Car Enthusiast Club [Now Motorcycle friendly!] - First thread to 150k! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Mr.Dingle]

12 hours ago, wANKER said:

Got the Akrapovic fitted, one problem: 

 

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It's too fuckin' loud

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And i don't have the baffle for it

 

 

Akrapović 

[wANKER]

9 hours ago, Cereal5 said:

No such thing

Normally I would agree, but it's proven to be a slight inconvenience starting it up at 5am, when you've just had new neighbours move in who are slight plebs as it is

[MyLittleFella]

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[Cereal5]

2 minutes ago, MyLittleFella said:

Anyone? @Cereal5?

Yeah. People make 1000+ on 2 liters. 500 is no problem.

[iDeFecZx]

49 minutes ago, wANKER said:

Normally I would agree, but it's proven to be a slight inconvenience starting it up at 5am, when you've just had new neighbours move in who are slight plebs as it is

I bet my 182 was louder

[iDeFecZx]

9 hours ago, MyLittleFella said:

Thanks for the answer. Now, talking about the 4B11T or the 4G63T (my favorite engines): Is it possible to get something around 400 or even 500 engine HP with the right parts and tune, without a stroker kit? I know it will be expansive, but I'm just curious to know how drag racers get so much power on their engine without harming the block and transmission too much. 

PS: I know about the problem that EVOs have with the transfer case and differantials, so, I mean, in which point exactly in terms of Horsepower and Torque, should I be worried with that?

400 is easy, just buy an FQ400 or a 440

[Beef Boss]

Should I upgrade my alternator? I have the biggest battery my car can fit, without modifications. The lights frequently dim, I changed my front headlights to LED because of the voltage drop, and my rear lights dim horribly. Even my dash lights dim. 

I guess I should also upgrade the wires connecting to the ground and from alternator to battery. 

 

How do I know what to get? I have a 2001 MAZDA protégé 1.6l Lx

Please tag me or quote me 

[MyLittleFella]

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[Ross Siggers]

12 minutes ago, veldora said:

battery stuff

Upgrade may not be necessary, it could just be an old alternator...

 

@iDeFecZx It's all fun and games until you start setting off car alarms everywhere. Then it just gets embarrassing  

[Cereal5]

22 minutes ago, Ross Siggers said:

Upgrade may not be necessary, it could just be an old alternator...

 

@iDeFecZx It's all fun and games until you start setting off car alarms everywhere. Then it just gets embarrassing  

It's not until you set car alarms off that you know your computer car is truly loud

[Ross Siggers]

3 hours ago, Cereal5 said:

It's not until you set car alarms off that you know your computer is truly loud

Walking down the street with my laptop, folks think a jet plane is flying overhead  

[Cereal5]

5 minutes ago, Ross Siggers said:

Walking down the street with my laptop, folks thing a jet plane is flying overhead  

Lmao... It's 7:45 am and I haven't slept yet..... shhh

[Ross Siggers]

@Cereal5 I wondered if it was a typo, car to computer, buuuut it was funny regardless  

[Beef Boss]

1 hour ago, Ross Siggers said:

Upgrade may not be necessary, it could just be an old alternator...

 

@iDeFecZx It's all fun and games until you start setting off car alarms everywhere. Then it just gets embarrassing  

It's my system I have in it. I'm using two twelve inch subwoofers at 650 watts each 

[iDeFecZx]

2 hours ago, Ross Siggers said:

 

@iDeFecZx It's all fun and games until you start setting off car alarms everywhere. Then it just gets embarrassing  

That was the best part of having a loud car, especially in multi-storeys

[Ross Siggers]

@iDeFecZx I mean multistoreys are fun yeah, but with mine if you were on throttle at anything below 2500, you'd be highly likely to set alarms off just going down the street.

It was cheap eBay crap so not surprising, on-par with a straight pipe I'd say. The Scorpion exhaust I had afterwards was better, the one I've got now is still a tad loud for my tastes but the tone is so good I can live with it  

[MyLittleFella]

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[iDeFecZx]

6 minutes ago, Ross Siggers said:

@iDeFecZx I mean multistoreys are fun yeah, but with mine if you were on throttle at anything below 2500, you'd be highly likely to set alarms off just going down the street.

It was cheap eBay crap so not surprising, on-par with a straight pipe I'd say. The Scorpion exhaust I had afterwards was better, the one I've got now is still a tad loud for my tastes but the tone is so good I can live with it  

I had a scorpion non res catback with a decat on the 182. Would occasionally set the alarm off on my parents car on startup

[Ross Siggers]

Oh geeez, that's bad   I park my car in an access road between rows of houses, the echo is REAL.

[iDeFecZx]

23 minutes ago, Ross Siggers said:

Oh geeez, that's bad   I park my car in an access road between rows of houses, the echo is REAL.

Man I miss this car

[iDeFecZx]

Also finally got round to uploading how the focus sounds 

 

[MEC-777]

Ran my 2000 Civic SiR B16 with an ITR 4-1 header and 2.5" exhaust with high-flow cat and just a "resonator" for a while. No muffler, just a turn-down in front of the rear suspension. Damn that was loud. It was cool for about 2 days, then the headaches from the contant droning forced me to add a rear muffler (my fav, the cherrybomb vortex  ).  

[iDeFecZx]

Just now, MEC-777 said:

Ran my 2000 Civic SiR B16 with an ITR 4-1 header and 2.5" exhaust with high-flow cat and just a "resonator" for a while. No muffler, just a turn-down in front of the rear suspension. Damn that was loud. It was cool for about 2 days, then the headaches from the contant droning forced me to add a rear muffler (my fav, the cherrybomb vortex  ).  

Soon all my focus will have is a centre resonator and a cat. I know how loud a full straight piped one is and I cant bring myself to make mine that loud *yet*

[Ross Siggers]

My E36 is pretty tame now. It's only a catback, the 328's have twin pipes all the way down as standard, so they flow okay. The last one was decat with the shitty backbox, hence the volume.

 

Too many people straight pipe these case, when that happens they sound like tractors low down, but sound amaaaazing up top 

Then you feel the blood dripping out of your ears and you regret life.

[Mr.Dingle]

10 minutes ago, Ross Siggers said:

My E36 is pretty tame now. It's only a catback, the 328's have twin pipes all the way down as standard, so they flow okay. The last one was decat with the shitty backbox, hence the volume.

 

Too many people straight pipe these case, when that happens they sound like tractors low down, but sound amaaaazing up top 

Then you feel the blood dripping out of your ears and you regret life.

Mines running a super high ultra race flow self choking non-cleaning DPF ... thats about it.