Noise 'Cameras'

[WokingWedger]

There goes half the reason I bought a TVR !

www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=18843

(the other half is already dealt with by conventional cameras)

Edited by WokingWedger on Wednesday 22 October 12:19

[Dave81]

Mine was tested at 112.7 db's.

And i don't care!!!

[crispian22]

well i'm buggered with straight through's and 122db's

[ph1l5]

110 here.

[bigdods]

121db here - but not a probem. There is no specific legislation AFAIK regarding db levels for cars , just that it shouldnt be too noisy for the type of car. If they wanted to introduce these cameras they'd first have to put in place legislation for the maximum db level.

I would assume that like most legislation it would only appply to vehicles made after the legislation came into force.

[Poledriver]

Guidelines at the moment are mainly referring to modifications to exhaust in order to make it louder.
Not easy to do that to a TVR!

[rev-erend]

Can't wait ..

SEAC 125db

and now just bought an old 2 stroke bike with expansion chambers ..

[Toma500]

rev-erend said:

Can't wait ..

SEAC 125db

and now just bought an old 2 stroke bike with expansion chambers ..

Ah yes expansion chambers probably the best noise you can get out of an engine i used to have an FS1E with a peashooter type chamber on what a racket neighbours were not amused at me going to work at 6.30 in the morning . Then i got a Suzuki GT250X7 put a set of Allspeeds on that lovely , i had a mate with a GT550 with a J&R 3into1 and boy was that a lovely sounding bike but my favourite was another mate with a Kawasaki H2 750 with a set of pipes on

[HRG]

There is no absolute db limit in the UK!

[Trickie Dickie]

rev-erend said:

Can't wait ..

SEAC 125db

and now just bought an old 2 stroke bike with expansion chambers ..

Your SEAC seems a bit quiet Alan
My 400 was tested recently at 126.9Db

You will have to have the exhaust fettled where I had mine done

Cheers

Richard

[Fly Boy]

Toma500 said:

rev-erend said:

Can't wait ..

SEAC 125db

and now just bought an old 2 stroke bike with expansion chambers ..

Ah yes expansion chambers probably the best noise you can get out of an engine i used to have an FS1E with a peashooter type chamber on what a racket neighbours were not amused at me going to work at 6.30 in the morning . Then i got a Suzuki GT250X7 put a set of Allspeeds on that lovely , i had a mate with a GT550 with a J&R 3into1 and boy was that a lovely sounding bike but my favourite was another mate with a Kawasaki H2 750 with a set of pipes on

Best mod i did was putting a set of swarbricks on my LC350- iirc they were made for the tz - VERY LOUD
My mate out did me by putting a tz engine in his lc frame & ran it on the road, it didn't like part throttle settings- used to coke up & full throttle through Leeds was scary

[rev-erend]

Trickie Dickie said:

rev-erend said:

Can't wait ..

SEAC 125db

and now just bought an old 2 stroke bike with expansion chambers ..

Your SEAC seems a bit quiet Alan
My 400 was tested recently at 126.9Db

You will have to have the exhaust fettled where I had mine done

Cheers

Richard

Wow - that is loud.

I'll be making mine quieter over the winter.. got to try and keep all the extra ponies quiet..

[rev-erend]

Toma500 said:

rev-erend said:

Can't wait ..

SEAC 125db

and now just bought an old 2 stroke bike with expansion chambers ..

Ah yes expansion chambers probably the best noise you can get out of an engine i used to have an FS1E with a peashooter type chamber on what a racket neighbours were not amused at me going to work at 6.30 in the morning . Then i got a Suzuki GT250X7 put a set of Allspeeds on that lovely , i had a mate with a GT550 with a J&R 3into1 and boy was that a lovely sounding bike but my favourite was another mate with a Kawasaki H2 750 with a set of pipes on

The bike is a is Kawasake H1 500 triple special..

See and hear it here :

http://www.higgspeed.com/BAFFLE-OPTIONS-NEW-

[Toma500]

rev-erend said:

Toma500 said:

rev-erend said:

Can't wait ..

SEAC 125db

and now just bought an old 2 stroke bike with expansion chambers ..

Ah yes expansion chambers probably the best noise you can get out of an engine i used to have an FS1E with a peashooter type chamber on what a racket neighbours were not amused at me going to work at 6.30 in the morning . Then i got a Suzuki GT250X7 put a set of Allspeeds on that lovely , i had a mate with a GT550 with a J&R 3into1 and boy was that a lovely sounding bike but my favourite was another mate with a Kawasaki H2 750 with a set of pipes on

The bike is a is Kawasake H1 500 triple special..
Thanks very much for posting this its really took me back i am desperately trying to control the urge to splurge on another 2 stroke but her indoors would kill me

See and hear it here :

http://www.higgspeed.com/BAFFLE-OPTIONS-NEW-

[Orophin]

I think I'll go for a sports exhaust now for the hell of it

[clive f]

I`ll have to try and improve on my 125.4 db then

[profstoff]

HRG said:

There is no absolute db limit in the UK!

I always thought there was a limit and that it was higher for bikes (which never seemed fair) so I googled it and found this:

See here http://www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk/information/cars-...

VCA web site said:

The external noise emitted by passenger cars has been controlled since 1929 when the Motor Cars (Excessive Noise) regulations were introduced. New cars are now required to meet Europe-wide noise limits. These have been progressively reduced from 82 decibels (dB(A)) in 1978 to the current limit of 74 dB(A) established in 1996. This means it would take 7 new vehicles to make the same amount of noise as a vehicle that just meets the pre-1978 limits. Information on the level of noise recorded for new models of cars at their type approval test is also listed in the data table.

When looking at this information it should be noted that off-road vehicles are allowed to be 1dB(A) louder, as are direct injection diesels and these are cumulative i.e. the limit for an off-road vehicle with a direct injection diesel is 76 dB(A).

TVRs don't appear in the database, does that mean they are exempt?

[Crazynick]

Iv heard theres a new white paper scheme on poisoning the air
You will have to pay for a special Government issue Gas Mask via a new taxation scheme. If you dont pay your taxes.......

[d.k.s]

130db sag
and thats with silencers on

[HRG]

profstoff said:

HRG said:

There is no absolute db limit in the UK!

I always thought there was a limit and that it was higher for bikes (which never seemed fair) so I googled it and found this:

See here http://www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk/information/cars-...

VCA web site said:

The external noise emitted by passenger cars has been controlled since 1929 when the Motor Cars (Excessive Noise) regulations were introduced. New cars are now required to meet Europe-wide noise limits. These have been progressively reduced from 82 decibels (dB(A)) in 1978 to the current limit of 74 dB(A) established in 1996. This means it would take 7 new vehicles to make the same amount of noise as a vehicle that just meets the pre-1978 limits. Information on the level of noise recorded for new models of cars at their type approval test is also listed in the data table.

When looking at this information it should be noted that off-road vehicles are allowed to be 1dB(A) louder, as are direct injection diesels and these are cumulative i.e. the limit for an off-road vehicle with a direct injection diesel is 76 dB(A).

TVRs don't appear in the database, does that mean they are exempt?

Type approved under a different scheme IIRC.