Most inexpensive way to improve 4.2 sound?

Doohickey

Doohickey

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I've put an x pipe from Autoshield on mine. Local garage took the original off, sent it over and it was made specifically to fit. Cost about £350 plus fitting. Makes a much improved sound - not too loud but a lovely rasp and some popping when it gets hot.

Video here.

http://youtu.be/1JI8DhJFeQo
 
ChrisQP09

ChrisQP09

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Doohickey said:
I've put an x pipe from Autoshield on mine. Local garage took the original off, sent it over and it was made specifically to fit. Cost about £350 plus fitting. Makes a much improved sound - not too loud but a lovely rasp and some popping when it gets hot.

Video here.

http://youtu.be/1JI8DhJFeQo
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Thanks unless your video is bad quality, I can't hear the melody anymore haha. That would be too raspy for me.
 
StuartW

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Sounds good David - not a hint of any smoke or rattle from the exhaust pipes though, are you sure this isn't a still image or maybe my computer screen froze?! Nice sound though all the same
 
CatmanV2

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ChrisQP09 said:
Can anyone think of any downsides about gutting the mufflers?
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Well if it's anything like mine....

1) There may be a resonance. You can learn to drive round it and / or revel in it as appropriate.
2) The overrun may sound like a small war is breaking out
3) People will pull along side you on the A406, wind their windows down and ask you to show off a lot. Then they'll tell you how much they love the sound.
4) You may find yourself grinning like a total idiot when it downshifts and sounds like you're doing 150 round Silverstone when in fact, you're parking at Tesco' [1]

Can *you* handle it? ;)

[1] I'd rather have typed Waitrose but it's too far away ;)

C
 
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