Noise levels in TVRs

[mdrc]

Now I know this might sound like sacrilege to most TVR owners, but is there a TVR out there that has bearable in-cabin noise levels at constant speed on motorways - my ex Tuscan was great fun to listen on country roads but a bit wearing after an hour at 90mph

[basher]

A cerbera without a sports exhaust is bearable.....but life is too short to drive in silence....

[craigalsop]

My Chimaera (standard exhaust) is fine with the roof on - have driven it all around Britain at motorway speeds without problem. (Is a tad noisier with the roof off however )

[plotloss]

You can get slot in silencers...

Matt.

[beano1197]

Are you Phil Collins?

[jeremyc]

My Cerbera seems OK to me - standard exhaust system.

Alternatively, those TVRs with optional ear plugs seem to work fine.

[M@H]

sorry I can't hear you...



The Chims nice and quiet with the standard exhaust

[rocket]

My wife was quite happy when I first bought the Cerbie. She said that with the roof it was "so much more like a normal car" than my old 400SE, and that "you can pretty mush hold a normal conversation without having to shout" . I promptly had a sports exhaust fitted, and haven't looked back since....haven't heard a word she's being saying since either.

Anyway, you need a sports exhaust to drown out the noise of all those car alarms....set off by your sports exhaust.....hmmmmm

Neil

[whitey]

Buy some earplugs.

[beano1197]

Yeah, but that doesn't solve the problem with the TVR....

[ABBTVR]

Noise? What noise, I got a sports on my 4.0L Chim and it sounds MAGIC. My wife loves the sound too. Even our next-door neighbour said she likes the sound, and she's s*dding deaf!
I find it quieter that my old MX5...alright give us a break! everyone has to start somewhere.

Back to the MX5....Motor ways with the flappy hood WAS noisy. I find the motorways in the Chim with the hard top in situ, quiet by comparison.
BigAl

[Dipstick]

But everyone likes TVR noise. We getting sports exhausts fitted to our Tuscan to make it louder

[anonymous-user]

But everyone likes TVR noise.

I'll second that, my neighbours said to me the other day, "your leaving for work a bit late aren't you?",
I said "How do you know? " and they said
"Well your car wakes us up at 7:15AM every morning !"
I sincerley apologies but the Neighbour comes out with :
"It's OK I don't mind, at least it makes a lovely sound !!"





>> Edited by bandit on Friday 1st November 13:45

[N17 TVR]

Now I know this might sound like sacrilege to most TVR owners, but is there a TVR out there that has bearable in-cabin noise levels at constant speed on motorways - my ex Tuscan was great fun to listen on country roads but a bit wearing after an hour at 90mph

Yes, they are called Lotus...............

[jmorgan]

I have had death threats. Not joking. But the same estate, several streets away, the guy likes it.
On the motorway it numbs you. And as far as I am aware, its a standard exhaust.

[RAW-SEWedge]

Get some Dynamat sound dampening, and make yourself a deer stalker out of it !!

[john yates]

This ones easy, get some earplugs! Or if you dont have any just rip off the cigarette filters n shove em in! worked a treat for us at Le Mans. I love my Super Sports Exhaust from RT racing, how i ever lived with the standared i will never know. Its sounds like bonfire night every day and iiii love it! As Elvis says "little less conversation a little more action S3TAY Chimaera.

>> Edited by john yates on Friday 1st November 16:22

[simpo one]

Sorry no, got back from Duxford (about an hour) and my ears were ringing. Try a Jaguar!