davemarco
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Hi all. Got my Remus exhaust with the sound controller, front pipe and carbon tips last week, and just had them put on a couple days ago. Since then, I feel like the sound has changed for the worse, and I’m hoping that some folks here might have some ideas as to what the cause may be. To be clear, this is a used exhaust, so it should already be broken in. It was inspected during install and there was zero blemishes.
Day 1: immediately after install, I took it for a spin. I didn’t have the tips or the sound controller installed yet, but the valve was about 25% open. It sounded deep and throaty on hard acceleration, even at high RPM’s. There was a concerning amount of drone at certain RPM’s, but it sounded good when accelerating.
Day 2: installed the tips and sound controller. The drone disappeared at all RPM’s with the tips on, and the exhaust sounded amazing. It was a bit more muted compared to with the tips off, but it had a rolling R quality to the sound at all valve openings. I loved it.
Day 3: Did a bunch of driving today, and I could swear that it now sounds far more “buzzy” and raspy at all RPM’s above 2K. Not sure what changed, but I definitely do not like this sound. I don’t hear any rattling or anything like that, so I’m not sure if it’s being caused by a connector that’s loosened.
Has anyone else experienced this with an aftermarket exhaust?
Day 1: immediately after install, I took it for a spin. I didn’t have the tips or the sound controller installed yet, but the valve was about 25% open. It sounded deep and throaty on hard acceleration, even at high RPM’s. There was a concerning amount of drone at certain RPM’s, but it sounded good when accelerating.
Day 2: installed the tips and sound controller. The drone disappeared at all RPM’s with the tips on, and the exhaust sounded amazing. It was a bit more muted compared to with the tips off, but it had a rolling R quality to the sound at all valve openings. I loved it.
Day 3: Did a bunch of driving today, and I could swear that it now sounds far more “buzzy” and raspy at all RPM’s above 2K. Not sure what changed, but I definitely do not like this sound. I don’t hear any rattling or anything like that, so I’m not sure if it’s being caused by a connector that’s loosened.
Has anyone else experienced this with an aftermarket exhaust?
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