Exhaust Louder After Road Trip?
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I have not noticed my 2008 XKs exhaust getting any louder after a trip. However, the exhaust on this car is already a bit louder than one might otherwise expect...
BTW, any issues on your 2006 RR Sport? I have the 2006 LR3 and it has been virtually perfect since new. Only post warranty issue was a bad suspension compressor ($1,100.00 installed). Not cheap to be sure, but no other problems (fingers crossed)...
BTW, any issues on your 2006 RR Sport? I have the 2006 LR3 and it has been virtually perfect since new. Only post warranty issue was a bad suspension compressor ($1,100.00 installed). Not cheap to be sure, but no other problems (fingers crossed)...
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I have not noticed my 2008 XKs exhaust getting any louder after a trip. However, the exhaust on this car is already a bit louder than one might otherwise expect...
BTW, any issues on your 2006 RR Sport? I have the 2006 LR3 and it has been virtually perfect since new. Only post warranty issue was a bad suspension compressor ($1,100.00 installed). Not cheap to be sure, but no other problems (fingers crossed)...
BTW, any issues on your 2006 RR Sport? I have the 2006 LR3 and it has been virtually perfect since new. Only post warranty issue was a bad suspension compressor ($1,100.00 installed). Not cheap to be sure, but no other problems (fingers crossed)...
We live in the Lake Tahoe area and have a home in the Bay Area. This dictated having a vehicle that performs well in the snow and ice. Our Sport has exceeded those expectations. I hope you are as pleased as I am with your LR3
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Exhaust that is louder following a road trip? You did not provide enough details to see if you are experiencing the same issue that is driving me up the wall.
Yes, my exhaust gets louder as the "trip" miles pile up. My normal drive distance is 150 miles each way. The trip starts with a supremely quiet exhaust tone. Right around 20 minutes into the freeway trip, I begin to barely hear the exhaust pulsing tones. At about the 1 hour mark it is definitely audible. By the 2 hour mark it is so loud that even the sounds of the radio will not mask it. Sound like a muted jack hammer, "pah...pah...pah...pah...pah...pah......."
I figured that it had to be a bad spring loaded valve on my factory muffler so, I changed to the MinaGallery muffler. The only difference is that it is now even louder with the same timing pattern. I am clueless on what is happening. The only other possibility I see is something in the cat converters changes as they get progressively more heat soaked. I absolutely love the car but, after 2 hours on the freeway I get a headache and ready to trade the car for something that does not drone.
Stop the car for a while to cool off components and all is fine again, for a while...
Car still under factory warranty but, can not demonstrate it to the dealer because by the time I stop at their service, get someone to sit and ride with me (that they had done), the component cools or changes to where the darn thing is quiet for the test drive. I really can not expect them to ride with me for an hour.
Albert
Yes, my exhaust gets louder as the "trip" miles pile up. My normal drive distance is 150 miles each way. The trip starts with a supremely quiet exhaust tone. Right around 20 minutes into the freeway trip, I begin to barely hear the exhaust pulsing tones. At about the 1 hour mark it is definitely audible. By the 2 hour mark it is so loud that even the sounds of the radio will not mask it. Sound like a muted jack hammer, "pah...pah...pah...pah...pah...pah......."
I figured that it had to be a bad spring loaded valve on my factory muffler so, I changed to the MinaGallery muffler. The only difference is that it is now even louder with the same timing pattern. I am clueless on what is happening. The only other possibility I see is something in the cat converters changes as they get progressively more heat soaked. I absolutely love the car but, after 2 hours on the freeway I get a headache and ready to trade the car for something that does not drone.
Stop the car for a while to cool off components and all is fine again, for a while...
Car still under factory warranty but, can not demonstrate it to the dealer because by the time I stop at their service, get someone to sit and ride with me (that they had done), the component cools or changes to where the darn thing is quiet for the test drive. I really can not expect them to ride with me for an hour.
Albert
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I LOVE this LR. I swear, I just don't understand all the bad press regarding british vehicles. Mine have been positively first class in every way ....
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