More noise

[montyrs2]

This may be covered elsewhere.

I have cat bypass pipes and a miltek but the car isn't very 5 cylindery. It sounds good and runs smmothly but it doesn't let enough of the 5 cylinder noise out.

Does it need a box removing from the exhaust or is it all on the intake?

[quattrostyle]

My 3B had a very good 5-pot rumble with decat and a decent stainless back box, nothing else done apart from a RS2 EM. It sounded almost as good as my 90 and coupe quattro with stainless back box, both non turbo cars.

So in my experience the back box has the most influence on the sound. Note: non of my cars are/were boomy.

[Cottis]

N/A 5 cylinder engines sound better but alas don't have the shove that the forced induction engines do. Nothing sounded like my old CQ for pure engine note. The S2's are not all that pleasing sound wise for me. I get round that by pressing my right foot hard to the floor.

I too have a miltek and it makes a decent noise without being overbearing but isn't what I would call a natural engine note.

How is the car going generally. Think you were putting a few things right the last time you were on here introducing the car and yourself. I cannot be that far from you but haven't seen the car around town yet. Mine is sat in the garage waiting for new brakes. Poor thing is getting dusty.

[montyrs2]

It's going ok.

Picked up a new bumper last night which I hope to paint on the weekend. Will try to paint both front and rear bumper as will tidy it up a bit. I still need to get the T Cut out to see how it turns out.

I think i'll look to paint the wheels sometime this summer too or just get them powder coated depending on time and money. Those two things should tidy it up nicely. The interior has cleaned up really well, very pleased with that. Fitted a new alarm and stereo. Speakers are a bit naff but at least I can have some tunes.

Did the heater matrix too so have hot air now. Took the car to VRS who gave it a pretty clean bill of health. I had an oil leak from the rocker cover and the whilst they did that they noticed that the spark plugs were no good so had a new set of them. I'd intended on doing them when I did my 1000 service. It hadn't had the oil changed for a few years so i'd intended on changing oil and running for 1k then changing again.

Still has a small oil leak from an oil pressure sensor and I think the thermostat is either knackered or taken out as engine temp runs low. I'll try to do that over the coming weeks.

My rear subframe is a bit corroded so i'm looking for another. Will get that powder coated. Then its going to get all new lower arms, ball joints and rod ends before getting full geometry set up. Then it will get a pair of new front tyres, more than happy to scrub my ditch finders for now.

Speedo had stopped working but hoping i've solved that one, just need some bits.

That just leaves the windscreen. Needs a new one.

After that I think it will just have to be driven for a while whilst I do the house, should all be done by the autumn so should be good to use through the winter etc. Once some more cash is available it will get some power.

[K Simmonds]

The Jetex Stainless back box is a great fit, is well made and doesn't cost the earth, the tail pipes even look pretty OE. A few of us are using them and everyone seems very happy with the quality and sounds levels, if you want to really free up some sound waves ditch the middle box and replace it with a straight through section

[montyrs2]

The Jetex Stainless back box is a great fit, is well made and doesn't cost the earth, the tail pipes even look pretty OE. A few of us are using them and everyone seems very happy with the quality and sounds levels, if you want to really free up some sound waves ditch the middle box and replace it with a straight through section

Sounds like the middle box needs to go! Does anyone do a full pipe, i'd rather replace the whole mid section rather then cut out the middle box as its a full miltek and in decent condition.

So better to do exhaust rather then airbox to let the 5 cylinder out?

[simons2]

Turbos do tend to mute the true sound of a lot of engines , a decat and a Jetex rear box does sound good though

[bluequattro]

I've only one small ur box on my white one and it sounds awesome, but then again no cats either
Take a box out and out a straight pipe in

[s2driveruk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBWJmE5Um14 decat, small back box and no centre box on my 3b. Was tested at about 106db at Castle Combe so no issues getting sound out

There is a bark to the 3b which is not there on the ABY - never really been sure as to what causes it.

[AquaS2]

Straight through is the way coupled with a decent back box. An old school scorpion will leave a nice deep rumble. That's what I'd do on my own car... Oh wait..

[Fat Audi 80]

I have an ABY with a decat pipes and full Milltek and I think it sounds perfect, race car sharp and deep but not too loud and boyracerish. Just purposeful and powerful sounding.

Is yours really that quiet with the same set up as me?

(Is it homefried?)

Cheers

Steve

[Rusty]

Modify the airbox and ditch the centre box. Job done.

[Error404]

Sounds like the middle box needs to go! Does anyone do a full pipe, i'd rather replace the whole mid section rather then cut out the middle box as its a full miltek and in decent condition.

So better to do exhaust rather then airbox to let the 5 cylinder out?

Go and see Pete at PTR Exhausts he's not far from you, he will sort you out with a beautiful custom straight through centre section

[montyrs2]

I have an ABY with a decat pipes and full Milltek and I think it sounds perfect, race car sharp and deep but not too loud and boyracerish. Just purposeful and powerful sounding.

Is yours really that quiet with the same set up as me?

(Is it homefried?)

Cheers

Steve

Standard downpipe with decats and full miltek cat back. It sounds good but for me i'd like to hear it more. From memory it's not as 5 cylinder ish as my RS2 was with the same setup.

It's a weekend car and my last weekend car was a TVR Tuscan S which sounded unbelievable. S2 has potential to have great sound but for me at the moment it's just not quite there.

[montyrs2]

Modify the airbox and ditch the centre box. Job done.

Standard hole saw to the bottom of it or does that let too much heat in on S2? I can enlarge feed hole to RS2 or larger spec?