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Old 10 April 2003, 09:49 PM
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Just wondered, got an STi backbox that makes no noise to speak of, has anyone tried taking it apart at the seam and removing some of the baffles inside?

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Old 10 April 2003, 10:48 PM
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could weld a universal backbox in
Old 11 April 2003, 09:23 PM
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It's a do something cheap job

Why chuck out a perfectly good (albeit too quite) exhaust only to spend at least 300 squidlys on a bit of aluminium that does the same job but has different (read less) bits inside?

Old 11 April 2003, 10:00 PM
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Drill some holes in the backbox, that should make it louder.
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I plasma torched the baffles out of my OE box as an experiment (similar to STi internally), then replaced the twin pea shooters with a new back plate and 90mm diam. bit of stainless. The car seemed to spool up a bit better but the resulting noise was painful on boost, but at least I couldn't hear the wife complaining in the passenger seat. And I still can't hear her complaining cos of the tinnitus I incurred. Which is a bonus.
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Is this simply to keep the OEM look, or a "do something cheap" idea

If it's just to keep the OEM look, AFAIK Scoobyworld do a twin pipe stainless exhaust that is supposed to sound a bit better than standard.

[Edited by dnb - 4/11/2003 10:13:07 AM]
Old 04 December 2003, 08:24 PM
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Second hand stainless steel back box is the best answer, I got a Scooby Sport, looks and sounds superb, will never rust and you can polish it!!!!!
Col

[Edited by Colin P - 4/12/2003 8:25:38 PM]
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