Exhaust noise

[Ved]

Is mine considered too much then? A full Milltek exhaust system and isn't too loud at all but obviously more than standard, but then again so is the car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE3h-zPD4N0&sp...

Personally I find it in keeping with the character of the car. Same goes for my old Forester.

This on the other hand deserves a prison sentence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5OeB9k_e2c&sp...

Edited by Ved on Wednesday 21st January 14:36

[mwstewart]

I can hear the birds

[anonymous-user]

Ved said:

This on the other hand deserves a prison sentence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5OeB9k_e2c&sp...

Brakelight out, driving like a mong and a really noisy exhaust.

I think I might have nailed this one

[Ved]

yonex said:

Ved said:

This on the other hand deserves a prison sentence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5OeB9k_e2c&sp...

Brakelight out, driving like a mong and a really noisy exhaust.

I think I might have nailed this one

For a moment there I was about to pop outside and check mine

[BGarside]

It's a fine line between sounding nice and looking like a chav.

Considering getting a new exhaust for my BMW but don't want a lot of droning on the motorway or loads of noise around town.

In a way there's somethig more impressive about a car that can go fast without making a lot of noise about it. Better for stealth overtakes as well...

[anonymous-user]

Ved said:

For a moment there I was about to pop outside and check mine

[1Addicted]

My C63 isn't a 700bhp Supercar, doh. I'll make sure to rip off the AMG pipes this weekend and have a small bore, quad resonated one made up at the local fab-shop.

I had no idea that I was being such a cun...

[Mr2Mike]

neil1jnr said:

Your are such a money snob it is unreal. So as long as you have plenty of money then it is ok to have a loud exhaust on your car. How do you know the Impreza with the large loud exhaust hasn't had a larger turbo fitted and an expensive manifold/down pipe and full sports CAT system? Idiot

Because it's a tasteless pile of wk. Anyone that thinks an exhaust that looks like that, irrespective of the noise, should be avoided.

[_dobbo_]

1Addicted said:

My C63 isn't a 700bhp Supercar, doh. I'll make sure to rip off the AMG pipes this weekend and have a small bore, quad resonated one made up at the local fab-shop.

I had no idea that I was being such a cun...

You've got it wrong - with the standard exhaust you're fine, (except in the opinion of one poster who thinks you are like a three year old with a trumpet).

It's only if you put an aftermarket exhaust that is louder on the car that you are some sort of deviant pleb. Oh, unless that is you are the guy who started this thread who is of course quite OK with putting a louder exhaust on his car, because that's totally fine too!

[1Addicted]

_dobbo_ said:

You've got it wrong - with the standard exhaust you're fine, (except in the opinion of one poster who thinks you are like a three year old with a trumpet).

It's only if you put an aftermarket exhaust that is louder on the car that you are some sort of deviant pleb. Oh, unless that is you are the guy who started this thread who is of course quite OK with putting a louder exhaust on his car, because that's totally fine too!

In that case I'll floor it when I leave work . I never anticipated that a factory exhaust would be so loud on a relatively normal car.

No problems from me with loud exhausts when they've got a decent little (or big) engine behind them. Straight pipe them if you like, knock yourself out .
I will admit though, it's a little cringeworthy to see a Golf Match for example, otherwise standard but with a 4" can on it. Each to his own though.

[dbdb]

Ved said:

Is mine considered too much then? A full Milltek exhaust system and isn't too loud at all but obviously more than standard, but then again so is the car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE3h-zPD4N0&sp...

Personally I find it in keeping with the character of the car. Same goes for my old Forester.

This on the other hand deserves a prison sentence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5OeB9k_e2c&sp...

Edited by Ved on Wednesday 21st January 14:36

I don't think yours is too loud at all - in fact its well within what I'd consider 'social' limits. I don't think anyone could sensibly or fairly object to it.

The other one is loud - but still quieter than the Mercedes C63 which I mentioned a couple of pages back. The C63 is quite obnoxiously loud. It shouts that the owner of the car cares only about himself.

[1Addicted]

Are you referring to all c63 owners or just the street racer in your town?
Appreciation of sound is subjective, so your dislike for a c63's exhaust note is another's idea of heaven.

Edited by 1Addicted on Wednesday 21st January 17:57

[dbdb]

Just the guy in my town. Some C63s sound pretty good - just not this one. He has gone too far.

[_dobbo_]

Guy a few doors down from me has a C63. Thing sounds incredible. Hard to enjoy it when he starts it at 06:00 but then I have a rude sounding V8 as well so I'll refrain from throwing stones from my glass house.

Better sounding than the diesel van that starts every day at about the same time. Forget this chavvy exhaust discussion, let's talk about diesel's idling noisily whilst windscreens get scraped!

[Moonhawk]

RobbyJ said:

I'm with you on this one, unless it's a proper supercar, muscle car etc that makes noise for good reason I'd rather my car was quiet and fast.

Even some supercars aren't worth listening to. I have always found Ferrari a little tinny and high pitched for my liking.

I much preferred cars with low pitched burbly exhaust notes like my V8 Vantage or the new V12 Vanquish.

One of the best sounding cars however is IMO, the Mclaren Mercedes SLR.

[1Addicted]

dbdb said:

Just the guy in my town. Some C63s sound pretty good - just not this one. He has gone too far.

He's probably replaced the exhaust manifolds and primary Cats as things get incredibly loud then. If you don't change the rest of the system for something designed to be attached to these (tuned silencers) then the AMG exhaust can't really tone it down as it's been designed to make noise based on it being connected to only the factory parts it was designed with. You'll find most with manifolds will go for a valved exhaust to tone down the noise around town but, when they see fit, open the valves down a nice windy B Road or similar where noise is more acceptable.

Personally I'll not be going down this route however much I love the NASCAR sound but, if I had a weekend Corvette or something I'd grin ear to ear with some straight pipes.

Let's see how that new Mustang does .

[jonnM]

danjama said:

Claudia Skies said:

Loud exhaust on a road car = tw@t, whatever the car.

There must be a certain weakness in the head of those who potter down the High St with their F-type/Maserati/Ferrari/Subaru/Caterham popping and banging like a 3-year old with a trumpet and a drum.

Who let this guy in?

Did he get lost on his way to mumsnet?

[neil1jnr]

Mr2Mike said:

Because it's a tasteless pile of wk. Anyone that thinks an exhaust that looks like that, irrespective of the noise, should be avoided.

I really don't see what the big deal is over the size of an exhaust, everybody to their own. I like the look of huge pipes on Jap motors, I don't like it on the saxo but maybe the owner does.

I can't understand what you are trying to say but I assume you are saying that if anybody likes the look of that they should be avoided? Pretty sad if you ask me.

[neil1jnr]

yonex said:

neil1jnr said:

Your are such a money snob it is unreal. So as long as you have plenty of money then it is ok to have a loud exhaust on your car. How do you know the Impreza with the large loud exhaust hasn't had a larger turbo fitted and an expensive manifold/down pipe and full sports CAT system? Idiot

No, as long as you have a nice sounding engine it's ok to have some soul coming out of the back.

Cheap aftermarket stty exhausts do nothing apart from make noise, stty horrible noise. They are usually attached to stty horrible cars which will likely have all manor of things which are slightly knackered. These cretins will normally be found circulating car parks and the like. Calling me a snob is way off the mark, you spent more on your ST remap than I did on my last car Mr Moneybags. A decent exhaust isn't the exclusive right of 'monied' petrol heads (you included), you just have to sort the chaff out. Perhaps, just perhaps a horrible fart can costs a similar amount as something that actually works.....



As for the RB5 (if it's not a fake) how do I know it didn't have a bigger turbo, I don't, but let's say it's highly likely that it hasn't and that the ground clearance is going to be a bit of a problem. What about the Saxo, I guess that has a works engine and Sadev box, silly me, all this time I never knew that it's all a huge 'in' joke to throw us all off the scent.

That is all very well but I like the gruff off-beat thump of an Impreza's engine.

I get your point, rubbish exhausts are rubbish but you can not tell by appearance if the exhaust is 'stty' or not and in regard to the Impreza and Saxo, I don't think they look 'stty', I do not like the huge pipe on the Saxo but I think it looks fine on the Impreza. Calling you a snob isn't off the mark when you regard some drivers as 'cretins'. The people in car parks with debatable modifications to their cars are usually young drivers, we were all young once mate, they are only doing what they do becuase they enjoy it and in regard to their 'stty' cars, most young drivers don't have the money to buy a better car (or they might be happy with a Saxo at 17/18 like I was years ago).

I understand your point now. Regardless of cost, you are saying yes there can be good or bad sounding exhausts, I agree with you there. But you can't tell just by looking at the type of car and the size of the pipe at the back whether or not it will sound good. The Impreza (RB5 or not is irrelevant, as regardless, they will sound the same), that is why I used the word snob.

[anonymous-user]

neil1jnr said:

That is all very well but I like the gruff off-beat thump of an Impreza's engine.

I get your point, rubbish exhausts are rubbish but you can not tell by appearance if the exhaust is 'stty' or not and in regard to the Impreza and Saxo, I don't think they look 'stty', I do not like the huge pipe on the Saxo but I think it looks fine on the Impreza. Calling you a snob isn't off the mark when you regard some drivers as 'cretins'. The people in car parks with debatable modifications to their cars are usually young drivers, we were all young once mate, they are only doing what they do becuase they enjoy it and in regard to their 'stty' cars, most young drivers don't have the money to buy a better car (or they might be happy with a Saxo at 17/18 like I was years ago).

I understand your point now. Regardless of cost, you are saying yes there can be good or bad sounding exhausts, I agree with you there. But you can't tell just by looking at the type of car and the size of the pipe at the back whether or not it will sound good. The Impreza (RB5 or not is irrelevant, as regardless, they will sound the same), that is why I used the word snob.

Well I'll happily be called a snob for having an opinion of car park muppets who are just a bloody pain in the ass to everyone. The selfish bds have their fun at the expensive of everyone else trying to go about their normal daily business. Why the hell should I have any respect for anyone who sits in a car park and will randomly fire up the car to delight their little crowd of brain dead friends, I'd like to go late night shopping please, can I go without driving through what looks like a fusion of Lord of the Rings and Le Mans? If you do dare to cast a glance in their direction you will likely be met with 'wot u faaacking lookin' at m8' or when you leave will have a stty car making a st ton of noise glued to your bumper, only to turn around at the roundabout give you a blast of the horn and return to the nest. Vermin. The should all be sold for experimentation.

Anyway back OT.

You're right. You can't tell what the exhaust 'is' but watching how the car is driven and the mindset of the person driving it you can make a very good judgement. I'll bet most of the noisy types I encounter will have spent more on the exhaust and the cheapest coil overs (to get the stance bruv) than what it would have cost for something more interesting. Yes we were all young once and did stupid things but back then it was all about mopeds and small bikes, which generally lobbed you into a field when you mis-behaved.