cooper Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 As you may all know i am very pleased with my RRC, but the soundtrack it produced was a little lame for a V8, so i was bored at work the other day, and thought hmmm....., a new s/s system is well out of my reach at present, so i set about the Classic with an exhaust cutter, oxyacetaline and a powerflow center section i took off another car a while back, 1st off i cut out the middle box and replaced it with the said powerflow box, and started her up....she sounded better but still too quiet for my liking, so i set about the rear box, removed the box and welded the tailpipe back onto the exhaust and came up trumps.....In my opinion this is how landrover should of made all V8's sound like, enjoy....(sorry about the quality as it was done on my phone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 I can see that becoming very wearing on a long journey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntus Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 what a shameless tart! Cheers G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 I can see that becoming very wearing on a long journey... Its not that bad under normal driving conditions, more than tollerable, you can hold a conversation at normal level and stiil hear whats being said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveRK Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Nice - Sounds better than mine. I have removed the rear silencer and replaced it with a welded 45 degree and straight 2.5" section pipe that exits at the rear and uses the same rear hanger etc. Not particularly loud (still have OEM front resonator) and actually has lees of a V8 burble than with the rear silencer fitted which doesn't make sense and rear silencers tend to even out the firing pulses. What I'd like to know is what kind of silencers are fitted to older TVRs with the 3.5 rover engine as they always sounds just right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brookers Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Sounds nice, but don't you think it would be better to post a video thats taken by someone other than the driver? Brookers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landowner Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Nice - Sounds better than mine. I have removed the rear silencer and replaced it with a welded 45 degree and straight 2.5" section pipe that exits at the rear and uses the same rear hanger etc. Not particularly loud (still have OEM front resonator) and actually has lees of a V8 burble than with the rear silencer fitted which doesn't make sense and rear silencers tend to even out the firing pulses. What I'd like to know is what kind of silencers are fitted to older TVRs with the 3.5 rover engine as they always sounds just right. I the older TVRs used two seperate pipes all the way through with a box on the back end of it which keeps the deep sounds in and the high pitched sounds out, I find that the first box seams to remove the bass if you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoggyN Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 I the older TVRs used two seperate pipes all the way through with a box on the back end of it which keeps the deep sounds in and the high pitched sounds out, I find that the first box seams to remove the bass if you like. My TR7 V8 has a single big bore system with just a smallish straight through back box and has enough bass to set of car alarms in car parks. With the top down it sounds fantastic but the novelty soon wears off on a long journey with the roof up. Mind you it's very quiet at the moment 'cos it's in bits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young bobtail Rhys Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Yep, I have a straight through rimmer bros silencer in the center and janspeed manifolds and it makes 5000rpm sound like 7000rpm, and with a nice raspy roar, much better IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangemach5 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Ive always used repackable silencers, put the muffler wool in! If its too quiet, unbolt the end of the silencer take some wool out. If its too loud, unbolt the end and put some more wool in!! Endlessly tunable!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRecklessEngineer Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Sorry, but this is what a V8 should sound like.... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZAbSOiWZlE You would not want to drive it on a long journey though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Thanks for the great clips! I do not have the words to express what the sound of a good V8 does for me. Actually the same is true for any V engine with the right exhaust - I reckon the V configuration must be the one nature intended when she invented petrol . I would like to humbly suggest though, that if you are concerned about such glorious sounding exhausts being wearing on long journeys - then wear ear-plugs! (They also help if you have a rattling seat-cover ) :lol: Better yet (if you travel alone) use some decent noise isolating ear-buds end enjoy true hi-fi on the move. I use these on my motorcycle: Bought in more affluent times, they have enabled me to listen to excellent quality radio/MP3 while riding (with it not too loud) for the last three years and are still going strong. Be aware though that not all people can get on with these - some can't even get them in properly.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchgit Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I'm so gutted I've sold my RR It was a 2 door with a JE 4.2 on carbs, Janspeed stainless sports system and a manual gearbox. I bought a Defender 200tdi instead I just couldn't get it registered here because of the many mods. I could listen to that V8 music all day every day no matter how loud or how far I had to go. The sound/noise of the tdi gets tiring after 1/2 hr. on the motorway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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