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So I'm making my own valved exhaust for the 348

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  1. Davsk1

    Davsk1 Karting

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    That's killed that idea then haha
     
  2. Davsk1

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    Finally got a clip, mild few days in the UK and bit of rain to wash the salt away made for good conditions for this time of year.

    Exhaust isn't totally finished yet, at the moment the quiet mode is by the valve closing almost shut and causing a restriction, works OK but not ideal. Plan to build a fully rated silenced path but this is a lot of extra work.

    https://youtu.be/QfcucWDCgYo
     
  3. Davsk1

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    Trying to embed video, hopefully this works..

    [ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfcucWDCgYo[/ame]
     
  4. gothspeed

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  5. Berning

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    That is the most incredible sounding 348. Nicely done.
     
  6. ghardt

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    Is that gonna pass MOT?
     
  7. ernie

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    Nice video, and nice work.
     
  8. spacecommander

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    Regarding dynamic runs - don't do what most people do and many dynamic runners tell you to do: do not just pull the car over and shut it off 10 seconds after the run. The heads are blazing hot and need coolant flow for them to properly else you get heat soak and the coolant begins to boil inside the head. Usually the radiator cap deals with it but I saw a nice Alfa blow a head gasket and some British car have the radiator pop a leak. Keep the engine running for 2 minutes at 1500 rpm.
     
  9. Davsk1

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    Exhaust noise for the UK MoT is down to testers discretion, I know a partially deaf tester so no worries there ;) and there is the quiet mode. It's also a 1990 car so no problem ditching the cats.
     
  10. Davsk1

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    Thanks, I think the key to this noise is to bring the two sides together as early as possible into a 3" bore in this case, then back out to two and then four.

    I painstakingly made the collectors and transition pipes by hand to get what I thought was right :/
     
  11. Jh348

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    Sounds refined, what muffling you have when valve is open?
     
  12. Davsk1

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    #37 Davsk1, Dec 13, 2016
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    It is a couple of 5 x 8" silencers, just to take the edge off
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  13. FlyingHaggisRacing

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    I have the 348 Challenge exhaust with the middle resonator on my car, along wit Fabspeed headers and cat delete pipes.

    So its.....
    a) incredibly loud - in a enclosed car park it makes your ears ring.
    b) sounds fantastic
     
  14. ghardt

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    I'm hoping local inspectors in my area will develop similar problems!
     
  15. Jh348

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    #40 Jh348, Dec 28, 2016
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    X pipe tacked up, its going to get pretty tight up there to get mufflers of any kind there. So theres a worry of making it loud, but also sound bad. Any acoustic thoughts?
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  16. vjlax18

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    Have you thought about building a muffler can around your X-pipe? You'd have to drill a bunch of holes in your X-pipe and then wrap the pipe and stuff the can.
     
  17. Jh348

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    I had not, but it is one choice (maybe only), other would be using helmholtz chambers, dont know

    Thanks for reply
     
  18. Davsk1

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    The proof of the pudding will be in the tasting as they say! I would put some silencing in there even if it's just a small amount just to take the edge off as I have done.

    Do a search on youtube for the RareFab system, this is unsilenced 348 with a merge pipe and sounds good but just a tad too loud, especially if there is no valve option to quieten it down when needed.

    If you weld up what you have there and give it a run for a sound check and decide from there.
     
  19. Tommy J.

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    Please make a similar exhaust for me. This is exactly the sound I want on my 348. What is your price? I need it!
     
  20. Davsk1

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    #45 Davsk1, Feb 9, 2017
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    Hi Tommy J, PM already sent, but for this thread I've attached some detailed pictures of the collector and Y transition pieces to go from 2.25 to 3 inch pipe for the valve. There should be enough here for an exhaust builder to make something similar.

    I spent quite a bit of time just using the CFD program in my mind to design and make the transition pieces so there's probably an easier way to make those.
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  21. Davsk1

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    Finally got an on-board video :D

    [ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_7XgrTiJLY[/ame]
     
  22. ernie

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    Very nice!
     

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