power and then change the design to reduce the noise you'll reduce its ability to increase power.