exhaust silencers

[flyingbanana]

right im making up a new exhaust system and cant decide if to have one or two boxes........most of the searching ive done i can mainly find rear boxes......not middle...found a couple but comes back to the question one or two....if one then which one, middle or rear..........i want it a nice sound but not over kill......what do you think would be best

[Retro-gone.]

ive got standard system with a peco backbox, sounds ace, not too loud but loud enough to turn heads.

[Fiesta Steve]

If your having one, have it at the rear.

 

One big box could be as quiet as two small boxes so choose carefully.

 

Small diameter system will be much quiter than a larger bore pipe.

[flyingbanana]

im having a 2inch bore from the down pipe to the rear.....but their is not alot of room at the rear with boxes without rubbing on the rear leaf spring...so i have to be careful what size goes their

[S1RST]

start with one, but route the exhaust with enough space/straight section to cut a bit out and add a second box or resonator/cherry bomb thing if it needs it?

[mk3tina]

i have, ummm, none. just a universal silencer thing to finish it off, like this one

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-CORSA-B- ... 240%3A1318

[flyingbanana]

i have, ummm, none. just a universal silencer thing to finish it off, like this one

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-CORSA-B- ... 240%3A1318

 

cheers but that is too large .........ill leave it for the corsa boys

[Copey]

none

 

i would go with 2 mate, i got a PL 2 box system on mine and its loud enough!!

[mk3tina]

the ebay link is just to give an idea of what i have, its not that exact one but similar with a slash cut end. looks alright slung under the back of my mk3 tina

[Mk2Jo]

I think mine has one box at the rear ..... it's bloody noisy I do know that

[MightySprocket]

i had a single box system to start with... too loud

 

so put a middle box in... still just as loud but lost some midrange power

 

took it out again and now have the 1st loud system i started with, after about 20 miles your ears go numb so you cant hear it anyway

[Supercharged Nat]

i have just a middle box but it is a custom made one (to fit 2.5" tube) it has 3 perforated tubes inside through which the gagses flow. just a 2.5" pipe out the back with a 3" tailpipe. sounds like a V8 on tickover and isnt too loud under full chat, well not as loud as the supercharger!

[mk1super]

Ive twin box system on 1600 x flow and its far too quiet sounds like bubbling water or sumit, doesnt help that it has like a 4" back box that looks stupid

 

When pinto is fitted i want single box possibly using a motorbike end can to silence it give it nice growl

[DEP]

I use to have a twin box system on FOE, but it was too quiet So swapped it for a single box.

Have you thought about a re-packable rear box, Just a thought

[turnover]

mines got none but its turbo,d so dosnt need back pressure

[Fiesta Steve]

mines got none but its turbo,d so dosnt need back pressure

 

A silencer won't provide back pressure