While the OEM exhaust is quite adequate, I had always intended to install strait pipe megaphone exhaust tips on P/2192. My hope was that they would make the car sound great, but not so obnoxious that I'd wake the neighbors or agitate law enforcement. I also like the look of large, agressive exhaust openings.
Well, my brother has had the car for several weeks performing various tweaks and improvements, and one of them was the installation of some custom built, nickel plated megaphones! They sound awesome, throaty and quite outrageous, and he dyno-tuned the engine after they were installed.
They're not as loud as one might have guessed, although we have installed sound/heat insulation and a more substantial replacement rear window from Olthoff. (On the other hand, the neighbor says that their door knocker starts to vibrate wildly whenever the car goes by, making it seem like there's an approaching earthquake. On another occasion, Alan says that a woman was nearly pulled out of her shoes as the two greyhounds she was walking wigged out at the approach of the car's motor and leaped over a four-foot picket fence.) Oh well, it does sound very cool though.
Anyway, we'll see whether they'll ultimately be useable on a regular basis. In the meantime, there's no better sounding car for many miles. And they look great as they sound, as you can see from the photos below.
Kim
Well, my brother has had the car for several weeks performing various tweaks and improvements, and one of them was the installation of some custom built, nickel plated megaphones! They sound awesome, throaty and quite outrageous, and he dyno-tuned the engine after they were installed.
They're not as loud as one might have guessed, although we have installed sound/heat insulation and a more substantial replacement rear window from Olthoff. (On the other hand, the neighbor says that their door knocker starts to vibrate wildly whenever the car goes by, making it seem like there's an approaching earthquake. On another occasion, Alan says that a woman was nearly pulled out of her shoes as the two greyhounds she was walking wigged out at the approach of the car's motor and leaped over a four-foot picket fence.) Oh well, it does sound very cool though.
Anyway, we'll see whether they'll ultimately be useable on a regular basis. In the meantime, there's no better sounding car for many miles. And they look great as they sound, as you can see from the photos below.
Kim