Exhausts?

[Call the midlife!]

If I were you, I'd get in touch with zero exhausts and ask Kevin to make you one. Going to cost you less than a brand new cobra, way less than a Remus, and be decent.

Added to which you can instantly create loudness by fitting a decat pipe in between MOT's - seriously much louder. Oh and a brand new cobra will definitely sound quieter than an older one as the packing ages..

Have you had a price back from Kevin yet? I'd be surprised if his quality cost way less than a Remus? Not to mention a Cobra.

Yeah they exhaust component for the turbo system came to £350.

Hence my confidence in the price 😁

I'm amazed at that, considering the price of the manifolds but I suppose there's less intricate welding and shaping on a cat back. 👍🏻

[shnazzle]

Mind, the TTE does become loud once you start looking at bespoke manifolds and decat/sports cat.
Droney on motorway.
But, I dare say that on stock cat it's by far the best sound. There's a reason I have mine despite the drone

[treeroy]

I've just spent 800 miles following a TTE equipped MR2 round North Wales and they're a beautiful thing to listen to, I can hear it above my set up almost.
If you add some form of induction kit behind the battery you'll increase your noise level even more, if that's your kind of thing...

Thanks. People do seem happy with the TTE exhaust.

I know an induction kit will increase noise but a lot of people have said it screws the car's performance up so think I'll pass on that.

@Ardent  thanks for that link to your sound files. Nice turbo noise too

[Call the midlife!]

I've just spent 800 miles following a TTE equipped MR2 round North Wales and they're a beautiful thing to listen to, I can hear it above my set up almost.
If you add some form of induction kit behind the battery you'll increase your noise level even more, if that's your kind of thing...

Thanks. People do seem happy with the TTE exhaust.

I know an induction kit will increase noise but a lot of people have said it screws the car's performance up so think I'll pass on that.

@Ardent  thanks for that link to your sound files. Nice turbo noise too

Some kits do more harm than good, probably, some if installed properly do less harm than good but they all make more noise.

[househead]

Another vote for TTE. Mine is on a stock cat, stock intake and a Toyosports manifold. It sounds bloody great!

It is a little loud especially from a cold start but it's not too bad once warmed up. Gives some nice discreet burbles on overrun and very rarely a nice little pop (but nothing too "council" for my taste). Agreed it does drone on the motorway, and whilst I do end up on motorways with mine (to get to good B roads) it's not what I bought the car for and I've sort of got used to it.

[tom256]

Yeah they exhaust component for the turbo system came to £350.

Hence my confidence in the price 😁

Can You post photos, please?

After replacing header and cat, TTE exhaust  became very loud. Much to loud when you driving 350km with speed  160km/h :/

[Ardent]

@treeroy

It does not help that not all tte sound the same.

Mine came with one, until I parked next to another did I realize, mine sounded rumbly and grubmbly compared to the civilized one next to me.

Only when I was having some work done, did it become apparent mine was leaking. When put back together with new rings and v bands, it sounded different. Civilized but still with a nice rumble, but not anti social.

Obviously the sound clips of my tte are with a turbo, so on non turbo car will sound different again.

In my book, they are the best sounding. 

[jvanzyl]

Yeah they exhaust component for the turbo system came to £350.

Hence my confidence in the price 😁

Can You post photos, please?

After replacing header and cat, TTE exhaust  became very loud. Much to loud when you driving 350km with speed  160km/h :/

No pics, but as part of my conversation with Kevin at Zero, this is what he priced it at. I have no idea if the exhaust for a turbo car would be any different in terms of routing/ease of construction than a NA car.
But the cool thing is you can get a zero header, sports cat and exhaust now... be nice to get a full set.

[treeroy]

sorry if it's a daft question but what is a "header"? I keep seeing people refer to this. not heard of it on any previous car i've had.

[Ardent]

Yeah they exhaust component for the turbo system came to £350.

Hence my confidence in the price 😁

Can You post photos, please?

After replacing header and cat, TTE exhaust  became very loud. Much to loud when you driving 350km with speed  160km/h :/

No pics, but as part of my conversation with Kevin at Zero, this is what he priced it at. I have no idea if the exhaust for a turbo car would be any different in terms of routing/ease of construction than a NA car.
But the cool thing is you can get a zero header, sports cat and exhaust now... be nice to get a full set.

I think @Mikeymead has.

[Ardent]

sorry if it's a daft question but what is a "header"? I keep seeing people refer to this. not heard of it on any previous car i've had.

What replaces the stock manifold.

[1979scotte]

sorry if it's a daft question but what is a "header"? I keep seeing people refer to this. not heard of it on any previous car i've had.

Exhaust manifold.
Headers is an American word that has been picked up.
I blame the internet 😅

[DanRS4x]

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[JB21]

I bought the below from @thetyrant that he made himself. Think it only cost around £120 to make and its brilliant. 6kg lighter than the OE unit, revs so much more freely and there's 100% power increase. Oh and it sounds awesome.

I had the Corbra quad tip before this which was a piece of junk.

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[AdamR28]

I did similar to the above, but chopped off and re-used the bends from the original back box, and added a 6"×16" round silencer from ebay for £45. People fit larger bore exhausts but technically 1.9" is enough for 150bhp, so I would stick with the standard 2" (unless the car is getting seriously upgraded in the engine department, of course!).

Sounds close to standard while cruising, just a little more 'burble', but much louder when using larger throttle openings, and it definitely feels like the engine revs more freely up the top end.

(Video for sound, not for speed )

[thetyrant]

I bought the below from @thetyrant that he made himself. Think it only cost around £120 to make and its brilliant. 6kg lighter than the OE unit, revs so much more freely and there's 100% power increase. Oh and it sounds awesome.

I had the Corbra quad tip before this which was a piece of junk.

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Should of kept that im going to have to make another once turbo is sorted again

[DanRS4x]

People fit larger bore exhausts but technically 1.9" is enough for 150bhp

I've got a 2.5" custom stainless exhaust - how can I tell what bhp it would be good for?

[AdamR28]

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[AdamR28]

https://www.mk5cortinaestate.co.uk/calculator5.php

The numbers tally up with 'real world' in my experience.

[DanRS4x]

https://www.mk5cortinaestate.co.uk/calculator5.php

The numbers tally up with 'real world' in my experience.

Thanks, that's useful to know if I ever decide to do something bonkers like a turbo.

[treeroy]

sorry if it's a daft question but what is a "header"? I keep seeing people refer to this. not heard of it on any previous car i've had.

Exhaust manifold.
Headers is an American word that has been picked up.
I blame the internet 😅

Strange name for a manifold!
Speaking of which where do people buy their decat manifolds from? On ebay there are 2 you can buy but they're unbranded, I can't find any Toyosports or other brands.

[barchetta_ms]

Another vote for TTE. Mine is on a stock cat, stock intake and a Toyosports manifold. It sounds bloody great!

It is a little loud especially from a cold start but it's not too bad once warmed up. Gives some nice discreet burbles on overrun and very rarely a nice little pop (but nothing too "council" for my taste). Agreed it does drone on the motorway, and whilst I do end up on motorways with mine (to get to good B roads) it's not what I bought the car for and I've sort of got used to it.

The first time I fitted my 2nd hand TTE exhaust it was unbearable at 70mph. I had it cut open (as per someone else's previous post) and it had no packing left inside it. Once re-packed and welded back up it's much quieter but still a lot more interesting sound than stock. I just need to sort out sealing up the 'tips' to the box.

[treeroy]

Just spoke to Kevin at Zero Exhausts and he doesn't do backboxes for the 1ZZ so that is one less option, makes things a bit easier I suppose.

[cptspaulding]

Another vote for TTE. Mine is on a stock cat, stock intake and a Toyosports manifold. It sounds bloody great!

It is a little loud especially from a cold start but it's not too bad once warmed up. Gives some nice discreet burbles on overrun and very rarely a nice little pop (but nothing too "council" for my taste). Agreed it does drone on the motorway, and whilst I do end up on motorways with mine (to get to good B roads) it's not what I bought the car for and I've sort of got used to it.

The first time I fitted my 2nd hand TTE exhaust it was unbearable at 70mph. I had it cut open (as per someone else's previous post) and it had no packing left inside it. Once re-packed and welded back up it's much quieter but still a lot more interesting sound than stock. I just need to sort out sealing up the 'tips' to the box.

That may have been me. I had mine repacked. Not sure how they did it, but it lasted about 3 months before it spat it all back out again.

[shnazzle]

Just spoke to Kevin at Zero Exhausts and he doesn't do backboxes for the 1ZZ so that is one less option, makes things a bit easier I suppose.

That's odd... He has definitely done at least one. Maybe he means he doesn't do it to the stock cat? He doesn't like delivering stuff after the manifold because he wants it to fit perfectly.