halbe01
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Yes - another thread about exhausts...!
I thought it worthwhile to mention a very interesting conversation I just had with Charlie at Prospeed Exhausts in Cardiff. After some useful advice from Connaro and Maser Sod, I called them and I think this is the solution I'm looking for. I have a 4200 and am looking for a nicer sound - not too loud, but nicer and a little louder than stock. I also like the idea of a better flowing and lighter exhaust system meaning the car should be a little more responsive - though that's not the key driver for me.
What Charlie said was that for my 4200 he would do a pretty much complete new exhaust system - including sports cats (though leaving the pre-cats as stock) an H or X pipe (to be decided) and a new back-box. Importantly, this solution would give me the option to have some input into how I want it to sound - though of course that'll be somewhat subjective. Also, a key benefit for me is that it'll mean that should I not like some element of the sound, they'll be able to go back and tweak and change it later.
Oh, and it's also of the order of £1200 all in - so a lot cheaper than a Larini set of equivalent parts.
Does anyone have any experience of custom exhausts compared with the off-the-shelf Larini items? My only concern is that somehow I'm getting an inferior product. Though my hope is that I'm getting something as good (or better) and what I'm saving is simply the huge markup the manufacturer makes on Larini branded items.
I'm pretty sure I'll be taking a trip to Cardiff in the new few weeks, so will report back as and when as to how it goes.
Cheers,
Ben.
I thought it worthwhile to mention a very interesting conversation I just had with Charlie at Prospeed Exhausts in Cardiff. After some useful advice from Connaro and Maser Sod, I called them and I think this is the solution I'm looking for. I have a 4200 and am looking for a nicer sound - not too loud, but nicer and a little louder than stock. I also like the idea of a better flowing and lighter exhaust system meaning the car should be a little more responsive - though that's not the key driver for me.
What Charlie said was that for my 4200 he would do a pretty much complete new exhaust system - including sports cats (though leaving the pre-cats as stock) an H or X pipe (to be decided) and a new back-box. Importantly, this solution would give me the option to have some input into how I want it to sound - though of course that'll be somewhat subjective. Also, a key benefit for me is that it'll mean that should I not like some element of the sound, they'll be able to go back and tweak and change it later.
Oh, and it's also of the order of £1200 all in - so a lot cheaper than a Larini set of equivalent parts.
Does anyone have any experience of custom exhausts compared with the off-the-shelf Larini items? My only concern is that somehow I'm getting an inferior product. Though my hope is that I'm getting something as good (or better) and what I'm saving is simply the huge markup the manufacturer makes on Larini branded items.
I'm pretty sure I'll be taking a trip to Cardiff in the new few weeks, so will report back as and when as to how it goes.
Cheers,
Ben.
