General Making my punto sound better/louder..

[Mikey-D]

Alrite chaps and chapettes. I want to make my punto sound louder/better, to make it a bit more interesting, but dont really know how. I dont want to change the exhaust, as its a pretty new one anyway (bog standard admittedly). Any suggestions at all? Cheers

 

[a1ant]

induction kit will make it sound more throaty at the engine end!

 

[JFL]

id go for an induction kit, but then again i have never fitted one to a car.

i just rev my stilo hard and get a little turbo whistle from it - that sounds sporty enough lol

try to find a decent setup that wont slow you down either

 

[a1ant]

Stay away from k&n, go for gsr! Fitting is easy.

 

[Cellgm]

put down ur window and start making engine noises out it

 

[Tris Harris]

yeah i suppose an induction kit to give you a bit of engine noise... but an exhaust is really the way to go for sound... if youd got an exhaust from a sporting/ active sport they sound raspy rather than chavvy

 

[JFL]

yeah i suppose an induction kit to give you a bit of engine noise... but an exhaust is really the way to go for sound... if youd got an exhaust from a sporting/ active sport they sound raspy rather than chavvy

:yeahthat:

your exhaust sounds nice tris , its a subtle raspy noise as opposed to wake the neighbours up chav style

 

[Mikey-D]

I like the sporting exhaust idea - would all three sections of the exhaust need replacing for full effect? Could i get away with replacing just the rear section? I really wanna steer clear of the chavvy noise, just want like an amplified engine noise really.

 

[toad101]

the gsr kit on the cinq sounds great, the jtd one sound like its going to suck everythig up then you lift off and it sound like a dump valve

 

[a1ant]

I think the back box is the same, but the centre section is different. Is your car an 8v or 16V?

 

[Tris Harris]

I like the sporting exhaust idea - would all three sections of the exhaust need replacing for full effect? Could i get away with replacing just the rear section? I really wanna steer clear of the chavvy noise, just want like an amplified engine noise really.

its a one piece system i think but you could just get the back box and get it welded (not a big job), im sure they sound better because they have like a drainage hole of them. Amplified engine noise though... a GSR kit would definately give you that + more power a K&N or similar would give you noise but a decrease in power!

 

[toad101]

i think the 8v exhaust is better than the 16v as it only has one silencer
if you can afford it get a supersprint b/box it'll give you more power and not very loud untill you floor the throttle

 

[Tris Harris]

I think the back box is the same, but the centre section is different. Is your car an 8v or 16V?

check his sig

 

[dave]

if all you want is noise, just drill some holes in your air box, in front of filter, its free

 

[a1ant]

Ta i had sig turned off! doh!
To be honest if you are going to buy a whole new system, you are best off getting a stainless steal one that will last the life of the car.

 

[Mikey-D]

Drilling holes in air box - would that pass an MOT? Would it decrease power output? Its a 8v 60 by the way.

 

[a1ant]

It wont fail on mot, but it could decrease performance but only slightly, as it will be sucking in more warm air from the engine bay.

 

[Gav F]

theres no reason why it wouldnt pass an mot...just avoid drilling holes, go for an induction kit...i have a Air Intake on my uno and a s/s exhaust and it sounds sweet as low revs, just a smooth quiet rumble and then sportyy at high revs

 

[Mikey-D]

Cool. I might go to a meet before i make any decisions, see what other people have got, and what theirs sound like. Thinking of going to that one on dec 1st actually. cheers for the input though, i got a lot to think about!

 

[beau]

get a de-cat, straight through to backbox might be a tad too loud for you tho :yum: