Improve exhaust sound to Virage

[john austin]

Just purchased an 2012 Virage which I love. The only thing is the exhaust sound is to quite. I had lots more sound from my 2015 4.7 vantage. The fuse controlling the exhaust valves has been removed and is still very quite. Any ideas please ?

[AMVSVNick]

john austin said:

Just purchased an 2012 Virage which I love. The only thing is the exhaust sound is to quite. I had lots more sound from my 2015 4.7 vantage. The fuse controlling the exhaust valves has been removed and is still very quite. Any ideas please ?

Easy. Remove secondary cats

[JohnG1]

AMVSVNick said:

john austin said:

Just purchased an 2012 Virage which I love. The only thing is the exhaust sound is to quite. I had lots more sound from my 2015 4.7 vantage. The fuse controlling the exhaust valves has been removed and is still very quite. Any ideas please ?

Easy. Remove secondary cats

What Nick said.

[rancidswan]

Of course, if you've just purchased it, it's worth checking that the valves aren't seized closed...

Freeing them off would be a little cheaper than removing the secondary cats...

[dbs2000]

rancidswan said:

Of course, if you've just purchased it, it's worth checking that the valves aren't seized closed...

Freeing them off would be a little cheaper than removing the secondary cats...

The valves seize open. There is a small vacuum pump that closes them.
As Nick says, remove those cats

[nickv8]

JohnG1 said:

AMVSVNick said:

john austin said:

Just purchased an 2012 Virage which I love. The only thing is the exhaust sound is to quite. I had lots more sound from my 2015 4.7 vantage. The fuse controlling the exhaust valves has been removed and is still very quite. Any ideas please ?

Easy. Remove secondary cats

What Nick said.

This Nick also endorses what Nick said.

[john austin]

Thank you, but does is the Virage exhaust sound quiter than the Vantage 4.7 v8 compared with a V12 ?