Car Faster With Dodgy Exhaust?

[BigGingerBob]

Hello,
On Monday my car started to sound a little fruity, by Tuesday it sounded like I had fitted a big exhaust.
It turns out that just before the back box at the flange the pipe had sheared!
Not only is now noisy, my car feels faster! It may be the noise acting as a placebo but it certainly seems to have more go than before.
Would this be the case do you think or would the noise be making me think it's more sprightly?

Bob

[haggishunter]

Sounds fast must be fast !

[BigGingerBob]

haggishunter said:

Sounds fast must be fast !

It is appealing to the inner chav in me! The noise is great fun, it reminds me of my friends rally car!

[vikingaero]

BigGingerBob said:

It is appealing to the inner chav in me! The noise is great fun, it reminds me of my friends rally car!

Sounds like you have an urge to attend a cruise at your local retail park.

[glazbagun]

This happened to me on my 55hp Punto when I was young and unemployed. I "repaired" it with a bean can to get it through its MOT. But yes, I did notice a difference in the power delivery. Made me feel a bit of a knob at traffic lights but felt quite cool when changing gear.