Replacement Pipe ? OR Hurricane Induction ?
Discussion
Hi all as iam still new to the Lotus world i need some questions answered, i want my the car which is a 2002 s2 to sound louder but i don't want to be spending out on a upgraded exhaust, because I've been told mine has a different exhaust from the standard s2,so anyway my question is which will make the car sound louder having a Hurricane Induction System fitted at the cost of £170 or do i go for the Piper S2 Catalyst Replacement Pipe at the cost of £60 the down side to that is having to put the old cat back on for every MOT which i can live with if it means better sound,so which do i go for has anyone else had one or the other fitted.
many thanks
many thanks
£60 for a cat pipe is silly. Get a secondhand one of ebay for a tenner. It's just a piece of pipe. The Hurricane is a great mod, and sounds like chewbacca at 3-4K revs. Also easy to fit. Get both! The decat will sound better all the time, even at idle, whilst the hurricane only sounds good at certain revs and whilst accelerating, so it's horses for courses really.....
Hollywood Wheels said:
The Hurricane is a great mod, and sounds like chewbacca at 3-4K revs. Also easy to fit. Get both! The decat will sound better all the time, even at idle,
By going all out and getting both will this make the car sound funny. Sorry what i mean is if the de-cat pipe works at all speed and will make the car very loud would you even notice the hurricane working or will they both work together so to say to make an even better noise
The specific noise of the hurricane at certain revs will be addictive. If I had to lose my de-cat or the hurricane I'd rather lose the decat to be honest. The hurricane makes a lovely growl, so perhaps get that first. It won't make the car noisier all the time so it's perfectly liveable everyday. A sports 'zorst (which you already have by the sounds of it...) decat and hurricane will make the car loud, possibly too loud for your comfort, but as I said, horses for courses and all that...
Hollywood Wheels said:
The specific noise of the hurricane at certain revs will be addictive. If I had to lose my de-cat or the hurricane I'd rather lose the decat to be honest. The hurricane makes a lovely growl, so perhaps get that first. It won't make the car noisier all the time so it's perfectly liveable everyday. A sports 'zorst (which you already have by the sounds of it...) decat and hurricane will make the car loud, possibly too loud for your comfort, but as I said, horses for courses and all that...
Yea thank for your help i will get the hurricane first then see how that goes then i can always get the decat at a later date So where is the best/cheapest place to order one of these Hurricane Induction i can only find this place and there asking £170 is that about right price
http://www.eliseparts.com/shop/index.php?main_page...
http://www.eliseparts.com/shop/index.php?main_page...
Edited by Lotus Lewis on Sunday 4th November 18:11
I did this last week - bought a decat as i had one on my s1 and loved it.
Couldnt get the bolts off the cat as they have melted together - took it to a garage who cut them off. Then couldnt get the lambda sensor out! so thought f'it and sent it all back and got a hurricane instead. It is good and probably easier to live with, isnt loud when u start up at 7am but when booting it it sounds like you are booting it, decat is a bit boy racer but i just loved the pops and bangs.
Couldnt get the bolts off the cat as they have melted together - took it to a garage who cut them off. Then couldnt get the lambda sensor out! so thought f'it and sent it all back and got a hurricane instead. It is good and probably easier to live with, isnt loud when u start up at 7am but when booting it it sounds like you are booting it, decat is a bit boy racer but i just loved the pops and bangs.
greysquirrel said:
I did this last week - bought a decat as i had one on my s1 and loved it.
Couldnt get the bolts off the cat as they have melted together - took it to a garage who cut them off. Then couldnt get the lambda sensor out! so thought f'it and sent it all back and got a hurricane instead. It is good and probably easier to live with, isnt loud when u start up at 7am but when booting it it sounds like you are booting it, decat is a bit boy racer but i just loved the pops and bangs.
where did you get your Hurricane from and what did you end up paying for it Couldnt get the bolts off the cat as they have melted together - took it to a garage who cut them off. Then couldnt get the lambda sensor out! so thought f'it and sent it all back and got a hurricane instead. It is good and probably easier to live with, isnt loud when u start up at 7am but when booting it it sounds like you are booting it, decat is a bit boy racer but i just loved the pops and bangs.
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