DLV exhaust mod in Sussex?

[Davz]

I wouldn't bother. It sounds flat as f**k anyway

[dhobbs]

So does anyone know of any good exhaust places in Sussex?

[ErrErrminator]

I wouldn't bother. It sounds flat as f**k anyway

I love my DLV mod exhaust and certainly don’t find it “flat as f**k”. It has a nice deep rumble at low revs, a hard edged roar near the red line and it pops and crackles nicely on overrun and fast down shifts.

[dhobbs]

I wouldn't bother. It sounds flat as f**k anyway

I love my DLV mod exhaust and certainly don’t find it “flat as f**k”. It has a nice deep rumble at low revs, a hard edged roar near the red line and it pops and crackles nicely on overrun and fast down shifts.

That sounds like what I'm after.

[Davz]

Have heard one and didn't like it at all, especially when the revs are slowing after a blip....sounded like an asthmatic drawing in a deep breadth.
The price dlv charged for butchering a can was hilarious!

[mr.tourette]

I wouldn't bother. It sounds flat as f**k anyway

Why is that quoted as me when greg81 said it ....perfectly happy with mine

[greg81]

I wouldn't bother. It sounds flat as f**k anyway

Why is that quoted as me when greg81 said it ....perfectly happy with mine

I've noticed this a few times with quoting being buggy

[Flyingfifer]

I have a DLV box and I absolutely love it massive improvement to the car and really brings it to life (from a sound perspective), have had it for almost 3 years and I still smile when I hear it
We vid to give you an idea of the sound, worth noting, the connecting sleeves that Mike provided rotted out of mine and I had to take it to an exhaust place to have a stainless steel sleeve welded on in place, this is def the best option.


Not sure if he still does the exchange as before and I had a look and his website isnt live however he is active on Instagram @the zed shed (no spaces - for some reason it was starred out)

[Sidewaze Samm]

I have a DLV box and I absolutely love it massive improvement to the car and really brings it to life (from a sound perspective), have had it for almost 3 years and I still smile when I hear it
We vid to give you an idea of the sound, worth noting, the connecting sleeves that Mike provided rotted out of mine and I had to take it to an exhaust place to have a stainless steel sleeve welded on in place, this is def the best option.


Not sure if he still does the exchange as before and I had a look and his website isnt live however he is active on Instagram @the zed shed (no spaces - for some reason it was starred out)

If you want to hear the exhaust, then what's not to like? My son got a DLV mod on his zed, I liked it and got one on mine - though I asked Mike to tone mine down a bit, which he did. We're very happy with them. I'm sure he still does them, but I also know there's a few hours work in doing them. Not sure if those photos are maybe from some early versions he did, as he uses straight pipe and not flexi. How it's joined up I don't know, but it is certainly more neighbour-friendly than a back box delete.

[dhobbs]

So I didn't want this thread to turn into 'should I have a DLV exhaust', more of is there a decent exhaust place in Sussex that can do this.

I've heard It's Joel and his back box delete and that wouldn't be great for a daily driver, so the DLV is the best compromise between a full on expensive system and the frankly muted sound if the standard system.

[srhutch]

Send machine money a pm. He is in oxford, so a little drive, but he might be able to help.

I do know a baby monkey was recently born so his hands might be full though.

[dhobbs]

Send machine money a pm. He is in oxford, so a little drive, but he might be able to help.

I do know a baby monkey was recently born so his hands might be full though.

I saw a recent post suggesting such but it ended that he wasn't doing them. I may pm him just to check though as things do change.

[rdgreen]

From what I see, on the pictures provided, is that originally the pipes were not connected internally and allowed the gases to percolate through the fiberglass "wadding" before exiting a separate set of pipes....thus that's how you get the silencing. By directly joining the entry and exit pipes with some convoluted flexible piping all you are doing is effectively removing the back box (there are no holes in convoluted tubing....small leaks maybe, but no holes). Any difference you hear is probably down to what you want to hear, and only a properly conducted sound test will produce convincing evidence one way or another. I stand to be corrected but there's no way that system can produce any less noise than just whacking on a couple of bits of m/s pipe in place of the back box....but it's your money.

[Silverzedtom]

So does anyone know of any good exhaust places in Sussex?

hastings classic custom exhausts do a good job. I had a muffler delete done there and the welds, tips etc are nice and they offer a lifetime guaranty. I don’t know if they would cut your oem box open but I know they have alternatives. I’m hoping to book in soon myself.

[Smartbear]

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From what I see, on the pictures provided, is that originally the pipes were not connected internally and allowed the gases to percolate through the fiberglass "wadding" before exiting a separate set of pipes....thus that's how you get the silencing. By directly joining the entry and exit pipes with some convoluted flexible piping all you are doing is effectively removing the back box (there are no holes in convoluted tubing....small leaks maybe, but no holes). Any difference you hear is probably down to what you want to hear, and only a properly conducted sound test will produce convincing evidence one way or another. I stand to be corrected but there's no way that system can produce any less noise than just whacking on a couple of bits of m/s pipe in place of the back box....but it's your money.
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Look at mr Tourette’s reply on the previous page, to my identical question & you will see the answer
Rob