Got my Solid fab cat back done. Didn't get any great pictures but it's basically like a Tegiwa, but the main back box is even larger and then there's s decent sized silencer near the single exit pipe. The cat back is truly amazing to look at and in very pleased with it. In terms of volume he said it's the most quiet he's ever made. And it is really quiet but it's highlighted that I have sound escaping from the manifold area. The front of the car is now louder than the exhaust exit at the rear. And because by the mani it's yet to go through any silence rings it's quite a harsh high pitch sound. So my next thing to try and sort this is to buy a cheap toda replica EBay special. Being 1 piece, compared to my 4 piece tdi mani it should determine whether there was a seal problem at the flanges or not. If not I'll just sell it and make a small loss. If it solves it, and doesn't alter my map too bad I'll keep it on until I can find a second hand Tegiwa/toda. I have ES inserts and My only concern is that the tube thickness is 18 gauge (1.2mm). Does anyone know how thick Tegiwa or toda is ? Not worried about it cracking but his noisy/tinny it would be if it's too thin.
Even so my cat back is quieter and you can hear the charger coming in much earlier now. But the harsh sound near the mani area is what you can hear really, coming from just under the drivers window. In the video below, it's a cold start but it's quite clear that it's louder at the front than the back ! On warm idle it's absolutely silent though. I would imagine if it wasn't for my issue with the mani, this system is even quieter than toda, but far less restrictive being 2.5" and single exit. Not great pics but we all know what Alan's welding is like
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Vid on cold start to show the problem, the front of the car is louder than the exhaust exit !
https://vimeo.com/173291246
Warm idle it's usually silent, cheeky close up on supercharged badge which is the best btw:
https://vimeo.com/173291280
Random blurry pic. There's a mugen style bonnet for sale that I REALLY want but he needs a Milano red OEM in exchange and he's in Scotland FML. Anyone got a Milano OEM?[emoji30]
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