Embarasing Exhaust !

[crotchrocket]

well i was going to hold off telling you lot i got a custom exhaust box fabricated on Monday as i need to get it changed It sounds awefull!!!!! Its just a fairly small round straight through muffler and it doesnt seam to do anything, it may as well not have an exhaust, lol. Anyway they are going to change it for a larger oval box but im waiting for the part to arrive so im stuck with it at the moment.

Also the the pipe is rattling on the fuel tank skid plate and the bumper....NOT IMPRESSED !!!!

One other thing does anyone else think the VX sounds pretty bad for a V6? I like the sound of a V6 with a beafy eaxhaust but the VX sounds terrible imho ?? My 300zx sounds great, it purrs on tick over and when you floor it all hell breaks loose The VX is almost silent at idle and has a seriously nasty rasp under power. Or is that all down to the exhaust ??

[etlsport]

there is some rasp.. but it can be reduced with the right muffler and or resonator

as for your muffler, if there is fiberglass fill in it, give it a month or so, the sound of my exhaust changed pretty drastically over the first month or two

[Sprey]

do you still have a cat in yours?

Im planning to ditch mine soon and put in a straight pipe instead, Regulations over here dont require one

[crotchrocket]

yes the hole things standard apart from the powerflow box that just got put in. If i didn't have to have the Cat in (although tecnically i only have to have it in once a year ) i would put a centere and back box in, one to controll the noise level and one to controll the rasp... That way you could tune it to make it nice i recon!!

Oh i joined up imigration to apply for moving to New Zealand yesterday hate this country !!!

[Chopper]

This engine is purely agricultural....this driveline has always been the only letdown in this vehicle for me. But it was designed for almost ag duty, so I figure it is appropriate. Plenty of twist, pretty dependable....it is those things......unrefined, thrashy, and out of breath above 4000rpm or so.....it's all those things too. More Jeep and less BMW, but that is how it's supposed to be I guess.

[WormGod]

You will never get a true rumble sound. Like Chopper said, we have only a bit to work with.

[Sprey]

Oh i joined up imigration to apply for moving to New Zealand yesterday hate this country !!!

:O Bring the Vx!!!

Lol i just realised im not totaly sure on the cat law tho my old celica didnt have one and it never failed its warrant of fitness :S

[Ldub]

I had embarassing exhaust once...

Then I found a petrol additive at Summit Racing that makes my tailpipe smell like grape jelly, or cherries, or even pini'a colada...:_drool:

Problem sol-ved...

[alanbradley]

yes the hole things standard apart from the powerflow box that just got put in. If i didn't have to have the Cat in (although tecnically i only have to have it in once a year ) i would put a centere and back box in, one to controll the noise level and one to controll the rasp... That way you could tune it to make it nice i recon!!

Oh i joined up imigration to apply for moving to New Zealand yesterday hate this country !!!

Did you go to Powerflow "proper" in Milton Keynes or somewhere else? Mine's going to need some work on the 'zhaust at some point, but before then I'll need some additioal protection for the underside. Mine's standard apart from the slightly modified Trooper rear section (£12 I think - I have a spare one thanks to the unique way Millner's dispatching works...) which got re-shaped to fit by my handy local exhaust place.

Its a fair improvement over the embarrassing spud-gun that was on it before...

A

edit:- meant to add that exhausts definitely change their tone as they carbon up to don't panic too much...

[crotchrocket]

Yep, i went to the propper PowerFLow, it was A1 Autocenre in NW9, north london.

As its a big company they are sorting the problem out but not impressed!! However greesemonkey had a powerflow on his vx and it sounds great (i am now getting the same oval 4x4 box as him)

[rowhard]

Im planning to ditch mine soon and put in a straight pipe instead, Regulations over here dont require one

Sprey, not saying don't do it, but if it is the same as the american spec, you will have 02 sensors front and rear of cat and ECM might get confused, but I'm guessing

Ldub, you crack me up

[rowhard]

C-rocket, found this on another subject. http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...&highlight=egr. Go to the last thread by Joe Todoroff. Not sure if this is any help, cheers

[Sprey]

Sprey, not saying don't do it, but if it is the same as the american spec, you will have 02 sensors front and rear of cat and ECM might get confused, but I'm guessing

Ldub, you crack me up

Cheers ill check it out, if so ill get them mounted into the new pipe.

I had embarassing exhaust once...

Then I found a petrol additive at Summit Racing that makes my tailpipe smell like grape jelly, or cherries, or even pini'a colada...:_drool:

Problem sol-ved...

You serious :O Lol you might get people sniffing your exhaust :S Ha

[don moore]

pini'a colada...yummmy

[rowhard]

Cheers ill check it out, if so ill get them mounted into the new pipe.

well, without the converter doing whatever the hell it does, that might be a exercise in futility, but again, I am WAG'ing:bgwg: