Anyone removed the stock exhaust backboxes?

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Re: Anyone removed the stock exhaust backboxes?

Post by SuprSi » Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:14 pm

Pretty sure they were also made by whoever did the pipes. I've seen them in person, they look good and really aren't very complicated to make.
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Re: Anyone removed the stock exhaust backboxes?

Post by V8rumble » Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:45 pm

Hi
I now own Ian's old car and the exhaust tips are custom made
I tried the set up for a couple of weeks but decided it was too loud and a bit boy racer, so have changed back to stock but now it's too quiet :thumbsdown: need to find something In between
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Re: Anyone removed the stock exhaust backboxes?

Post by Mɐʇʇ » Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:24 pm

Wanna get rid?

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Re: Anyone removed the stock exhaust backboxes?

Post by V8rumble » Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:42 pm

Sorry all ready gone
Been looking at proflow exhausts don't know if they are any good but they do different exhaust tips and seem good value
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Re: Anyone removed the stock exhaust backboxes?

Post by Mɐʇʇ » Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:37 pm

In my experience, it takes a bit of effort to get just right. Much as I think that milltek are a little overpriced, you also know what you're getting.
On my kitcar, it took me 4 iterations of muffler to get it just right - too quite, then no muffler at all (which sounded awesome at WOT, but <beep> at idle). Then a cherry bomb - too quiet (cherry bomb - the most notoriously noisy exhaust from my childhood). Finally the smallest muffler I could find from merlin motorsports turned out just perfect.
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Re: Anyone removed the stock exhaust backboxes?

Post by SuprSi » Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:43 pm

That's why I decided not to copy Ian, milltek systems are relatively cheap for our cars anyway when you look at what they charge for a newer car. I paid £680 for my non-res and I think it's a prefect balance.
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