Im sure some of you have noticed how difficult it is to get an acurate idea of what sort of sound to expect from your car, some say 'oh muffler X sounds really good' while others go 'no muffler X is too loud/quiet, use muffler Y' etc etc.

So I thought it would be a good idea if everyone with a non stock exhaust system, record a sound file and post it up, hopefully developing a library of sounds for most of the common options. Its really quite simple, ive done it tonight. Used a laptop and a cheap set of headphones with a boom mic. Download Audacity (its free and small), plug a mic into your laptop (or any other recording device you wish to use) and go for a drive. You can upload the files to Putfile, im doing it as I type and will edit this post with the sounds as they upload.


Setup: AL4-5597 Lukey
Comments: Too quiet for my likeing. Better than stock but
Sounds: (Note: All sounds were recorded with the drivers side window Down)

Startup: http://media.putfile.com/Startup-40

20km/h Merge accel to 100km/h in 2nd/3rd: http://media.putfile.com/20-100-merge-2nd3rd-gear

Accelerating: http://media.putfile.com/Accelerating-60

lol. i can hear more crackling of whatever it is, then the exhaust.

Hence you can gather from that that its rather quiet. The idea is not to have a 'mine sounds better than yours' competition but to try get as many different sounds as possible so people can make informed purchases.

:gtfo:

http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~monstr/dohcexhaust.mp3

This was taken the day the car started running with the conversion. It actually sounds a lot better now, I dont know why, I guess everything "settled in"

Plus I wasnt going too high in the RPM to get that banshee sound that it likes to get...ask AussieMagna Blake about that lol

Hey Paul how'd you go about recording that as i might get a bit from my car and post it hear.......because you know that my note is somewhat of a rarety. Don't think i have heard anyone's quite like my note.

Yeh lachlan i think the sound clip you took could have been better!! what did u record it with??? it didnt sound 2 bad man just couldnt make it out as the sound quality was a bit poor!!! ill try record mine later today!!! :D

good idea the only problem i see with this is getting a good recording. i have one and it sounds like ****, yet the car sounds good.

To get the best recording you should drive through a tunnel.

To get the best recording you should drive through a tunnel.

True, Tunnel sounds are awesome.
I agree that getting a good recording is a bit hard, but we arent after a masterpiece here, just an example. I think the problem I had is that because the exhaust IS quiet, any other sounds come out alot louder. I might try getting the laptop to record then putting it in my boot

I got a crap one, but its all i got so far

but it doesn't work,

*will fix later if i work out how*

heres a real dodgy video i took on a cruise 3 years ago! my car was still auto, and had a single cannon muffler with a dump pipe, just posted this to show how much it drones inside, but screams when revving!

Click here to watch 21-12-030302 (http://media.putfile.com/21-12-030302)

3" exhaust, stage 1 cams, lukey LR-17223 muffler, 800rpm idle (http://www.wermspowke.net/files/exhaust-LR17223.mp3) (from behind the car)

3" exhaust, crazy cams, different lukey muffler, 1400rpm idle (http://www.wermspowke.net/files/cthulhu-idle-cams.mp3) (lots of ambient hiss in this one)

3" exhaust, stage 1 cams, lukey LR-17223 muffler, 800rpm idle (http://www.wermspowke.net/files/exhaust-LR17223.mp3) (from behind the car)

3" exhaust, crazy cams, different lukey muffler, 1400rpm idle (http://www.wermspowke.net/files/cthulhu-idle-cams.mp3) (lots of ambient hiss in this one)

OMFG i want mine to sound like that.

Why is it like that, is it the stage one cams that does it. OMFG I WANT IT.

OMFG i want mine to sound like that.

Why is it like that, is it the stage one cams that does it. OMFG I WANT IT.

You mean the 2nd one or the first one? The 2nd one is with my custom ground cams that have lots of lift and very long duration, which is why it gets that whole lumpy idle sound to it. You should hear it at WOT :drool:

I'll have to try and get a recording.

The first recording is the RPW Stage 1 cams. I think it's mostly the 3" exhaust and muffler that gives it that note, but some of it will be the extra power from the cams.

How much are the cams from the 2nd recording.

I love that note it has, ive got a 2.5" system from cat back and 2 sports mufflers.

How much are the cams from the 2nd recording.

I love that note it has, ive got a 2.5" system from cat back and 2 sports mufflers.

$1100 for the cams, you'll also need to spend $260 on cam gears, and $340 on valve springs, so you'll probably need to take the heads off to fit it all which is $300 in gaskets alone. Then the labor to do it all :cry::cry: - I try not to think about how much it all cost :bowrofl:

God dammit, Sooooo many things to do, so little money to do it with.

I needa win the lotto.

Sounds very tuff tho. :drool:

Maybe i should just change the 2.5" for a 3" and get hi flow cat aswell.

OMFG i want mine to sound like that.

Why is it like that, is it the stage one cams that does it. OMFG I WANT IT.

Both are very nice, would like to hear the lumpyness under throttle

Both are very nice, would like to hear the lumpyness under throttle

It's actually very smooth anywhere away from idle. And with the idle as fast as it is it's quite smooth to sit in despite the sound. It roars like a beast over 3000rpm though. I will record it over the weekend for fun.

Hey Paul how'd you go about recording that as i might get a bit from my car and post it hear.......because you know that my note is somewhat of a rarety. Don't think i have heard anyone's quite like my note.

My mate has a Nikon 8700 or something like that...he recorded it..and I just saved the audio from the clip...I dont have the video anymore :(

Yeah yours sounds killer!!! You definitely need to record it!

Here's mine. (http://www.ecn.net.au/~belated/revving.avi)

$1100 for the cams, you'll also need to spend $260 on cam gears, and $340 on valve springs, so you'll probably need to take the heads off to fit it all which is $300 in gaskets alone. Then the labor to do it all :cry::cry: - I try not to think about how much it all cost :bowrofl:
You would need a aftermarket ECU also to make use of all this which could also be up to $1500 :(

wow KB i love the sound of urs!!!

Here's mine. (http://www.ecn.net.au/~belated/revving.avi)


HOLY CRAP that sounds awesome!

What setup is it?

Here's mine. (http://www.ecn.net.au/~belated/revving.avi)

NOW THATS A SOUND CLIP!!!!
that burble sounds very nice indeed.

im pretty sure going off his profile : Pacemaker extractors with 2.5" press bent system with 3" metalcat high flow cat, split into duals behind fuel tank with 2 x 3" tips. EZBOY Podbox + POD & CAI. = 186HP ATW.

wow KB i love the sound of urs!!!
Cheers mate :D

Was taken from the other side of the road as I took off down the street. So there's no bass in it. I'll have to get the audio from when I went around Bathurst...

EDIT: Here it is! (Clicky!) (http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~monstr/bathurst.mp3)

HOLY CRAP that sounds awesome!
Thanks mate. :cool:


']NOW THATS A SOUND CLIP!!!!
that burble sounds very nice indeed.

im pretty sure going off his profile : Pacemaker extractors with 2.5" press bent system with 3" metalcat high flow cat, split into duals behind fuel tank with 2 x 3" tips. EZBOY Podbox + POD & CAI. = 186HP ATW.
Thanks mate. :cool:


What setup is it?
What TUFFTR said. All my mods are listed in my profile and are up to date.

Cheers mate :D

Was taken from the other side of the road as I took off down the street. So there's no bass in it. I'll have to get the audio from when I went around Bathurst...

EDIT: Here it is! (Clicky!) (http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~monstr/bathurst.mp3)
That sounds awesome KB :drool:

mmmmm the bathurst one will be sick

mmmmm the bathurst one will be sick
I edited my post, it's there :D


That sounds awesome KB :drool:
Cheers mate :D

Nice KB!

Ahhh so many mods...so little cash.... Siiigh

Righto here's mine. Will have to put another on of me ringing it's neck....kindly that is!!

http://media.putfile.com/My-Exhaust-note

Righto here's mine. Will have to put another on of me ringing it's neck....kindly that is!!

http://media.putfile.com/My-Exhaust-note
Could hardly hear it mate. Pretty big download for about 11 seconds of 2 blokes talking. :doubt:

Yeah give us a sec i'll go and get another one. Camera was set way to high ie: last one i tried was 17mb for about 13secs worth. Wasn't revving it just letting her idle

Yeah give us a sec i'll go and get another one. Camera was set way to high ie: last one i tried was 17mb for about 13secs worth. Wasn't revving it just letting her idle
Run the video file through Vdub or something and re-encode it to a low grade xvid pass. Afterall you only mainly want audio, not video.

Run the video file through Vdub or something and re-encode it to a low grade xvid pass. Afterall you only mainly want audio, not video.

Yeah sure let me know how and where to get this and i'll do it now.
But i did another quick one to have a look at only 3mb

http://media.putfile.com/Latest-Bark

Or here

http://media.putfile.com/Latest-Note

Or here

http://media.putfile.com/Latest-Note

That's the exact note I want but a little quieter :drool:

heres mine

TH http://media.putfile.com/000-0432

TE http://media.putfile.com/100-0118

Or here

http://media.putfile.com/Latest-Note


floor it next time!.....lol

That's the exact note I want but a little quieter :drool:
Yeah i'm lookin at replacing the Stainless resonator with a second mufflerr to quieten it down just a little.

floor it next time!.....lol

Dude this weekend i will but just have to find somewhere not residential as it will pissoff the neighbours......but yeah it's coming beleive me. I'll try and get what i think is a very good note, cool air car nice and warm and presto!!:badgrin:

To get the best recording you should drive through a tunnel.

And i may even try it here. like the tunnel at mascot or harbour tunnel. One thing i do know is that it is ****in loud when i'm in tunnels.

And i may even try it here. like the tunnel at mascot or harbour tunnel. One thing i do know is that it is ****in loud when i'm in tunnels.
How do u think I feel when I have the roof down :( Id post up my exhaust note, but it isnt what your looking for :P

Here's a couple of my exhaust.

http://media.putfile.com/Magna-Window-Down

http://media.putfile.com/Magna-Window-Up

Well hopefully today im getting an X-Force put on with new 2.5" piping to the cat. I had one last shot at getting some audio of my Lukey, this time I just sat the mic down behind the car and revved it. I think the problem is the mic doesn't capture mid-high range well at all. But Anyway, here it is

http://media.putfile.com/Rev-21

Well hopefully today im getting an X-Force put on with new 2.5" piping to the cat. I had one last shot at getting some audio of my Lukey, this time I just sat the mic down behind the car and revved it. I think the problem is the mic doesn't capture mid-high range well at all. But Anyway, here it is

http://media.putfile.com/Rev-21

sounds kinda like my xforce, but that sounds smoother. X force but hard to tell how loud. i went from the snatndard ralliart muffler to xforce and think it sounds a lot better

How loud is the Xforce? This sound clip was taken with the laptop like... 1m behind the car. Whole reason im getting the Xforce is because I don't find the Lukey loud enough.

EDIT:

Hehe, just got back from the shop. Xforce MP01 + piping to cat (lucky too, my old piping had several holes)

I need not have worried about it being louder...it is. By a fair bit too. But I like it that way, sounds pretty sik. Not for everyone though, I can see alot of family people finding it way too loud. Ill try get a recording later today or tomorrow

EDIT2:

Heres a recording:
http://media.putfile.com/Xforce

Here's a couple of my exhaust.

http://media.putfile.com/Magna-Window-Down

http://media.putfile.com/Magna-Window-Up

sounds pritty dam loud sounds good to

How loud is the Xforce?
Heres a recording:
http://media.putfile.com/Xforce
Mate might be a bit louder and you think it sounds sik well it does a little . But you can get rid of that fully sik hyundai excel rasp by placing in a resonator. About $150 bucks should se a nice one. Will give you slightly better launch and no rasp. Plus the tone will be slightly deeper and better. But let me say this it does and will always sound better with an after market job you just need to fine tune it a little. Yes i also have a rather loud exhaust and i even had no res for about three months until the "rasp" drove me nuts. So i put in a Stainless res but now i'm thinking about a second muffler just to tone it down a little maybe even "legal"

How loud is the Xforce? This sound clip was taken with the laptop like... 1m behind the car. Whole reason im getting the Xforce is because I don't find the Lukey loud enough.

EDIT:

Hehe, just got back from the shop. Xforce MP01 + piping to cat (lucky too, my old piping had several holes)

I need not have worried about it being louder...it is. By a fair bit too. But I like it that way, sounds pretty sik. Not for everyone though, I can see alot of family people finding it way too loud. Ill try get a recording later today or tomorrow

EDIT2:

Heres a recording:
http://media.putfile.com/Xforce


I like, i think i will got get an Xforce right now BRB. wait i already have one, no wonder i like the sound:cool:

hi i have 2000 tj vr-x with rpw race extractors , hi-flow cat , 2.5" pipes , hotdog , 6.5" cannon with 4" outlet and silencer its loud but fun to drive:badgrin:



http://media.putfile.com/VR-X-cannon-without-silencer
http://media.putfile.com/VR-X-cannon-with-silencer
http://media.putfile.com/VR-X-driving-around-with-silencer

http://media.putfile.com/VR-X-cannon-without-silencer
http://media.putfile.com/VR-X-cannon-with-silencer
http://media.putfile.com/VR-X-driving-around-with-silencer[/QUOTE]

****in love in mate

here is my clip. its nothing special. just standerd zorst with hotdog and aftermarket muffler of some sort but sounds deep.

http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f351/Ashneel911/?action=view&current=exhaust_vct.flv&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1