Enhancing the exhaust sound yet further - 4.2 GT
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Doohickey
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Cheers. What sort of money are we talking and where's the best place to get it from?
BennyD
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Have a word with Marios at Autoshield. He can get you one and fit it if required.
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Hi David
No I didn't partly because the cost was prohibitively expensive.
However, I am thinking that if an X pipe DOES make a difference then I'd spend £300 or £400 quid (as opposed to thousands which seems a bit silly to me).
Can anyone fill me in (without the meat jokes.... ;-) )
Bobby
I would like to see that!!
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Mine was about £200 + the VAT plus the fitting. I could probably have fitted it myself but the car was in anyway so it didn't seem worth the buggered knuckles and foul language.
My Larini H-pipe arrives tomorrow - just need to arrange fitting it . Am looking forward to hearing how it sounds
i can can help with that, Simon. EPIC!!!
Thanks Mark and Phil - it was hearing from Mark about the H-pipe that convinced me - am sure Mr B will be somewhere shaking his head and muttering 'wimp' but I'm not after the full blown volume, rather the deeper nassier sound. And Phil's feedback on Mark's system makes me think i've made the right decision. We shall see.....
Have had H-pipe fitted, and my god - the sound when accelerating is truly exceptional! I was trying to think what it reminds of, and I've come up with perhaps similar to a nascar sound, or perhaps like the dubbed sound they used for Bullitt's Mustang, or possibly even like a Maserati from the 50s or 60s (I need to check on youtube how a 250F sounds).
Anyway, simply stunning sound. Only thing is for me it is possibly a little too much around town. I felt far more conspicuous when I restarted and drove out of the petrol station. I'm sure I'll get used to it though....but on the open road it really is epic!
Oh and Mark re a video, well with the best part being the hard acceleration which I can't video. On tick over it doesn't give any indication of the driving sound. It has to be experienced in the flesh I'm afraid!
Anyway, simply stunning sound. Only thing is for me it is possibly a little too much around town. I felt far more conspicuous when I restarted and drove out of the petrol station. I'm sure I'll get used to it though....but on the open road it really is epic!
Oh and Mark re a video, well with the best part being the hard acceleration which I can't video. On tick over it doesn't give any indication of the driving sound. It has to be experienced in the flesh I'm afraid!
Phil yes the H-pipe has increased the volume of pops on the overrun - I will reserve judgement for now but I hope it doesn't become too much for me. But as I said the sound when accelerating is something to behold. It's every boys dream to eventually have a car that sounds like this! It certainly turns a few heads!