hi i have an escort 1.8 td

 

last week i ran over some kids football (accidentally)

 

it split my exhaust just before the centre silencer

 

so i got it fixed by taking out the silencer then replacing i with a straight stainless pipe at a powerflow dealer in brum,

 

there was no change in the sound of the exhaust from when it was ok, to when it was split an blowing, to now with the stainless pipe

 

so i'm thinking is there any point for me to change the rear silencer for a big bore? will i get any sound out of it?

 

any ideas???????

hi i have an escort 1.8 td

 

last week i ran over some kids football (accidentally)

 

it split my exhaust just before the centre silencer

 

so i got it fixed by taking out the silencer then replacing i with a straight stainless pipe at a powerflow dealer in brum,

 

there was no change in the sound of the exhaust from when it was ok, to when it was split an blowing, to now with the stainless pipe

 

so i'm thinking is there any point for me to change the rear silencer for a big bore? will i get any sound out of it?

 

any ideas???????

 

on my td, i had a powerflow cat back.

the only real difference i noticed in the sound was that it sound a tiny bit deeper.

and tbh, if i was you, i wouldn't bother

i personally wouldnt bother other than for asthetic purposes (but u can get that with a chrome finisher - altho diesel backboxes point at the floor so that'd look shite)

 

Get a backbox if u want but dont expect it to sound good,its hard to drown out that horrible diesel rattle

I got a 4" rage backbox on my 1.8d van and it sounds really nice, sounds better when you dont thrash it just poddle around, alot of people have asked me if its a petrol coz it sounds really nice! i got it from a scrappers for £20 aswell! I did have a induction kit on it but put it back to std and it makes the exhaust sound better aswell!

Another brummie!

 

Not on topic, but where abouts you from?

Another brummie!

 

Not on topic, but where abouts you from?

 

i thought i was the only 1

 

i'm from Shard End. what about yourself

 

 

I got a 4" rage backbox on my 1.8d van and it sounds really nice, sounds better when you dont thrash it just poddle around, alot of people have asked me if its a petrol coz it sounds really nice! i got it from a scrappers for £20 aswell! I did have a induction kit on it but put it back to std and it makes the exhaust sound better aswell!

 

was the exhaust off a petrol van?

 

my mate got a used backbox of a pug 106 1.4 petrol an put it on his pug 106 1.5 diesel an it sounded sweet.

 

would it be worth gettin a used backbox off a 1.6 petrol an tryin it out???

I had mine changed a year ago, on my 1.8 TDi, with a full stainless steel and a straight back box and also a cone filter fitted.

 

As said the engine noise will get 'deeper' and the 'whistle' of the turbo will sound more.

 

I even felt it smoother when you kick the gas pedal but this could be because of the old creep silencer that I had before!!