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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:41 am |
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Joined: Jul 13, 2012 Posts: 321
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Location: North West
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I want a performance exhaust to give my car a more sporty sound, not bothered about performance as I know it'll only add about 1 BHP.
Question is, do they actually sound sporty, in terms of sound - are they worth it at £400 for a cat back system? If so, which one. I want one that sounds loud (within reason, not like a subaru) and sporty but not like these chavvy idiots whose exhausts sound awful, like they are blowing raspberries.
Also, the bottom part of my exhaust (on the inside and around the edges) is black, does this happen over a long time or pretty quick? I ask because it would be nice to keep my new exhaust looking very shiny for quite a long time - possible?
Any advice?
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:45 am |
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Joined: Nov 21, 2010 Posts: 515
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Location: Oxford
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Sound wise;
Janspeed: Louder, raspy-ish, pops
Scorpion: Subtle, deeper sound
Its hard to explain exactly but best bet would to have a search on youtube
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:46 am |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010 Posts: 4014
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Janspeed is the loudest but its not OTT, its also the cheapest.
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:47 am |
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Joined: Nov 21, 2010 Posts: 515
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Location: Oxford
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Yeah i have Janspeed and it isnt really LOUD but is louder than the Scorpion
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:08 am |
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Joined: May 25, 2011 Posts: 1025
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Location: south coast
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japspeeds on both of mine sounds spot on but if your going to be doing loads of really long motorway runs they do get a bit tiresome after a couple of hrs.
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:18 am |
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Joined: Jan 10, 2011 Posts: 251
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Location: Rushden, Northants
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I had a scorpion cat back on my Gti, I put a video on youtube so you can hear it, not the best quality but can hear how its sounds. youtube vid
Cyclists think they own the road!! It looks like im going a lot faster than I am due to the bumpy road!!
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206 2.0 GTi 138, Eibach: Pro-Kit, torsion bar adjusted, ULTRA angel eyes, Black Lexus rear lights, LED side indicators, Scorpion Cat back exhaust system, K&N Panel filter, theloudest.com speakers fitted all round, Sony HU.
Ibiza Cupra 1.8T 20V, JabbaSport Stage 2 Map, K03s Turbo, Forge 008 re-circ Dump Valve, N249/N111 bypass, H&R Lowering Springs, Forge FMIC. 225BHP @ 1.0 Bar. 0-60--5.6s, 1/4mile--14.2
My Old 206 GTi: www.206info.co.uk/Foru...39589.html
New Car - Ibiza Cupra: www.206info.co.uk/Foru...tml#530454 | |
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:28 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 3935
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martinius88 wrote: |
I had a scorpion cat back on my Gti, I put a video on youtube so you can hear it, not the best quality but can hear how its sounds. youtube vid
Cyclists think they own the road!! It looks like im going a lot faster than I am due to the bumpy road!! |
Sounds good,! Hmm i like cycling that road!
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 8:35 am |
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Joined: Jan 27, 2011 Posts: 1588
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Location: West Midlands
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:31 am |
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Joined: Jul 13, 2012 Posts: 321
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Location: North West
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Cheers guys
By the way Luke, lol.... do you have a girlfriend called Kayley or Kirsty something similar beginning with K?
If you do then it is a very small world lol
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:56 am |
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Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 455
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Location: Ashford, Kent
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Janspeed the whole way - look at how the systems are made... The Scorpian uses the same silly piping as the standard which bends through about 2 miles of tubing to get to the bumper, whereas the Janspeed goes directly front to back. May not help so much with power - although technically it should, but also think more on weight reduction and heat transfer...
Makes sense...
MARTINIUS - just had to comment on the video...
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:21 am |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2010 Posts: 397
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Location: Stoke on Trent
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2 miles of piping ? there's no difference power wise between the 2 systems if you want a loud exhaust get the janspeed although its not a particulary nice sound.
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 12:12 pm |
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Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 455
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Location: Ashford, Kent
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Andy180 wrote: |
2 miles of piping ? there's no difference power wise between the 2 systems if you want a loud exhaust get the janspeed although its not a particulary nice sound. |
Ok - 2 miles is a little bit overstated, but if you look at the two systems you will see what I mean... think of it this way... if the Janspeed was a roman road, then the standard (and Scorpion in this case) is a Welsh b-road..
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 4:29 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2505
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Location: West mids
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Dont Scorpion make the pug sport exhaust witch sounds epic.
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:58 am |
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Joined: Jun 13, 2012 Posts: 382
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Location: Sunny Cornwall
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Don't know if they make one for the 180 but I have a magnex system on my 138 I have had the centre box removed and that gives a nice deep tone. Burbles a little too and pops when I slow in the gears. Doesn't sound very raspy in the high revs either.
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 2:07 am |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010 Posts: 4014
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spike_202 wrote: |
Dont Scorpion make the pug sport exhaust witch sounds epic. |
Yep
But the 180 Scorpion isnt very loud at all.
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