Making the R louder
#21
^^^ Hahaha. In the 80s I had very little money as a starving college student with two crap jobs.
Every cheap car I had - the first mod was the hacksaw treatment - off went the muffler.
Had a Saab Sonnett that was horrifically loud, not in a good way. After one job I'd drive home through NW Portland at 2-3am almost every night blasting away up every street.
This guy one night was waiting for me and ran out in front of my car in his pajamas waving his arms. I thought damn, I worked a 12 hour shift and now I am probably going to get my *** kicked by this big 40-something dude.
Instead, he was super polite and told me every night I was waking up his whole family and please, please could I go another route. I complied. If he was a jerk I would have targeted him for worse noise.
So Savier St got the treatment for the next fews months instead. Everytime I see some kid driving a loud fartcan car I don't mind at all, that would be hypocritical.
Every cheap car I had - the first mod was the hacksaw treatment - off went the muffler.
Had a Saab Sonnett that was horrifically loud, not in a good way. After one job I'd drive home through NW Portland at 2-3am almost every night blasting away up every street.
This guy one night was waiting for me and ran out in front of my car in his pajamas waving his arms. I thought damn, I worked a 12 hour shift and now I am probably going to get my *** kicked by this big 40-something dude.
Instead, he was super polite and told me every night I was waking up his whole family and please, please could I go another route. I complied. If he was a jerk I would have targeted him for worse noise.
So Savier St got the treatment for the next fews months instead. Everytime I see some kid driving a loud fartcan car I don't mind at all, that would be hypocritical.
#22
Here is the best solution for sound (in my opinion) but you have to be a bold person.
1) 200-cell Velocity AP downpipes, but with the stock muffler on the V8, it's doesn't sound very refined.
2) Velocity AP Valve-tronic Exhaust. Sounds really good and refined in touring mode (Valve-closed) and amazing aggressive and beautifully loud when open. I get tons of compliments on the sound when I am rallying.
3) If you hate the loud start-up (which i do 80% of the time), add a custom vacuum pump to the exhaust and wire it to a switch or the OEM muffler button (which I did to keep everything feeling stock). This allows me to start the car in quiet-mode.
1) 200-cell Velocity AP downpipes, but with the stock muffler on the V8, it's doesn't sound very refined.
2) Velocity AP Valve-tronic Exhaust. Sounds really good and refined in touring mode (Valve-closed) and amazing aggressive and beautifully loud when open. I get tons of compliments on the sound when I am rallying.
3) If you hate the loud start-up (which i do 80% of the time), add a custom vacuum pump to the exhaust and wire it to a switch or the OEM muffler button (which I did to keep everything feeling stock). This allows me to start the car in quiet-mode.
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Trevor Walker (01-13-2018)
#23
Here is the best solution for sound (in my opinion) but you have to be a bold person.
1) 200-cell Velocity AP downpipes, but with the stock muffler on the V8, it's doesn't sound very refined.
2) Velocity AP Valve-tronic Exhaust. Sounds really good and refined in touring mode (Valve-closed) and amazing aggressive and beautifully loud when open. I get tons of compliments on the sound when I am rallying.
3) If you hate the loud start-up (which i do 80% of the time), add a custom vacuum pump to the exhaust and wire it to a switch or the OEM muffler button (which I did to keep everything feeling stock). This allows me to start the car in quiet-mode.
1) 200-cell Velocity AP downpipes, but with the stock muffler on the V8, it's doesn't sound very refined.
2) Velocity AP Valve-tronic Exhaust. Sounds really good and refined in touring mode (Valve-closed) and amazing aggressive and beautifully loud when open. I get tons of compliments on the sound when I am rallying.
3) If you hate the loud start-up (which i do 80% of the time), add a custom vacuum pump to the exhaust and wire it to a switch or the OEM muffler button (which I did to keep everything feeling stock). This allows me to start the car in quiet-mode.
I have an SVR with VelocityAP 200 cell cats on the way .....
Thanks!
#24
The 200 cell cats without a different muffler, make the car sound far to raspy. Makes it sound more like the granddaddy of all ricers rather than a refined exotic.
#25
Remember the V6 & V8 are going to sound very different though.
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VelocityAP Industries Ltd.
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#26
#27
Even the V8 with the 200 cell down pipes sounds a bit raw and raspy to me. The Valvetronic acoustics resolve that issue.
#29
This is my personal opinion obviously, some may like a loud raspy V8 sound.
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#36
I don't see why we couldn't run another group buy. But last I checked you had a V6
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VelocityAP Industries Ltd.
O: (1)250-485-5126
E: Stuart@VelocityAP.com
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#37
I've had the valvetronic on my R for a couple months now, couldn't be happier. Enhances the cars sound, and makes it more audible inside the car - I can hear it in both modes with the windows up or down - could barely hear the stock exhaust even in loud mode with windows open.
I imagine the OP would be best served by trying the valvetronic first, may really accomplish what he is after.
I imagine the OP would be best served by trying the valvetronic first, may really accomplish what he is after.
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Stuart@VelocityAP (01-30-2018)
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