Need exhaust advice ?

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Somerset Posts: 167 Black saxo VTR MK2 silver top.
    #1
    Hey saxheads i have a prob.... i know ill get moaned at through choice of exhaust but here goes... my ol dear ordered me a exhaust system for my bday which turned up the other day and ended up being sniper.... i know lol

    But hey fitted it anyways its from the manifold back and its proper loud.. which i wouldnt mind so much if it wasn't loud in the car.. even at low speeds it hums so loud my ears pop hear n there ... how can i stop this ? is it due to my choice in exhaust or does this happen with most systems ?? as it decats and takes the silencer out of mine...

    Any help or critisism welcome lol.

    Cheers in advance peeps
  2. Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Rochdale Posts: 1896 mk2 saxo 1.4 furio in possi blue
    #2
    get a baffler in the end of the exhaust that will lower the tone. my backbox came with one. looks stupid tho so i just put up with the noise. isnt as loud as your describing tho even tho mines also decated but failed mot test "being to loud" lol

    Also you could have a problem where it hasn't been fitted properly to the down pipe. id jack it up at front stick it on axle stands. start up the engine and feel the joint all round see if theres any gas coming threw
  3. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Somerset Posts: 167 Black saxo VTR MK2 silver top.
    #3
    The system is all fitted proper i made sure of that cuz thats the first thing i thought of, im tempted to change the exhaust system for a supersprint or something, spend out on a decent setup.. although if it wont change the humming i'd leave it lol, ive had some loud exhausts in my time but never had this problem.. haha

    Cheers tho dude.
  4. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Somerset Posts: 167 Black saxo VTR MK2 silver top.
    #4
    Will removing the cat and leaving the silencer in the system keep it fairly loud but quieter than it is now ?? as right now its strait through with standard manifold...
  5. Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Rochdale Posts: 1896 mk2 saxo 1.4 furio in possi blue
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Treebo88 View Post
    Will removing the cat and leaving the silencer in the system keep it fairly loud but quieter than it is now ?? as right now its strait through with standard manifold...
    yeah should do. when i stuck my backbox on it was LOUD, that's with mid silencer and a cat con.

    but i had to make it louder and de-cat also but still has mid silencer on (which i do want removed lol
  6. Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Rochdale Posts: 1896 mk2 saxo 1.4 furio in possi blue
    #6
    is your manifold inc cat? or was it underfloor cat?
  7. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Somerset Posts: 167 Black saxo VTR MK2 silver top.
    #7
    underfloor cat dude, shame we couldnt trade centre pipes lol so i have a silencer n no cat and u had the strait through haha

    Yea well im hoping it will make it louder but not as loud as it was with no boxes at all lol
  8. Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 Rochdale Posts: 1896 mk2 saxo 1.4 furio in possi blue
    #8
    I'm willing to swap if you came to me :-P haha
    Did you use a new metle gasket piece in the downpipe to centre pipe connection?
    If you put a mid silencer on it should quieten it and I don't think youl loose to much power. But with the cat make sure you keep that to put on when it comes to mot time. That would also quieten it
  9. Established Member Joined: Jul 2011 HERTS Posts: 1041 SILVER R
    #9
    I allways noticed that 8 valves just tend to hum inside the car and love to have a vibration type feel to them where as the vts is diiferent with most sytems sounds lovely when driving normally then how you want it to when you open it up not 100 percent sure more of a personal opinion and pretty new so have not even seen the sniper exhaust but sounds funny