R400. Silencer Advice Appreciated.

[Pugsey]

Hi Guys. With my new R400 arriving from the factory very shortly I'm already thinking of ways of improving it and my first task is going to be to reduce all those hideous drainpipes slung on the side. It's coming with a Caterham cat. by-pass pipe so that's one bit gone but I'm still left with the main box and revolting heat shield. I'm sure I've seen a really nice carbon box somewhere - does anyone know where to get them? I'd like it to be track day friendly - although I'm not too bothered about the stricter venues like Goodwood or Coombe which I can live without.

Edited by Pugsey on Monday 2nd July 09:51

[jeremyc]

I can recommend the Raceco titanium silencer.

Superbly engineered, very light, repackable and does a good job on reducing noise.

[dino ferrana]

Although it is possible to make a durable silencer from Carbon it isn't easy and you have to have one made from the right type of resin. The original press R500 had a carbon exhaust sleeve but it wasn't durable enough so it was replaced with titanium.

All report of the Raceco suggest it is not cheap, but the engineering, noise reduction and customer service more than justify the price. It will also give you a bit of a weight saving.

[Pugsey]

Thanks guys - I'll have a look at that one. All for weight saving - gives more scope for that early morning track day fry up! And on a serious note it would be a bonus to be improving the car technically as well as purely looks wise.

[Tango7]

You might have been looking at the carbon fibre sleeve produced by Rif which acts as a heat shield to avoid burns.