Easy ways to make Chimaera sound louder

[tonyrec]

Can anyone recommend an exhaust system or modification that can be done to a Chim to make it louder without altering the performance or general day to day smooth running?

Ive got some neighbours to annoy (only joking).

[raceboy]

Take the cats out

[jamer]

Cut the rear back box out and weld two pipes in their place - that always seems to do the trick for me

[jellison]

Fernies for sleeved zorsts - getting mine done friday -
Bring it on............

[raceboy]

Install a small microphone down one of the pipes then fit a RCA stylee stereo system and play the noise through that

[count duckula]

everyone normally says ' take the cats out'
I personally feel you should leave them in place and remove the manifold and replace it with netting, should sound quite nice, anyone going to tried it ?

Malc

[keithyboy]

Have the silencer box cut open and remove some/all of the baffling. Its been done and sounds good too - and not too loud. Wouldn't want you to get in trouble with the BiB

[RCA]

raceboy said:

Install a small microphone down one of the pipes then fit a RCA stylee stereo system and play the noise through that

[seasider]

tonyrec said:

Can anyone recommend an exhaust system or modification that can be done to a Chim to make it louder without altering the performance or general day to day smooth running? Ive got some neighbours to annoy (only joking).

Are we talking legal mod's

people are saying that my 500 has had the box sleeved
must have been done by the previous owner officer

It does sound awesome

[DustyC]

Modify the exhaust to have holes just before the silencer which blanking plates can be fitted too. When you want it loud, take the plates off.

This is not a good idea if the silencers are under the car (which they are) and really only works for side exhausts.

remember that the louder you make it the less tracks you can use it on.

[tonyrec]

Need it legal really

But would like it to pop and bang a bit more.....if you know what i mean.

[shadowninja]

jellison said:

Fernies for sleeved zorsts - getting mine done friday - Bring it on............

sleeved exhausts? how does that work? I take it this is a permanent feature and not something you can remove at will?

[seasider]

tonyrec said:

Need it legal really But would like it to pop and bang a bit more.....if you know what i mean.

Sounds like a spitfire on illegal stuff....

[rude girl]

Wonder what brought this on Tony?

[Edt]

tonyrec said:

Can anyone recommend an exhaust system or modification that can be done to a Chim to make it louder without altering the performance or general day to day smooth running? Ive got some neighbours to annoy (only joking).

Tony if you're passing Ewelme Coachworks way again, let me know & you can hear a sleeved exhaust if you want

Ed

[FourWheelDrift]

tonyrec said:

Need it legal really But would like it to pop and bang a bit more.....if you know what i mean.

Download the last Surrey Run trailer here (4mb) www.sleepy-fish.com/images/videos/SurreyRun4Trailer.wmv then wait for Big Al's Red Chim to pull away, that's got a Fernhurst exhaust which I'm sure it will pop & bang when slowing down too. But does sound great.

(You've been listening to Rude Girls Griff at the Flying Fox then?)

[jellison]

Apparently the 4litre is a louded higher pitch than if sleeving done on 500 due to smaller pipes.

[tonyrec]

rude girl said:

Wonder what brought this on Tony?

I wonder...

[Painey]

Got my exhaust done at Fernhursts and sounds awesome, loads of pops and bangs etc etc. I've had quite a few comments in my local pub about it but my favourite was from one of my mates that I play golf with, he said "it sounds like a harrier jump jet when you turn up in that bloody thing".

Only downturn is they reckon it's somewhere around the 105db mark so most trackdays are ruled out.

[Podie]

Have your ears syringed...