Importing a Car from the US

[Oneball]

Dropped off at the exhaust place, not convinced it’s going to quiet enough having seen the new silencers so it’s a case of wait and see.

 

[Vampyrebat]

Dropped off at the exhaust place, not convinced it’s going to quiet enough having seen the new silencers so it’s a case of wait and see.
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Looks awesome Tim!

 

[Oneball]

Exhaust is fitted and off to collect in the morning. It’s apparently 10dbA quieter which is hopefully enough, will find out tomorrow.

 

[StuartW]

Exhaust is fitted and off to collect in the morning. It’s apparently 10dbA quieter which is hopefully enough, will find out tomorrow.

What number are you aiming for?

 

[Oneball]

What number are you aiming for?

102dba at 5250rpm to be safe. Limit is 105 for racing. Hillclimbing is higher at a lower rpm so should be ok.

The silencers they’ve made are really weird to my eyes but we’ll see or rather hear tomorrow.

 

[StuartW]

Indeed, fingers crossed but 102 is quite high so hopefully you'll be ok

 

[Oneball]

Indeed, fingers crossed but 102 is quite high so hopefully you'll be ok

It was 115dbA. And that’s with the side pipes they sell in the States as the quiet ones. No wonder you can always hear an American voice anywhere in the world!!

 

[Oneball]

Back home now and it is quieter, much quieter, no need for ear plugs now but I’m not sure it’s quiet enough. I’ve measured it at 105dba. I think the next step is to get it tuned properly so it’s running well and then re-measure.

 

[philw696]

Ooh Rolling Road time Tim.

 

[Oneball]

Ooh Rolling Road time Tim.

Need to get a coil as I’ve just electrocuted myself on the brand new one that’s in there.
My go to guy’s road only goes up to 280bhp but I’ve spoken to him and he’ll get it about right. Haven’t been able to find anyone else local that’s recommended.

 

[Oneball]

******* ******* ******* *******!
I know I can be a bit particular or a perfectionist but this beggars belief. Took the new exhaust off to have a look and I was right to be dubious about what they said they were going to do being quiet enough. It obviously wasn’t so they’ve just welded a plate in the exhaust and drilled 4 small holes in it. No wonder it didn’t like full throttle.

 

[CatmanV2]

*** *** *** ***!
I know I can be a bit particular or a perfectionist but this beggars belief. Took the new exhaust off to have a look and I was right to be dubious about what they said they were going to do being quiet enough. It obviously wasn’t so they’ve just welded a plate in the exhaust and drilled 4 small holes in it. No wonder it didn’t like full throttle.
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That's shocking. I assume it wasn't cheap, either

C

 

[Oneball]

That's shocking. I assume it wasn't cheap, either

C

£1144. The cost is bad enough, but even if it was £50 it doesn’t perform the function of an exhaust. I could have achieved the same result by flirting with a waiter and borrows couple of bananas!

 

[CatmanV2]

£1144. The cost is bad enough, but even if it was £50 it doesn’t perform the function of an exhaust. I could have achieved the same result by flirting with a waiter and borrows couple of bananas!

Bloody ****!

C

 

[philw696]

Will be interesting when you have a conversation with them mate.

 

[Oneball]

Will be interesting when you have a conversation with them mate.

Bloody hate that sort of thing. The Ms had to hold my hand today when I realised they’d overcharged us £20 for lunch!

 

[philw696]

Bloody hate that sort of thing. The Ms had to hold my hand today when I realised they’d overcharged us £20 for lunch!

What a crazy few days Tim do both places have good Google reviews ?

 

[Oneball]

What a crazy few days Tim do both places have good Google reviews ?

The restaurant gave me my money back no issue I just didn’t want to go back to ask.

The exhaust place was recommended

 

[philw696]

The restaurant gave me my money back no issue I just didn’t want to go back to ask.

The exhaust place was recommended

The restaurant was simple then.
The exhaust place knew your requirements and could see it was a Race prepared car so quite slack and unprofessional of them.
You could waste time and money on the rolling road tuning.
What are others doing ?
Are you the only Corvette ?

 

[Oneball]

The restaurant was simple then.
The exhaust place knew your requirements and could see it was a Race prepared car so quite slack and unprofessional of them.
You could waste time and money on the rolling road tuning.
What are others doing ?
Are you the only Corvette ?

There’s actually only about 6 C3 corvettes running in Europe, a lot run in series with no noise regs. There’s a couple of guys who’ve had silencers made at a place in Stoke, I just didn’t want to travel that far. But I will go there now.

A couple also run under floor exhausts but I don’t have the room as I’ve lowered the floor to get enough interior room.