Re: GT40 Australia #48
After a couple of weeks of very pleasant but unmistakable comments by neighbors, like "heard you go to work yesterday"and being followed by the local police and getting very sick of short shifting, I decided that I should do something about taming the incredible goose bump raising sound of #48. P.R. recommended fitting Super Traps.
See Pics. The Super trap fits on the end of the exhaust pipe
and has a variable number of baffles or traps bolted on behind the end plate. The more traps in place the louder the music and the less back pressure. To quieten things down just remove some of the traps. So you have instant exhaust tuning capability. For track days just take off all the traps and you are back to the original exhaust set up.
The manufacturer claims that horse power is actually increased by fitting super traps. When we have done enough miles to put the engine back on the Dyno we will have a fiddle and discover what is the best setup for both H.P. and
torque.
How do they sound? Well gone is the ferocious BRAAAAAATTT,
replaced now with a more sophisticated VROOOOM.All life is a compromise. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
How do they look? Frankly, compared to the end pipes I have been used to, I think they look crap. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif But some people have commented on how cool they look. Anyway I think if I was trying to win a show and shine I would take them off.
Do they do the job? So far, an emphatic yes, I am no longer worried about the neighbors or the Police. The Dyno will tell the story. I'll let you know.
On a different note, I want to give GT40 Australia, Peter Ransom and staff an accolade. On Saturday when I was washing the car, mysteriously the brake lights came on and stayed on. I thought I had got water into the wiring somewhere which was causing a short. I dried everything and even used a hair dryer (don't tell Di)to chase all moisture away. To no avail. I rang Peter who gave me a few things to try, but the lights stayed on. By now it was late so I disconnected the the power and called it a night. Sunday I was involved in other things so the problem remained until today.
I rang Peter and he said "bring the car down". I said "when" and he replied "whenever it is convenient for you" I told him I would be there in half an hour. When I arrived Peter had his crew move the Cobra they were working on out of the way and immediately put three people to work on my car to sort the problem.
As it turned out the short was not caused by me washing the car. When the compliance plate was fitted a drill nicked the plastic covering on a wire and the pop rivet came into contact. A couple of hundred kilometers was enough for metal to metal contact to happen and voila, a short and constant power to the brake lights. Ten minutes later problem fixed. No delay, no argument, no charge and sorry Pete, our fault. How refreshing. I hope that my customers think the same about my after sales service as I do about Gt40 Australia's.
No, I am not related, nor do I own shares in the company. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Here is a pic of the Super Traps.
