Not a bad idea....

Just been quoted £120 for this up here in Aberdeen. Its a little steep for me, anybody know anywhere where i can get this done cheaper, up here in aberdeen?

http://wallaceperformance.co.uk

 

Maybe give them a try for a quote, but i think it might be much the same as you have already had.

Worth getting the car on a Rolling Road/Dyno and see where you are starting from before doing work.

http://wallaceperformance.co.uk

 

Maybe give them a try for a quote, but i think it might be much the same as you have already had.

Worth getting the car on a Rolling Road/Dyno and see where you are starting from before doing work.

 

Hi

 

Thats where the quote was from, its double what a friend was quoted back down home (N.E England) so im tempted to get it done while im back home for easter.

 

TBH all im doing to this car is making a new pipe out of stainless and silicone for between the airbox (to replace the wrinkled pipe!) and de-res the standard exhaust. honest haha

Plenty of small independent Exhaust Centres around you that will modify an exhaust. Just avoid the Big Name Tyre/Exhaust centres, with Fast Foot Dancers,

so best get a recommendation from someone you know up there that you can trust their word.

 

I would hate to give you a name and then you find you have had a problem.

 

BUT, having said that,

as well as 'Wallace Performance', these guys are the real deal, and i trust them fully.

http://jimkingautotune.co.uk

 

george

Plenty of small independent Exhaust Centres around you that will modify an exhaust. Just avoid the Big Name Tyre/Exhaust centres, with Fast Foot Dancers,

so best get a recommendation from someone you know up there that you can trust their word.

 

I would hate to give you a name and then you find you have had a problem.

 

BUT, having said that,

as well as 'Wallace Performance', these guys are the real deal, and i trust them fully.

http://jimkingautotune.co.uk

 

george

 

Thank you george, thats not far away from me at all, im new to aberdeen so dont really know the areas/businesses that well.

i will give them a call after lunch!

Mine is booked in! Will post results in a few weeks when the work has been done. :-)

Does anybody know what size the exhaust pipe is?

thank you. Also how much did you cut out?

Edited 10 April, 201412 yr by Ant-Vrs

Take a look at my project thread on my diy for removing the centre silencer.

But I cut it where the recess is in the sub frame, after the s bend but before the flexi pipe. I did it that way so I could put it back to standard when I wanted.

Here's the end which I cut:

Anyone had this done in West Mids, Worcestershire way?

 

Don't want Kwik fit doing it....lol.

Hi all,

Just got my resonator off today. Sounds epic! Great cheap mod!

Good stuff. I really need to get mine done. How much did it cost you mate?

Good stuff. I really need to get mine done. How much did it cost you mate?

45 quid and got the car back in under 15.

I have photos I will up load later

Edited 14 December, 201510 yr by vRSmike89

Hi !

This is a mod I concider doing. I have seen many vids on youtube, but all I've found is vids from the outside.

Has any of you done a vid from the inside ? In acceleration and steady highway speed ?

Cheers

I can say it makes a nice wee note in the cabin when pinned but when cruising it sounds normal. No drone noise or anything like that.

Peace.

Before

 

After

 

Il try get a vid set up soon for cabin sound. 

 

Peace.

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but does anyone know of any independent garages that will do this around Kent? Really want a bit more grunt without spending hundreds... yet.

I paid £45 like Mike89. Well worth the money :-). Not sure about Kent mate. I'm in midlands and I ended up ringing a few garages. A couple of garages refused to do it for whatever reason...

The quotes varied £45 to £90

A couple of garages refused to do it for whatever reason...

Thats because it is illegal.

http://www.dft.gov.uk/vca/fcb/cars-and-noise.asp

"The noise levels quoted above are the maximum levels that are permitted for new vehicle types. Many vehicles produce lower levels of noise, and it is illegal to modify the exhaust system of a vehicle to make it noisier than the level recorded for that model at type approval."

Its widely expected that the Mot will be tightened in the next year or so to include a more thorough check of exhausts for modification from oe including dpf and cat removal/tampering and noise checking.

The Volkswagen Group, BMW/ MINI, Mercedes & Ford just have vehicles type approved and tested using exhausts that give the numbers on the V5 then have 

a system that makes a noise that exceeds that with the switch of a button or that is in the engine management and enabled in certain drive modes.

Ones that will not be activated in a UK Style MOT.

So that is something else for the DfT / DVSA to address in the future testing and Construction & Use regulations.

The EU seems to be happy to let manufacturers do as they please and play with grey areas and actual deviations from type approval.

 

The All New 3rd generation Fabia did not get new type approval over the Mk2 FL which had no new type approval from the pre FL.

Edited 1 January, 20179 yr by Offski