Exhausts/Silencers

1. LeviSaxo Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2004 Stowmarket (IPSWICH) United Kingdom (England) Posts: 398 2001 Gold VTR

   #1 1st November 2006, 13:24

   Hi guys, i had a sportex dual exit backbox put on the other week, and its got a really deep tone but only if i boot it, i want to make it a bit louder so what do i do, My step dad has tried to put me off tho as he is a mechanic, hates loud exhausts and dont want me to wake him up at night!
   
   Do I:
   
   1. Get a new centre section made to fit the manifold and backbox?
   2. Have the centre silencer cut out of the original pipe and a piece of straight through pipe welded over?
   3. Or am i a tosser for wanting a loud exhaust? lol
2. spencer_cammedvts Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2005 MEASHAM United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3445 257bhp Ibiza Cupra Turbo

   #2 1st November 2006, 13:30

   get a straight through centre section mate
3. ets2k9 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Hednesford, West Mids Posts: 6230 Seat Leon Cupra R

   #3 1st November 2006, 13:32

   Decat it if its not already done and remove the silencer.
   
   Strip out your interior too that'll send the noise levels up a few db's on the inside
4. Ryan21 Established Member Joined: Aug 2006 Rotherham Posts: 1307 Astra Coupe

   #4 1st November 2006, 13:32

   A centre section will make it quieter mate...
   
   Hang on? Do u have a centre section on? so why put a new one on?
   
   Louder = straight through D-cat mate!
   
   Mine sounds like an M3, just power power power.... but not a horrible droan like a nova with a scaffold pole hanging out the arse end!
5. l1ukeRS Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2005 Telford United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3962 Focus RS Saxo Vtr

   #5 1st November 2006, 13:36

   get a centre section off a westcoast or off a 1.5 diesel saxo they have no silencers in the amd will fit straight onto your sportex backbox, i think the diesel 1 is a bit of a bigger bore too and it will cost you next to nothing from a scrappy
6. Ryan21 Established Member Joined: Aug 2006 Rotherham Posts: 1307 Astra Coupe

   #6 1st November 2006, 13:38

   Take centre section and Cat off it mate, more power and it'll be alot louder!
7. Ryan21 Established Member Joined: Aug 2006 Rotherham Posts: 1307 Astra Coupe

   #7 1st November 2006, 13:41

   Or just put a massive hole in ya back box...
   
   that'll be loud, TBH mate i would leave as is, mines quiet until u boot it, which is the way i like it!
   
   Thought about an induction? Gives the engine that bit more throat!
8. l1ukeRS Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2005 Telford United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3962 Focus RS Saxo Vtr

   #8 1st November 2006, 13:48

   go open filter if you havnt already too
9. LeviSaxo Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2004 Stowmarket (IPSWICH) United Kingdom (England) Posts: 398 2001 Gold VTR

   #9 1st November 2006, 13:51

   I have thought about an induction want to get my exhaust sounding spunky at the mo, L1UKEVTR thats interesting cheers mate!
   
   About getting a new centre pipe my step dad said it was a lot of hassle bending the standard centre section to fit the backboxes, which i s why i thought about cutting the centre either side of the silencer box and welding a bit of pipe over the gap between the two halfs (bit cowboy tho!)
   
   It sounds deep when i get to 3 thousand or so, but iv found myself driving in the lower gears (2&3) so i can here it roar which isnt good!
   
   Cheers Guys Levi
10. LeviSaxo Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2004 Stowmarket (IPSWICH) United Kingdom (England) Posts: 398 2001 Gold VTR

    #10 1st November 2006, 13:52

    Got the standard ait filter (new one is second on my list after a dimma spoiler!) want my exhaust roaring first!
11. l1ukeRS Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2005 Telford United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3962 Focus RS Saxo Vtr

    #11 1st November 2006, 14:04

    with an induciton kit mate or just an open filter it will roar all the way up the rev range even more, get a new manifold too as that will decat it, think saxo180 is sellin 1 for 60 quid i was gonan have it off him but im sellin my car now
    
    thats the best way to make it louder, did you not just fit the sportex backbox to the standard joint ?
12. LeviSaxo Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2004 Stowmarket (IPSWICH) United Kingdom (England) Posts: 398 2001 Gold VTR

    #12 1st November 2006, 15:14

    The sportex is fitted to the standard system yeh but as its a dual, the first box was a bit out which made the second one way out etc, so the centre pipe had to be modified (the bends) to meet the backbox correctly...
    
    Was a ball ache, yeh a new manifold and centre section sound good!
13. l1ukeRS Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2005 Telford United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3962 Focus RS Saxo Vtr

    #13 1st November 2006, 16:22

    just try a new filter first mate believe me it will make loads of difference, and save you money
14. Richardson_VTS Established Member Joined: Mar 2006 Northallerton Posts: 1672 Mini Cooper S

    #14 1st November 2006, 18:03

    3 lol
15. LeviSaxo Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2004 Stowmarket (IPSWICH) United Kingdom (England) Posts: 398 2001 Gold VTR

    #15 2nd November 2006, 10:10

    tosser lol