Smithy155 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Hi all, So far i have only used this forum for general research and have always managed to find an answer but this time i can't. I have a complete straight through exhaust system on my 200tdi at the moment (i fabricated the tailpipe myself) but i've found at high revs flat out it is just a little too loud and harsh. Being obsessed with the sound of a Td5 i have listened to one that is completely straight through from the turbo and one that is straight through up until the standard back box. The one with the back box still in place was a little quieter on light revs but sounded a lot more gruntier and a lot less raspy and harsh but still maintained the 'straight through sound' when put under load. i.e. it just sounded a lot better! So my question is has anyone had any experience in making a Defender Td5 back box fit a 200Tdi Defender and/or how it sounded afterwards? In the past i did fabricate a tailpipe using the little silencer found in the standard 200tdi centre pipe but it didn't end up well ... it was horrible to drive as it created a dreadful droning sound and i soon swapped my straight pipe back after only one test drive. Thanks for your help in advance Oh and just realised its my first post, I'm Cameron by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I have a td5 tailpipe on my 300, a mate has one on his 200 and someone else has one on a 4.0 V8, they all sound nice, loud enough with the pedal down but not overly loud for running round. I would put an extra weld around the flange as mine broke off at that point but other than that i love it, wouldnt have anything else. Will. Edit: i used the flange off a td5 mid box and made a custom centre pipe as did the v8 the 200 has the 3 bolt flange cut off and some flexi exhaust to the rest of the system, you really want a proper solid centre pipe IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy155 Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 Thanks for the reply! Has it made it any noisier at all inside the landy? Thats my main worry as thats what happened to the extreme when i fitted that other little silencer. As for the centre pipe i'd like to leave that alone completely and just modify the tailpipe to fit so i can, if i ever want to, fit my straight through tailpipe back onto the system with it clear in my mind that it will be a simple and straight swap. I assume the hanging bracket is in the right place too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Erm i suppose it is abit noiser, i went from two silencers to on middle one (no rear) to just the td5 one, the td5 is the loudest but sounds the best. I am abit deaf though, run gurt knobbily tyres and usually have the window open/ radio on (speakers by my head). check the pipe dia but i reckon you could put a 200 flange on the td5 tailpipe assuming your join is in the same location. If you do more EXTREME!!!!!!! off roading then you might bend the td5 back box you you have to be doing something pretty silly and i managed to straighten mine out. Will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy155 Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 Ok cool, cheers buddy I'll now add it onto the list of things to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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