What's the best sounding exhaust ?

mattCSLnut · 03-11-2009, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by glendog74

I had the Miltek Mk.2 full system, boooooom-tastic, made worse with 100 cell cats.

I now run standard system (and standard cats) with SS Race Lightweight backbox - it amplifies the CSL 'rasp' nicely and is rather less droney than my old Miltek.

Also looks better too imho, and passes noise testing with 97db at most places i have been - except Oulton where it was 101db?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhFG2WN5HdY

Hmmmm... pleasant, but a little too muffled for my liking

**glendog74** · 03-11-2009, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

Hmmmm... pleasant, but a little too muffled for my liking

Actually, under hard acceleration, it's slightly louder than the Miltek i had - but in a 'more pant straining' way - to my ears anyway!

Exhaust noise is always very subjective and everyone has a preference of course. I simply tired of the Miltek as it droned too much for my liking and sounded more like a Porsche C2S from behind than a CSL! I have track side footage of my car (with Miltek) following another CSL (with standard exhaust) round Castle Combe and my car sounded dull and boring in comparison to the other

**AlexGTT** · 03-11-2009, 09:11 AM

Only one (reasonably priced) option and that's SS lightweight backbox. It sounds great, looks great and weight is only 10kg's not 20. Standard back boxes are 25kg's+.

I have std cats, SS silenced centre section with SS lightweight BB. Very pleased. Rob swopped to his current SS backbox after a Miltek and after listening to mine at CC. Robs flyby is a reasonable representation of the sound but still doesn't sound like it does in the flesh. His car sounds lush and so does mine.

**glendog74** · 03-11-2009, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by AlexGTT

His car sounds lush and so does mine.

I love you too Alex!

**AlexGTT** · 03-11-2009, 10:00 AM

Thank you sweetie.

englebert · 03-11-2009, 10:49 AM

Only exhaust i would have considered over the stock setup is a Kreis-Sieg. Just a shame its about £6k!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NZ2W5NZGOc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGBWITttHs4

A full Supersprint (incl. mani and race cats) is close, but doesn't have the advantage of having a quiet mode like the Kreis-Sieg.

tex · 05-11-2009, 08:46 PM

That's all as may be but 99.99% of the time you are sat inside your car listening to it... what's the best sounding exhaust from inside?

I have a Miltek on from buying the car a few weeks ago and when you are on one it sounds great but at low revs sounds awful...

NZ_M3 · 05-11-2009, 08:57 PM

Straight pipe .... nothing beats it on the s54B32

northernjim · 06-11-2009, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by englebert

Only exhaust i would have considered over the stock setup is a Kreis-Sieg. Just a shame its about £6k!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NZ2W5NZGOc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGBWITttHs4

A full Supersprint (incl. mani and race cats) is close, but doesn't have the advantage of having a quiet mode like the Kreis-Sieg.

that is just music to my ears!

sounds much better than yours does rob

**$w!ft** · 06-11-2009, 03:11 AM

I wonder how a kreissieg would sound on a CSL

03-11-2009, 09:11 AM	#3
AlexGTT CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 4,374 Casino cash: $8572	Only one (reasonably priced) option and that's SS lightweight backbox. It sounds great, looks great and weight is only 10kg's not 20. Standard back boxes are 25kg's+. I have std cats, SS silenced centre section with SS lightweight BB. Very pleased. Rob swopped to his current SS backbox after a Miltek and after listening to mine at CC. Robs flyby is a reasonable representation of the sound but still doesn't sound like it does in the flesh. His car sounds lush and so does mine. __________________ CSL Register Alcoholics Anonymous Group Leader & Businessman of the Year '93! www.earleyengineering.com

03-11-2009, 10:00 AM	#5
AlexGTT CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 4,374 Casino cash: $8572	Thank you sweetie. __________________ CSL Register Alcoholics Anonymous Group Leader & Businessman of the Year '93! www.earleyengineering.com

05-11-2009, 08:46 PM	#7
tex S2 - Picking it up Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 45 Casino cash: $1401	That's all as may be but 99.99% of the time you are sat inside your car listening to it... what's the best sounding exhaust from inside? I have a Miltek on from buying the car a few weeks ago and when you are on one it sounds great but at low revs sounds awful...

05-11-2009, 08:57 PM	#8
NZ_M3 S5, Sport On, DSC M-track Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,434 Casino cash: $13579	Straight pipe .... nothing beats it on the s54B32

06-11-2009, 03:11 AM	#10
$w!ft S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London (W1) Posts: 309 Casino cash: $3311	I wonder how a kreissieg would sound on a CSL