4C: Alfaworks exhaust
Discussion
I had one on mine. It cures 95% of the booming problem at motorway speeds, that's for sure.
On the downside, it was tricky to get it so sit straight (pulls to one side as there are no stops on the brackets that hook into the hangers) - I ended up making my own stops to keep it straight by drilling the brackets and using large split pins with washers behind them to hold it all from moving (one pair on each hanger). The link pipe on the 4C is under tension with the stock tail pipes so this mod is (IMO) required.
Also the tail pipes face more towards the sides than the standard ones. You get used to it - it looks OK but not as good as stock, despite being C/F tips. Other than that it was a good bit of kit.
You'll need to unbolt the hangers from the car to get the old one off and new one on and you can do the job without jacking the car up. I just rolled my rear wheels onto some thick planks and then I could reach all the under-tray fixings easily. Oh, and assemble it BEFORE fitting it or you'll struggle to get it to sit right. It goes in easier disassembled but it's harder to get the tailpipes to both sit at the same angle. Add the tailpipes on after fitting or you will scratch them.
Do it, it'll save your eardrums from bursting
On the downside, it was tricky to get it so sit straight (pulls to one side as there are no stops on the brackets that hook into the hangers) - I ended up making my own stops to keep it straight by drilling the brackets and using large split pins with washers behind them to hold it all from moving (one pair on each hanger). The link pipe on the 4C is under tension with the stock tail pipes so this mod is (IMO) required.
Also the tail pipes face more towards the sides than the standard ones. You get used to it - it looks OK but not as good as stock, despite being C/F tips. Other than that it was a good bit of kit.
You'll need to unbolt the hangers from the car to get the old one off and new one on and you can do the job without jacking the car up. I just rolled my rear wheels onto some thick planks and then I could reach all the under-tray fixings easily. Oh, and assemble it BEFORE fitting it or you'll struggle to get it to sit right. It goes in easier disassembled but it's harder to get the tailpipes to both sit at the same angle. Add the tailpipes on after fitting or you will scratch them.
Do it, it'll save your eardrums from bursting
Edited by Plipton on Monday 3rd July 12:01
Gassing Station | Alfa Romeo, Fiat & Lancia | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff