Which Exhaust....Your feedback

[EvoJay]

Looking for your feedback on your exhaust choices. Looking likely my evo will be shifted by the weekend. If so im hoping to have an exige S by middle of next week. Found a few for sale im interested in.

I test drove an Exige S saturday...Fell totally in love with it. It had a quicksilver exhaust...back box only. Sounded gorgeous. Also seen larini exhausts and they look like they have good build quality.

So asking on your views from your experiences. What have you got fitted? Is it loud/quiet? How is it on the motorway? Does it pop on over-run?

Also interested in replacing the full manifold? Anyone have one?

I know theres alot of exhaust threads out there...but i wanted a comparison on all different exhausts.

All comments welcome.

Cheers

Jay

Edited by EvoJay on Monday 26th November 15:27

[kevin ritson]

Depends on the engine you have. I fitted a Larini to my K-series and it sounds great, not too noisy and the build quality is indeed excellent. I've heard one on a 111R and it does have a fair bit of the character of mine.

[EvoJay]

As above..it'l be going on an exige S. So supercharged vvti.

[Phil-CH]

I hear 2bular is very well regarded up there in England - you can pretty much get an exhaust to your specification.

http://www.2bular.com/

Cheers Phil

[TonyHetherington]

Mine's got a stage 2 lotus and to be honest, I'm certain I don't like it now. Too boomy inside the cabin, not enough noise outside and it doesn't have any character.

Just my opinion of course

I used to have a Larini exhaust on my Rover engined 111S and that sounded superb; I'll look in to Larini again for this new car but I hear really good things about 2bular.

So, hmmm....

Oh, and exact same question here; http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[EvoJay]

Yea..i appologise for a re-post. I wrote out the question, posted it...then thought "i really should have run a more intensive search"

Well least it'l give us a chance to talk lotus

[TonyHetherington]

Must admit I'm in two minds what to go for. As I mentioned I have a stage 2 on mine and really don't like it so am certain I'll change it.

I'm in limbo what to get though. Just mailed Larini to see what they have. The website shows lots of side exit exhausts (which I don't want as it messes around with the rear diffuser bits) and also twin pipe versions which it has listed for the NA car also; so I believe there's nothing specific for the S. I've just mailed them though as I say so will post back their response.

2Bular have some videos on their website which I like the look of but really want to hear one in real life.

Boggy; what do you have on yours?

[EvoJay]

Not looked into 2bular. But i was impressed with the quicksilver one on the car i tested. Also by looking on a site..i see they do titanium exhausts...Which the thought of is making me quite moist.

[TonyHetherington]

I should think it will make your bank manager moist as well

[EvoJay]

Indeed quite moist lmao. Price was a bit silly..for tit Manifold and exhaust price was something like £1800 lol. Back box was reasonably priced though at around £600. if it sounds gorgous then id pay that.

[Gad-Westy]

EvoJay said:

Indeed quite moist lmao. Price was a bit silly..for tit Manifold and exhaust price was something like £1800 lol. Back box was reasonably priced though at around £600. if it sounds gorgous then id pay that.

Thats actually pretty pretty reasonable. Same sort of price as stainless steel.

[Boggy]

TonyHetherington said:

Must admit I'm in two minds what to go for. As I mentioned I have a stage 2 on mine and really don't like it so am certain I'll change it.

I'm in limbo what to get though. Just mailed Larini to see what they have. The website shows lots of side exit exhausts (which I don't want as it messes around with the rear diffuser bits) and also twin pipe versions which it has listed for the NA car also; so I believe there's nothing specific for the S. I've just mailed them though as I say so will post back their response.

2Bular have some videos on their website which I like the look of but really want to hear one in real life.

Boggy; what do you have on yours?

If you have a warranty of any kind (Lotus) fit the Lotus motorsport pipe around £500 fitted, it's not to loud but really makes the car feel much more sporty (Bark) If you fit a non-Lotus product and anything goes wrong that could be linked to your non-standard pipe then your warranty is void. Before anyone says anything else on this I've already been down this road to my expense.

I'd prefer a Quicksilver as I had one on my previous R and it sounded fantastic but that's the pipe that caused all my problems

Boggy

[DsDetective]

I'm also in two minds on the exhaust thing. I've got a 111R with the pipercross induction atm, but want something that burbles and pops (and not droney or too loud) - character basically.

So far, I drove a quicksilver fitted to an eliseR at B&C and it was insane. It sounded awesome, like a race car, but the drone was so bad that after 5 mins you wanted to take a drill to your own head to relieve the pressure!

Haven't heared a 2bular in real life, just internet vids, but it doesn't seem to burble or pop, more a woofly sound really. Also, the last 2 pics I've seen of them on SELOC looked terrible, with uneven ends and hanging too low.

I also drove the Stage 2 on the elise and it doesn't really pop or anything (just a bit at 4000rpm) and droned pretty bad. Oddly, apparently the stage 2 "sports" exhaust for the Exige S has more character. Never driven a stage 1, although Scott at B&C once told me he couldn't really hear the difference over the standard!

So I'm at a loss, and will therefore probably end up getting nothing!

[EvoJay]

Theres always custom exhausts to consider..but am a bit worried because you dont actually know what its going to sound like until its done.

I was at an exhaust centre recently and they were doing a ferrari 360...when it was done, i congratualted him on making a ferrari 360 sound like a corsa!

[crackthatoff]

seems like an eternity of waiting, but my larini clubsport finally arrived yesterday, should be getting fit tomorrow with any luck, god I'm excited.
had a look at the parts from the box and it seems a shame to cover it up vvv well made with the looks of it... its for the k engine, dunno if it will sound different on the S but if you listen to tony h's on phd's tv it sounds awesome.

btw what made you sell the evo for an exige?.... when I got my elise it was a close call between an evo 7/8 or the elise even though they are totally different beasts.
In the end the looks of the lotus and the fact the driver has full controll not some trixy electrical gadgetry just tipped it, hope you enjoy !

[21TonyK]

Heres me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JqrBdUpRiw

Larini SE + ITG + DECAT on an S2 Exige

[boobles]

I have a "Lotus Sport" exhaust & "PiperCross" induction kit on my S1 & the noise is fantastic!

[EvoJay]

crackthatoff said:

seems like an eternity of waiting, but my larini clubsport finally arrived yesterday, should be getting fit tomorrow with any luck, god I'm excited.
had a look at the parts from the box and it seems a shame to cover it up vvv well made with the looks of it... its for the k engine, dunno if it will sound different on the S but if you listen to tony h's on phd's tv it sounds awesome.

btw what made you sell the evo for an exige?.... when I got my elise it was a close call between an evo 7/8 or the elise even though they are totally different beasts.
In the end the looks of the lotus and the fact the driver has full controll not some trixy electrical gadgetry just tipped it, hope you enjoy !

All i'l say is Jap Crap. I love my evo, but they are so prone to faults...its a car that requires constant attention once modded and costs a bomb to run..and i cant justify it no longer. Iv always loved exiges...and its the fact that they are decent on fuel...and theres nothing to them, just a lovely simple litle plastic car. Just what i want. Also nice to change to something new.

[Tin Hat]

EvoJay said:

crackthatoff said:

seems like an eternity of waiting, but my larini clubsport finally arrived yesterday, should be getting fit tomorrow with any luck, god I'm excited.
had a look at the parts from the box and it seems a shame to cover it up vvv well made with the looks of it... its for the k engine, dunno if it will sound different on the S but if you listen to tony h's on phd's tv it sounds awesome.

btw what made you sell the evo for an exige?.... when I got my elise it was a close call between an evo 7/8 or the elise even though they are totally different beasts.
In the end the looks of the lotus and the fact the driver has full controll not some trixy electrical gadgetry just tipped it, hope you enjoy !

All i'l say is Jap Crap. I love my evo, but they are so prone to faults...its a car that requires constant attention once modded and costs a bomb to run..and i cant justify it no longer. Iv always loved exiges...and its the fact that they are decent on fuel...and theres nothing to them, just a lovely simple litle plastic car. Just what i want. Also nice to change to something new.

Good choice with the Exige, sorry to hear that your Evo was a liability - I ran a 7 for 5 years (with about 300 BHP, 45K miles overall) and found it to be absolutely rock solid mechanically!

[EvoJay]

thats probably because 300bhp would make an evo feel like a saxo. Very reliable at that power..but far to boring. 450bhp up and not suitable really for the milleage i do...so best to sell it to someone who will use it a little less and appreciate it more when they do