Tuscan owners deaf or daft ?....or maybe both !

[alspeed]

Ok, so I'm new to this Speed Six malarky, only had the car a couple of weeks but was a bit underwhelmed with the noise, previous TVR was a decatted Chim which sounded lovely.
Anyway, having read just about every exhaust related post on this forum and listenening to many Youtube sound clips i decided something had to be done.

The Tuscan already had Powertec straight through cans on but was otherwise standard, back boxes were a bit dog eared and had been welded, so i took it to
Tony Banks in Leeds this morning and had the back boxes cut out and replaced with straight through pipes.......Jeeeeesus what a difference!

I really didn't expect a great deal of change as the back boxes are just empty boxes, but it now sounds like a proper TVR.
Deep rumble at idle, cracks and pops on every up change and impersonations of a gattling gun on the over run ......result

God only knows how so many on here live with a decat as well fair play to you all, but think it would be just too much for me.

[robsco]

Mine was running straight through cans, decatted and the back boxes you mentioned cut out. It was the loudest car I have ever heard - in actual fact, for a while it was embarrassing. That said, after a couple of weeks it just became hilarious and I never changed it back.

[nrick]

and me

decat, back box removal, but have std cans at the moment

[Milky400]

Previous tuscan was decatted and I found it to loud on a run its constant drone really bugged me. Don't get me wrong the over run was awesome. Current car is standard as gas as I am aware and suits me perfectly. Could do with a little more on the over run but that is outweighed by the relaxed sound and feel on a long run.

Maybe I'm just boring certainly not daft. Each to there own and all that.

[R7EBO]

I'm running sleeved cans and back boxes removed, and although I would like it a little louder still it makes a great noise! I tried decats along with this set up and it sounded horrific, really raspy and quite embarrassing. Changed it back 2 days later and sold them on again. As you said though, each to their own...

[Basil Brush]

Decats with small silencers works well. It gains the tone and pops but knocks off the raspy annoying sound you get with decats and straight through cans.

Decatting does have a few benefits as well.

[matt-man]

I have absolutely no idea what exhaust system I have .. but its pretty flaming loud

I have the Carbon Can Company rear cans and certainly silencers behind these.

Its about as loud as my wedge... and that is pretty loud!

I had it MOTed last week so took a photo whilst on the ramps...you'll see I only have one straight through box