Went to a small meeting yesterday and brought my camera. I love the way the sound echoes over there :D

 

Finally was able to source a new set of carbon tips. The provided tips started falling apart, as the carbon weave was disintegrating. I think that is due to the fact that I heatwrapped the complete catback, but that is an assumption.







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I like those tips, they look more refined than the previous set. Also like how the dirty car makes the clean tips really pop :-D

 

Thx man, I like them too. Some tree somewhere nearby is blooming, I can wash it daily but I dont feel like it :P This was the third set btw...

1) ordered tips that were too long (stuck out way too much), they were 170mm in total
2) ordered 120mm tips (overall length), got 2 different tips delivered...
3) ordered these 120mm tips, custom size without any logos, finally delivered correctly :D

 

Sounds like the type of headaches I deal with when messing with exhaust systems lol. I've revised mine no less than 9 times now .
And we had these evergreens at our old house that would blow so much pollen out in the spring months that it looked like a yellow fog in the air!!! It was awful!

 

Ah speaking of which, after a month of delay my Simons "handy" silencer finally arrived (stainless steel shortage). I will start working on it thursday night. It has the same dimensions as the resonator, so should be straightforward. Also the Simons silencer does not require welding as I can just slide it on and use 2 exhaust clamps. Hopefully that will get rid of the highway drone...

https://www.bar-tek-tuning.com/simon...63-5-mm-silent

 

I ended up using the canister muffler that I had on the back at first as a resonator and welded everything else together. Its still a tiny bit louder than I'd like but it got rid of almost all the drone. That should work out good for you.

 

Nice! Thanks for the info. Im having good hopes for this

 

Was finally able to go to work! The Simons muffler has great build quality



Perforated insides





Simons muffler next to the resonator





Muffler in place!



The insides of the resonator, behind the perforated section, no material could be spotted (anymore?)



Had to buy a section of stainless pipe as I miscalculated hehe



And the end result beneath the car. Happy with the result, the drone has been reduced even further, but the overall exhaust sound as well. I will need to get used to that, as I was used to the pretty loud exhaust note (including pops and bangs). But for longer trips, this is the better choice.

 

When I saw the side by side I was thinking it looked shorter. Good to hear it wasn't too bad of a fix for length. Looks good and if it helps meet the end goal even better!

 

It is a little bit shorter haha! Luckily the fix was easily applied

 

Interesting updates! Surprised that a short silencer can (250mm / 9.8") would achieve such noticeable noise reduction results. As outlined in my (sig) thread topic, I replaced the new Miltek res-pipe with Miltek non-res-pipe version to gain additional clearance to top of tunnel and eliminate vibration rattles. Accomplished that but would prefer quieter in cabin under load (must talk fairly loud if with passenger when driving up steep grades). Modding my current non-res-pipe to insert same Simons can would be fairly simple but suspect Simons can OD (125mm / 4.9") is equivalent to Miltek specs, thus no gain in clearance. Yet another reminder "no free lunch" with performance mods!

 

Are those orangje or what ever brand name rear bumper inserts? I looooove the look of those and like them better than my actual real functional stock style inserts

 

The result is a combination as the soundproofing already was a big part of the solution. I would recommend you try that first, not that expensive and easy to try. How come you need more clearance?

 

I dont know the brand my man, they were already on the car when I bought it. Proper carbon GP inserts, looks much better than the stock look imho