Best exhaust for £500

[Mr Squashie]

I'm looking to replace my chav spec exhaust with something a bit less offensive and am wondering what to buy. Ideally I'd like a PMS system but they're silly money, so what else is good that doesn't cost a fortune?

I've been looking at the RS192, the Scorpion single backbox systems, or the Piper system. All would be run with a decat most of the time, but all would have a centre silencer.

Personally I like the look of the Piper most, but I'd be interested to hear people's opinions on them all, and also if there's anything I've missed

 

[Breamy]

For the sake of another 95 quid just get the pms ones. I love mine on my 172. Sounds brilliant

 

[frayz]

Yep, spend the extra for the PMS if you can, you wont regret it.

 

[leeds2592]

I’ve got a Piper on mine. Was bought and fitted by the previous owner, so wasn’t my choice but I think it sounds mega.

It is loud, even more so with the decat.

Here’s a crap video I sent @Louis last year when I refitted my decat.

 

[Craigy69k]

Before buying a whole new system put a resonator/silencer/ cat in it in case anything like this is missing, should quieten it down a good bit

 

[Mr Squashie]

For the sake of another 95 quid just get the pms ones. I love mine on my 172. Sounds brilliant

I know it's not a huge amount of money by itself, but I started looking at exhausts that were £400 and thought about stretching my budget by 25% to include the Piper, the PMS would be 50% more than what I originally set out to spend

It is loud, even more so with the decat.

It does sound good though, and not as loud as mine at idle I don't think

Before buying a whole new system put a resonator/silencer/ cat in it in case anything like this is missing, should quieten it down a good bit

I've actually got a cat in it at the moment to try and tone it down slightly, but I'd like to remove it completely. I thought about having a garage fit a centre silencer but I'm really not happy with the rest of the system so I think I'd end up wasting my money. It looks like it was built from plumbing supplies and welded by Stevie Wonder 😂

 

[Breamy]

Do you have the oem cat ? I sold mine and it paid for my pms 🤣

 

[Mr Squashie]

Do you have the oem cat ? I sold mine and it paid for my pms 🤣

Unfortunately not, just an eBay special

 

[Louis]

I’ve got a Piper on mine. Was bought and fitted by the previous owner, so wasn’t my choice but I think it sounds mega.

It is loud, even more so with the decat.

Here’s a crap video I sent @Louis last year when I refitted my decat.


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This system really does sound great.

Video of it in action being told off for being a norty boy

2 seconds in.

 

[Cub.]

Old Chinese proverb;

“Haggle harder for chicken, buy PMS exhaust.”

 

[Ex-User (99307)]

The quality of the PMS exhausts has gone right down, I bought one recently and was very disappointed, they don't do the updated mount with it any more either.

I'd go custom.

 

[Krarl]

This video has mine, @Louis and @leeds2592. I think mines probably the loudest and it's aimed at the floor ffs 😂

Oh and it also has @Hamburglar in his backward car and @Sj1782 in his drug dropoff utility vehicle

 

[frayz]

The quality of the PMS exhausts has gone right down, I bought one recently and was very disappointed, they don't do the updated mount with it any more either.

I'd go custom.

Really? thats a real shame, how does it mount up these days? Any pics?

 

[Ex-User (99307)]

On the crap standard rear mount and the additional brace right at the back. No more Audi mount.

Shite welds, all fittings in Tesco freezer bags, generally crap.

 

[frayz]

Thats such a shame, my PMS system is beautifully made and much nicer then the BTM or Orbisoud i had previously.

 

[Ex-User (99307)]

Assume they have changed supplier, the old ones were made by phoenix exhausts in Devon.

 

[frayz]

Thats right, mine came direct from Phoenix

 

[Cub.]

This video has mine, @Louis and @leeds2592. I think mines probably the loudest and it's aimed at the floor ffs 😂

Oh and it also has @Hamburglar in his backward car and @Sj1782 in his drug dropoff utility vehicle

Ah yes.

The North.

 

[Louis]

Ah yes.

The North.

Cant wait to see the Taycan in a driveby video.

Oh....




👀

 

[Cub.]

Cant wait to see the Taycan in a driveby video.

Oh....




👀

We’ll do a southern version this weekend if you want.

 

[Louis]

We’ll do a southern version this weekend if you want.

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Naa you're alright

 

[hopgop1]

I'm pretty happy with my resonated Milltek, original cat, it's relatively loud, but not droney. May as well be impossible to get it to sit perfectly in the exhaust cutouts though. Plus I figured the lifetime warranty was worth the price.
I do wonder how much having an exhaust shop make you up a stainless cat-back would be?

 

[leeds2592]

Ah yes.

The North.

@Louis says mug the north off anymore and he’ll chin you at csf. His words, not mine 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[Louis]

@Louis says mug the north off anymore and he’ll chin you at csf. His words, not mine 🤷🏻‍♂️

I dont want to die 😭

 

[S-JM]

@Louis says mug the north off anymore and he’ll chin you at csf. His words, not mine 🤷🏻‍♂️

He's benching 12kg now too, not someone you want to mess with @Cub.

 

[pure-motorsport]

The quality of the PMS exhausts has gone right down, I bought one recently and was very disappointed, they don't do the updated mount with it any more either.

I'd go custom

HI there, I'd like to hear from you if you weren't happy with your exhaust. I think you had a 172 system? if so this comes with an additional rear mounting but no Audi type mount - that's the 182 system that uses the Audi type mounts. Our exhausts are still made by the same guys that have always made our exhausts - we have never used anyone else. If anything isn't up to scratch then they are very proactive in sorting it. I like to be given a chance to put things right so you are happy but I can't see any emails from you regarding this?

 

[Louis]

HI there, I'd like to hear from you if you weren't happy with your exhaust. I think you had a 172 system? if so this comes with an additional rear mounting but no Audi type mount - that's the 182 system that uses the Audi type mounts. Our exhausts are still made by the same guys that have always made our exhausts - we have never used anyone else. If anything isn't up to scratch then they are very proactive in sorting it. I like to be given a chance to put things right so you are happy but I can't see any emails from you regarding this?

That's interesting as I'd also read elsewhere that they were being welded by another shop and the quality had gone down on them.

Chinese whispers.

 

[Mr Underhill]

That's interesting as I'd also read elsewhere that they were being welded by another shop and the quality had gone down on them.

Chinese whispers.

I've got two and the quality is top-notch. The only issue I've had is with one of the rubber mounts that, as stated above, is replaceable with an Audi mount.

 

[finch wxm]

I'm pretty happy with my resonated Milltek, original cat, it's relatively loud, but not droney. May as well be impossible to get it to sit perfectly in the exhaust cutouts though. Plus I figured the lifetime warranty was worth the price.
I do wonder how much having an exhaust shop make you up a stainless cat-back would be?

Not only me then who can't get it lined up 😂

 

[Clio_fool]

Boils my piss when people go moaning on the Internet instead of contacting the supplier and getting issues sorted.

 

[Jekyll]

I'm not sucking balls or trying to go too much of track, but whenever I've had a query, I've phoned Nick from PMS up and he's always been helpful, not matter how big or small the issue may be. I think he wants to give good customer service and does so.