Exhaust Options R129SL 300 24V engine

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DanMorgan

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Hi all,

I'm planning on booking my R129 SL for a full stainless steel system, however I was wondering if anyone has done the same to their 300 24v engine?

I'm planning on removing one silencer (As it has 3) and undecided about removing/keeping the resonator. The plan is to have the car quite loud :cool:. Any ideas on how it will sound with or without the resonator?

Many of you might think this is bad for the car, but its not my daily drive and I would rarely be doing motorway driving so the droning noise will not bother me.


Cheers,
Dan
 
It's an academic question if you're having a s/s system made up as the overall noise will depend to a large extent on the size/design of the back box.

FWIW though removing the resonator (centre muffler) from the stock exhaust system only made a slight difference on my 500.
 
It's an academic question if you're having a s/s system made up as the overall noise will depend to a large extent on the size/design of the back box.

FWIW though removing the resonator (centre muffler) from the stock exhaust system only made a slight difference on my 500.

That is true, I want it to be good loud, and not 3 cyclinder back box loud if you know what I mean. I will probably get one silencer removed and the resonator removed.

I bet your 500 sounds sweet! Any videos?
 
I bet your 500 sounds sweet! Any videos?

Sure :)

This is after I replaced the stock cats with sports ones:

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I did accidentally run it without any cats at all for a while (long story!) ... that was louder but had an annoying rasp/rattle at around 1500 rpm.

TBH I could live with the car being a little louder but that would mean changing the backbox and I prefer the OEM look. Aftermarket s/s ones are typically much more visible (being a generic shape they usually have to be hung a bit lower in order to fit).
 
Hi all,

I'm planning on booking my R129 SL for a full stainless steel system, however I was wondering if anyone has done the same to their 300 24v engine?

I'm planning on removing one silencer (As it has 3) and undecided about removing/keeping the resonator. The plan is to have the car quite loud :cool:. Any ideas on how it will sound with or without the resonator?

Many of you might think this is bad for the car, but its not my daily drive and I would rarely be doing motorway driving so the droning noise will not bother me.


Cheers,
Dan



you can try something like this

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(not required) those are cats on my exhaust, you wont have that

mazza
 
I wouldnt advocate cat removal given the changes in MOT regulations.

You could opt for what I did which is the cheap option.


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