Rear box delete

[e350Thegunners]

Has anyone done this to any 350 Cdi's?

Any benefits?

Better or worse sounding?

 

[Flash]

Personaly, I would not bother but is your choice. Enjoy the Stage 1 tuning that you already have. That's why to me it is important to carefully select a tuner that is able to offer and provide you with the maximum power/torque over the entire rpm range at Stage 1.

 

[merc85]

I've recently fitted a cat back exhaust for my s211, its not at all noisy just gives a nice burble on tick over and growl on boost.

I did start the car whilst there were no silencers attached... lol got to be done haha, but there was very little increase in sound at tick over tbf.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6cR9hJbovs

 

[french]

On an Alfa I used to have after I had it tweaked a bit I gutted the cat, went on so smoothly after that, not stalling the turbo etc , passed theMot over a 2 yr period & gave a low muted bellow.

 

[mark_le_b]

Has anyone done this to any 350 Cdi's?

Any benefits?

Better or worse sounding?

Not sure what it sounds like on a diesel, but I deleted rear box from my Audi S8 (now sold) and it was awful - noise was bearable (up to 3000rpm), but lot of resonation in the cabin - so got bored of it very quickly
I put it back on before I sold it as it was scaring buyers away
But that just my experience (and it was a petrol V8)

 

[gunning]

Personally I'm not a fan of making a diesel noisier. They sound pretty decent when more refined. I get it but I just feel it's trying too hard to be something it's not.

Plus you will hit back pressure issues on a turbo derv I'd imagine. I know you can get it mapped out but it's just causing longevity issues.

Enjoy the car for what it is. I always leave my diesels untouched, I straight piped my ml55 from cat back and that was like a thunder on roids.

Just my two pence.

 

[merc85]

Less back pressure the better on a turbocharged car, Derv or petrol. To a point of course, mines mapped to, and has a lager intercooler go's very well hoping to get it into the 14s on the 1/4 this year.

 

[gunning]

Less back pressure the better on a turbocharged car, Derv or petrol. To a point of course, mines mapped to, and has a lager intercooler go's very well hoping to get it into the 14s on the 1/4 this year.

Fair enough, I'm certainly no tuning expert!

 

[merc85]

Fair enough, I'm certainly no tuning expert!

wasn't having a go, just sharing what i'd found out playing with T5's over the years, im certainly no expert either, I did manage to get my last Volvo from 225hp to 297hp but it cost alot of money, time and headaches lol

 

[e350Thegunners]

Personaly, I would not bother but is your choice. Enjoy the Stage 1 tuning that you already have. That's why to me it is important to carefully select a tuner that is able to offer and provide you with the maximum power/torque over the entire rpm range at Stage 1.

Thanks for the reply, I love the remap, it truly is great, the exhaust is more for the sound. Torque flow exhausts at msl, have produced some amazing exhaust for the petrol versions. I was fortunate enough to experience the cls 55 and sl500 during my visit to msl. The exhausts on these cars truly sounded amazing!