HKS Hi-Performance Silent Exhaust
12-14-2005, 01:50 AM
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HKS Hi-Performance Silent Exhaust
Hi All,
I posted a question on the Group Buy thread, but it was rightly suggested that I'd be better off posting on the main forum.
Having put the new HKS Hi-Performance Silent exhaust on the car at the weekend, I am not 100% convinved that I am going to keep it.
* The look is ok.
* It weighs so much less than stock.
* Peformance is fine.
* Sounds above 3/4k rpm is great and not much louder than stock.
The problem is that the drone around 3/4k rpm is MUCH worse than I was expecting. In fact I think it must be worse than the non-Silent versions that people had a Bedford!
I'm worried that once the novelty wears off, this is not something I want to live with everyday. I can not go down the road without everyone turning around to see what is coming and I feel like a right Max Power Chav!
Chris has suggested that a de-cat pipe might help. Has any one got any experience of this? If so, how succesful was it with regard to reducing the drone?
Thanks in advance!
Nick
I posted a question on the Group Buy thread, but it was rightly suggested that I'd be better off posting on the main forum.
Having put the new HKS Hi-Performance Silent exhaust on the car at the weekend, I am not 100% convinved that I am going to keep it.
* The look is ok.
* It weighs so much less than stock.
* Peformance is fine.
* Sounds above 3/4k rpm is great and not much louder than stock.
The problem is that the drone around 3/4k rpm is MUCH worse than I was expecting. In fact I think it must be worse than the non-Silent versions that people had a Bedford!
I'm worried that once the novelty wears off, this is not something I want to live with everyday. I can not go down the road without everyone turning around to see what is coming and I feel like a right Max Power Chav!
Chris has suggested that a de-cat pipe might help. Has any one got any experience of this? If so, how succesful was it with regard to reducing the drone?
Thanks in advance!
Nick
12-14-2005, 02:33 AM
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Originally Posted by bigbadben,Dec 14 2005, 11:13 AM
if you don't sort it, i'd be interested in taking it off your hands! seriously...
I need something to disguise the facking buzz that my 054 clutch makes around said rev range!
seriously...I need something to disguise the facking buzz that my 054 clutch makes around said rev range!
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12-14-2005, 02:41 AM
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I find this weird. Mine is not massively loud. In fact its one of the quietest loud exhausts you can get 
Maybe you need to run it in a bit and get it clogged up with exhaust fumes.
Maybe you need to run it in a bit and get it clogged up with exhaust fumes.
12-14-2005, 02:48 AM
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Jamie,
Have you got the silent version or the old one?
I suspect the silent one is quieter but suffers from more low rev drone.
The other problem is that you may be more of a naturaul chav than me!
Nick
Have you got the silent version or the old one?
I suspect the silent one is quieter but suffers from more low rev drone.
The other problem is that you may be more of a naturaul chav than me!
Nick
12-14-2005, 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted by CiderBoy,Dec 14 2005, 11:48 AM
Jamie,
Have you got the silent version or the old one?
I suspect the silent one is quieter but suffers from more low rev drone.
The other problem is that you may be more of a naturaul chav than me!
Nick
Have you got the silent version or the old one?
I suspect the silent one is quieter but suffers from more low rev drone.
The other problem is that you may be more of a naturaul chav than me!
Nick
I have the silent one like you. I can actually drive it without hearing the exhaust too much. When I put my foot down it's a different matter. You just need to know how to drive properly!!!!!
Jamie
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Why are you driving it at 3-4k revs? Well mine quietened down after a while but it is very rare for me to drive at that rev range plus I don't find it too much. It is only between 3200-3500 that I get any drone.
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Originally Posted by rahula,Dec 14 2005, 12:48 PM
Why are you driving it at 3-4k revs? Well mine quietened down after a while but it is very rare for me to drive at that rev range plus I don't find it too much. It is only between 3200-3500 that I get any drone.
For normal driving this is fine. But around town, 3k revs happens quiet a bit.
My ears are aching, but I am hoping it's something to do with the stinking cold I've got!
So has no one gone down the de-cat route?