easternjets
Paul Ricard
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Having had my new Gen 2 for all of 3 weeks, I decided that I wanted to upgrade the exhaust to a Kline system.
The only thing that put me off was having to remove/replace the entire system and possibly have to have the car remapped. I wasn't looking for more bhp just a better sound, crikey I have 500 so why look for an extra few %.
So I looked at ways of improving the sound without removing the standard system and possibly being able to put the car back to standard if I decided to sell it.
Then I saw the Shark Werks silencer delete pipes come up for sale last week so I bought them and they arrived yesterday, so today as the weather was good I thought I'd have a go at swapping the old for the new.
As the Gen 2 system is modular I thought it might be an easy job, well it isn't that straight forward. firstly one of the cats has to come off to allow the old silencer to come away and the new pipes to go on.
So after removing the bumper cover, lights, and the D/S intercooler I got access to the 'cat' and then had the task of getting the rusting nuts off, they weren't too badly rusted so I could get a ring spanner onto them and after a couple of 'taps' with a chisel they freed off and gave up the fight.
Only small problem was I snapped one of the exhaust clamp bolts so that'll have to be replaced tomorrow.
Anyway I got the old silencer box off and the new pipes on. Then I reassembled the car and started her up.
It sounds great! Nice rumble at idle and not too loud, the 'cats' soak up a lot of the sound and the turbo's the rest. I haven't taken it out for a run yet but if I can get hold of a Go-pro I will try and make a video of it on a run.
Attached are some before and after pics.
Only thing I will say is it seems a lot of money for two bits of exhaust pipe!
The only thing that put me off was having to remove/replace the entire system and possibly have to have the car remapped. I wasn't looking for more bhp just a better sound, crikey I have 500 so why look for an extra few %.
So I looked at ways of improving the sound without removing the standard system and possibly being able to put the car back to standard if I decided to sell it.
Then I saw the Shark Werks silencer delete pipes come up for sale last week so I bought them and they arrived yesterday, so today as the weather was good I thought I'd have a go at swapping the old for the new.
As the Gen 2 system is modular I thought it might be an easy job, well it isn't that straight forward. firstly one of the cats has to come off to allow the old silencer to come away and the new pipes to go on.
So after removing the bumper cover, lights, and the D/S intercooler I got access to the 'cat' and then had the task of getting the rusting nuts off, they weren't too badly rusted so I could get a ring spanner onto them and after a couple of 'taps' with a chisel they freed off and gave up the fight.
Only small problem was I snapped one of the exhaust clamp bolts so that'll have to be replaced tomorrow.
Anyway I got the old silencer box off and the new pipes on. Then I reassembled the car and started her up.
It sounds great! Nice rumble at idle and not too loud, the 'cats' soak up a lot of the sound and the turbo's the rest. I haven't taken it out for a run yet but if I can get hold of a Go-pro I will try and make a video of it on a run.
Attached are some before and after pics.
Only thing I will say is it seems a lot of money for two bits of exhaust pipe!
as long as its not louder than mine :grin:
