Discussion
TVR rebuild complete, and whilst i have never intended it to be a track car, it seems the best way to bed in my new brakes and suspension.
I took it to Castle Coombe and it tested 112db at 5k rpm.
Is there a track in the UK that i can go on without being chased off the grounds by the local nimby's ?
I took it to Castle Coombe and it tested 112db at 5k rpm.
Is there a track in the UK that i can go on without being chased off the grounds by the local nimby's ?
HustleRussell said:
112dB from a road car? Get your exhaust re-done, it doesn't work.
I know it's not very PH, but while I'm sure it sounds glorious, 112dB is just unnecessary IMO.
exactly. sounds more like a blown manifold!I know it's not very PH, but while I'm sure it sounds glorious, 112dB is just unnecessary IMO.
there are a few unlimited days around the uk. but still, fix the exhaust!
Prizam said:
Its a standard exhaust with a sleeved mid section.
In all honesty, i think the tester might have been a bit of a fool. But those are the numbers he gave me.
If it wont pass as it is, Or have some bolt on silencers. i wont go on track.
If it's the same tester who did our car at Combe, yes he seems a bit of a jobsworth. However 112dB is LOUD and there is no possibility that it's some kind of measurement error. Your car massively exceeds all reasonable limits. In all honesty, i think the tester might have been a bit of a fool. But those are the numbers he gave me.
If it wont pass as it is, Or have some bolt on silencers. i wont go on track.
Prizam said:
Its a standard exhaust with a sleeved mid section.
In all honesty, i think the tester might have been a bit of a fool. But those are the numbers he gave me.
If it wont pass as it is, Or have some bolt on silencers. i wont go on track.
Mine has the same exhaust, standard but with a sleeved mid section. Tested at Bedford last week and was 102.9db at 4000rpm and 105db at 5000rpmIn all honesty, i think the tester might have been a bit of a fool. But those are the numbers he gave me.
If it wont pass as it is, Or have some bolt on silencers. i wont go on track.
Firstly, it should be 4500 rpm for the test, not 5000. Or 4650 if we are being extremely picky.
But the useable rev range is 0-6000, as the limiter is at 6200, so most testers accept 4500.
It makes a big difference, that extra 500 rpm.
Secondly, atmospheric conditions make a difference. My car has been as high as 107db at Cadwell Park on a cold damp morning. On Wednesday, dry warm and sunny, it was 101.
Finally, if as your profile says, you are in the south-east, I can lend you some clamp on silencers. I will be near Cambridge all day Tuesday. Or I can post them to you. They knock about 4-6 db off, and soften the tone. Any MSV track will test it for you at a mutually convenient time, or if you rock up when there's a track day on. That's Brands, Cadwell, Snetterton, Bedford and Oulton.
I seem to remember struggling with the noise test at Combe, despite having my cans on. Mine is standard exhaust but fully decatted.
But the useable rev range is 0-6000, as the limiter is at 6200, so most testers accept 4500.
It makes a big difference, that extra 500 rpm.
Secondly, atmospheric conditions make a difference. My car has been as high as 107db at Cadwell Park on a cold damp morning. On Wednesday, dry warm and sunny, it was 101.
Finally, if as your profile says, you are in the south-east, I can lend you some clamp on silencers. I will be near Cambridge all day Tuesday. Or I can post them to you. They knock about 4-6 db off, and soften the tone. Any MSV track will test it for you at a mutually convenient time, or if you rock up when there's a track day on. That's Brands, Cadwell, Snetterton, Bedford and Oulton.
I seem to remember struggling with the noise test at Combe, despite having my cans on. Mine is standard exhaust but fully decatted.
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