I'm going for a sports exhaust
Discussion
I've decided to get a sports exhaust fitted to my Tamora.
Problem is I have an aggressive jealous bolding t
t on my road who is bound to complain about it.
So what is the law against excessive noise and can this tt do anything to force me to have to go back to the original exhaust.
Any experience of this anyone !!!!!
Problem is I have an aggressive jealous bolding t
t on my road who is bound to complain about it. So what is the law against excessive noise and can this t
t do anything to force me to have to go back to the original exhaust. Any experience of this anyone !!!!!
i have some old neighbours who complained about me useing my quad on christmas day but i know that dont help much.i ve also got decats on mine but mainly my neighbours are familys but they love it lol.hope you like the noise and just ignore the old people lol hope you like the noise it creates but if you want proper and differnt noise go for decats as well
dan
dan
I don't think there are any laws about exhaust noise levels for cars (there are for bikes though) as my Chimaera's been MOT'd in it's current 'noisy' state so it's giving a perfectly legal 124 dB's (as tested at BNG by TVRBob).
The only word of caution is that if the exhaust causes complaints they could slap an ASBO on you!
Fit it, go on....
The only word of caution is that if the exhaust causes complaints they could slap an ASBO on you!
Fit it, go on....
There are rules, namely:
The Motor Vehicles(Construction and Use Regulations)1986.
These state that vehicles must be fitted with an efficient exhaust silencer. If the car is noticably noisy (and this seems to be the implication)then it cannot be said that the silencer is efficient.
Your neighbour would then have a complaint to the Police.
Why bother changing the exhaust at all. I walked past a new Tamora that was sitting in traffic last week. It sounded amazing and cultured and when it pulled away, it was easily heard above anything else. Too noisy an exhaust and everyone expects that it will be from a chavved up, banging old Nova!
The Motor Vehicles(Construction and Use Regulations)1986.
These state that vehicles must be fitted with an efficient exhaust silencer. If the car is noticably noisy (and this seems to be the implication)then it cannot be said that the silencer is efficient.
Your neighbour would then have a complaint to the Police.
Why bother changing the exhaust at all. I walked past a new Tamora that was sitting in traffic last week. It sounded amazing and cultured and when it pulled away, it was easily heard above anything else. Too noisy an exhaust and everyone expects that it will be from a chavved up, banging old Nova!
I live on one of the main roads in Coventry on the way to TVR Power and I absolutely love it when a TVR goes past. The difference between the standard and sports exhausts are quite distinctive with the sports being more throaty and willing to 'pop' on the over-run. I love it hehe, should be joining the TVR family *hopefully*.
With regards to your neighbour problem you may encounter some issues with said person complaining. In my experience I have a powerfulish car and I leave for work between 4.30am-5.30am so modifying my exhaust to sound louder would be annoying to neighbours if they are still asleep. If the hours you drive are classed as 'sociable' then the neighbour cannot really complain, just swap TVR with sports exhaust with having the builders in and you have a similar situation with regards of noise levels etc.
Hope your purchase of sports exhausts goes well!
With regards to your neighbour problem you may encounter some issues with said person complaining. In my experience I have a powerfulish car and I leave for work between 4.30am-5.30am so modifying my exhaust to sound louder would be annoying to neighbours if they are still asleep. If the hours you drive are classed as 'sociable' then the neighbour cannot really complain, just swap TVR with sports exhaust with having the builders in and you have a similar situation with regards of noise levels etc.
Hope your purchase of sports exhausts goes well!
Last weekend i swapped back over from my TVR Power exhaust to the standard Tamora exhaust as i have been doing a lot of motorway driving and it seemed to be too loud in the cockpit.
The other half asked me what I was doing and was quite suprised, the outcome after a trip around the Cotswolds last weekend the sports exhaust is going back on. Although the standard exhaust sounds good under hard accelaration, I miss the "extremeness" of the sports exhaust.
I have problem neighbours (one of them is deaf and still complains), but now I start it up, drive serenly off the drive slowly down the road wait for it to warm up and then all hell breaks loose.
I agree some may say it is then a chav mobile, but all TVR's are/should be loud.
Just do it, you know it makes sense, even the other half complined with the standard exhaust and that suprised even me.
The other half asked me what I was doing and was quite suprised, the outcome after a trip around the Cotswolds last weekend the sports exhaust is going back on. Although the standard exhaust sounds good under hard accelaration, I miss the "extremeness" of the sports exhaust.
I have problem neighbours (one of them is deaf and still complains), but now I start it up, drive serenly off the drive slowly down the road wait for it to warm up and then all hell breaks loose.
I agree some may say it is then a chav mobile, but all TVR's are/should be loud.
Just do it, you know it makes sense, even the other half complined with the standard exhaust and that suprised even me.
Flagpole said:
Only one bit of advice from me, get a sports exhaust! Don't even think twice! The sound is awesome... (tip: get the JP!) 
I agree, i Love the JP, heard them both and i know its done the rounds but try and listen to both. If you do go for the TRV sport their is a 2nd hand one on the classifieds.... might have gone now.
Oooops didnt read your last post.... enjoy !!
Edited by allyt on Thursday 14th September 17:14
Just had the JP sports exhaust fitted today at David Hendry -- and its "Efin" brilliant The noise is just superb, and you get crackly pops when de-accelerating 
I'm only out of the car because its ping down with rain 
Don't know what to do with the original exhaust system though
Driving back home this morning back from David Hendry, down the A4 towards Calne, I decided to give the Tam a burst up Derry Hill
, when I accelerated WOW 
the noise is just the dogs nads
. Had to slow down though because a copper was driving the other way -- 
sorry officer
JP sports exhaust system = The Dogs Nads
The noise is just superb, and you get crackly pops when de-accelerating I'm only out of the car because its p
ing down with rain Don't know what to do with the original exhaust system though
Driving back home this morning back from David Hendry, down the A4 towards Calne, I decided to give the Tam a burst up Derry Hill
, when I accelerated WOW the noise is just the dogs nads. Had to slow down though because a copper was driving the other way -- sorry officer JP sports exhaust system = The Dogs Nads
icraigmy said:
Just had the JP sports exhaust fitted today at David Hendry -- and its "Efin" brilliant The noise is just superb, and you get crackly pops when de-accelerating
I'm only out of the car because its ping down with rain
Don't know what to do with the original exhaust system though
Driving back home this morning back from David Hendry, down the A4 towards Calne, I decided to give the Tam a burst up Derry Hill, when I accelerated WOW the noise is just the dogs nads. Had to slow down though because a copper was driving the other way -- sorry officer
JP sports exhaust system = The Dogs Nads
The noise is just superb, and you get crackly pops when de-accelerating I'm only out of the car because its p
ing down with rain Don't know what to do with the original exhaust system though
Driving back home this morning back from David Hendry, down the A4 towards Calne, I decided to give the Tam a burst up Derry Hill
, when I accelerated WOW the noise is just the dogs nads. Had to slow down though because a copper was driving the other way -- sorry officer JP sports exhaust system = The Dogs Nads
Told you you would love it.
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