which exhaust

[S3_Steve]

I've just done a volume test on my "quiter than standard exhaust" - it peaked at 105dB at 4000ish revs. The exhaust (mild steel) was on the car when I bought it a couple of months back, it was made by Auto Torque according to a sticker under the bonnet. Anyone else ever heard of them? I was thinking of going for a Peninsula sports exhaust when this one gives up the ghost.

[RichardR]

dre said:

ordered a new exhaust from peninsula today.its the same style as the v8s 'ie split tail pipes has anyone got one on thier s3 and what do they sound like.........cheers

I test drove one with the Peninsular split pipe system fitted. It sounded great and looks the dogs b011ocks IMO!

[dre]

just fitted the new sports exhaust from peninsula and its as very very loud.my question is it legal or not????????,my s now sounds like a formula 1 car.

[WuPPerTaL]

I have the same system on mine and love it for blasting around town/country, on long motorway journeys it gets a bit 'droney' though.

If I spot the po-lice I just hang back and try not to draw too much attention just in case. I imagine if I got stopped I'd say it was supplied by a TVR main dealer and therefore assume it's legal. :-)

[dre]

WuPPerTaL said:

I have the same system on mine and love it for blasting around town/country, on long motorway journeys it gets a bit 'droney' though. If I spot the po-lice I just hang back and try not to draw too much attention just in case. I imagine if I got stopped I'd say it was supplied by a TVR main dealer and therefore assume it's legal. :-)

i dont think i need to spot them, the police can hear me from the station 5 mile away :-)

[markbigears]

as far as i know theres no exhaust noise limit on cars. Otherwise no TVR would get an MOT!

[pies]

dre said:

just fitted the new sports exhaust from peninsula and its as very very loud.my question is it legal or not????????,my s now sounds like a formula 1 car.

Thats perfect. as MBE statent there's no noise test in mot only track days

[shpub]

markbigears said:

as far as i know theres no exhaust noise limit on cars. Otherwise no TVR would get an MOT!

Actually there is. It is part of the SVA requirements although it is not tested on the MOT. However it is an offence to drive a car that is over the limit (the limit is interestingly enough as simple as a policeman's interpretation) and driver's can get prosecuted or more usually ask to quieten the exhaust.

The police are becoming quite sensitive to this and have started to pull cars. Not TVRs but usually those nasty Jap things but I can see it only being a question of time.

Steve

[RichardR]

shpub said:

markbigears said: as far as i know theres no exhaust noise limit on cars. Otherwise no TVR would get an MOT! Actually there is. It is part of the SVA requirements although it is not tested on the MOT. However it is an offence to drive a car that is over the limit (the limit is interestingly enough as simple as a policeman's interpretation) and driver's can get prosecuted or more usually ask to quieten the exhaust. The police are becoming quite sensitive to this and have started to pull cars. Not TVRs but usually those nasty Jap things but I can see it only being a question of time. Steve

Presumably having an exhaust on your Supra, Scoobie etc. big enough to lose a Jack Russell up is probably asking to picked on!

[dre]

i presume that a authorised main dealer would check into exhaust noise limits befor selling them . dont think a jack russell would fit down mine but it would sure as hell deafen it,mmmmmm! anyone got two jack russells to stuff down my exhaust to muffel the sound ???????.

[WuPPerTaL]

Interresting thread on the topic of loud exhausts here

I think us TVR drivers are expected to be loud so we can get away with it for a while