Sportex Induced Headache!

[phn]

It turns out my new Puma has a Sportex exhaust on it.

A great sound for short journeys - nice snap, crackle pop from the exhaust on the overrun, but on the motorway @ 3000 - 4000 Revs for 3 1/2 hours - OUCH- my head was buzzing by the time I left the car!

Just wondering if anyone else had the same experience and / or if there is a backbox available which is somewhere between a standard system and the noisy sportex.

Would be interesting to know if there are any better options out there.

Many thanks,

Philip.

 

[red]

Does it still have the middle silencer in the system or has this been removed?

 

[zinc2000]

i have a full hoffman system on mine...no middle silencer, big back box.....nice low burble up through the revs but very muted for distance work, and of course it is a straight swap

 

[Frank]

^ what zinc said. +1

 

[gingerdave]

Decent set of earplugs

 

[phn]

Hi - just had a look at the Hoffman and seems very reasonable price wise - may see about swapping to this one in the future.

I don't know if the car has the middle silencer or not (just bought the car and not had a good look underneath yet!) but what I can say is that it pops and bangs a lot on the overrun - which is good fun and sort of compensates for the droning on the motorway!

 

[ElDude at Allison Automotive]

Buy the proper Ford one, it's wayyyy better... the aftermarket 'Sport' ones on ebay are garbage...

The Europart copy ones are acceptable for the money

Chris

 

[phn]

Hi Chris, took your advice - standard exhaust backbox on now. Much more civilised for day to day use!