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Offline mk2addict

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quiet backbox for my abf?
« on: 28 May 2012, 21:13 »
I've got a scorpian exaust on my golf which was on the 8v now with the 2l 16v its stipidly loud sounds pretty chavy and I'm gettin the wrong kind of attention witj people thinking oim goin a lot faster than I am cos my cars load, any suggestions? Want a backbox which isn't standard but isn't stupidly loud

Offline weazgti

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Re: quiet backbox for my abf?
« Reply #1 on: 29 May 2012, 14:59 »
lol got similar issue except mine is cone filter.
wasnt too bad on 8v but on the abf it fooking roars all the time. Too loud for me im 29 now and dont really want people thinking im one them kids that drive hondas at night.

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Re: quiet backbox for my abf?
« Reply #2 on: 31 May 2012, 18:17 »
I've got a cone filter aswell, its bad some bastard crashed into me then blamed me as my cars a"boy racer car" not the looke I'm goin for at all, I wouldn't have an obsessively tidy 23 year old golf if I was a boy racer lol

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Re: quiet backbox for my abf?
« Reply #3 on: 31 May 2012, 20:35 »
Got a Jetex full system on mine, sounds great, crisp, but not too noisey, in fact not noisy at all :cool:

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Re: quiet backbox for my abf?
« Reply #4 on: 31 May 2012, 22:12 »
Got a Jetex full system on mine, sounds great, crisp, but not too noisey, in fact not noisy at all :cool:

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Re: quiet backbox for my abf?
« Reply #5 on: 31 May 2012, 22:17 »
Standard all the way my friend, snook up on a really nice scooby the other day and cruised past by the time he got his turbo spinning I was broken down again  :grin:

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Re: quiet backbox for my abf?
« Reply #6 on: 01 June 2012, 15:24 »
Standard all the way my friend, snook up on a really nice scooby the other day and cruised past by the time he got his turbo spinning I was broken down again  :grin:

I bought my 8v just after it had a bosal oem equivalent system fitted (vw no longer make the exhaust) and I hated the tone and volume of it.  I did loads of research and settled on the jetex stainless steel system (the quiter resonated one) which I am very happy with.

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Re: quiet backbox for my abf?
« Reply #7 on: 01 June 2012, 17:18 »
I've just had VW Heritages newsletter to confirm OEM style stainless steel boxes are available....

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Re: quiet backbox for my abf?
« Reply #8 on: 01 June 2012, 20:07 »
I've just had VW Heritages newsletter to confirm OEM style stainless steel boxes are available....

Yeah mine was an OEM style which looked nice but sounded horrible.

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Re: quiet backbox for my abf?
« Reply #9 on: 01 June 2012, 20:28 »
I quite like the idea of putting a full system on inc manifold, not sure I want the skinned knuckles and high blood pressure.