V6 exhaust note

[jamieboy]

Looking for a bit of advice.

I've had a de-catted stainless exhaust on my RZ for about five years now, and loved the sound. The exhaust note was fairly loud and full sounding up to about 3500-4000rpm, when it really started to howl. Which was great.

The car's just been in to get the cambelts changed, and now sounds totally different. It now just sounds a bit rough and bellowy. There isn't the same change in the note as the revs increase, it just shouts louder.

I took it back to the main dealer in Edinburgh who did the service, and they reckon everything is OK - "if it sounds different then it's probably because it's running better".

I'm not convinced - any ideas?

[jamieboy]

Thanks for that - you were absolutley right.

I took it back to the dealer this morning, and asked them to have another look. The timing on one camshaft was out by a tooth, so they've now fixed it.

I was about to type "you'd expect better from a main dealer", but then I realised....

[jamieboy]

Yep, there are a few good independents.

I've used McLennans at Loanhead before and they were really good. I would have gone to them for this, except they were booked solid for weeks and I didn't want to waste any of the few sunny days we get!

Chris - my 33 never sounded entirely happy at lower revs, so maybe they all do that. It's all a bit subjective though - one man's bubbling sound is another man's rorty. Or something.