BTB STAINLESS EXHAUST FOR 172 CUP

[carl1976]

Hi,
Have just had fitted a cat back BTB stainless exhaust to my clio 172 cup. I have found the exhaust to be rather noisy as i was lead to believe that it was a near to standard noise wise.
Have any of you got a BTB stealth fitted to your 172'S /182'S??
If so what do you think of the noise level?

 

[vecbtb]

Well put it this way... I took my dad out for a ride to Silverstone today. Half way there he says "I thought you had a sports exhaust?". Might need to give you car a few hundred miles yet. All BTB exhausts I have had over the years have needed a bit of soot to bed them in and quieten them down a little.

 

[carl1976]

Ok thanks for that. Thought this might be the case, has been a long time since i've had a car with a stainless exhaust, last one was a Pug 1.9 gti with a full magnex and that was loud!

 

[the_prophet]

the one on the btb website sounds pretty much standard.....could barely notice a difference.

 

[carl1976]

Yeh that's the impression i got from the video, nice and quiet! But when i had it fitted it is rather loud inside the car to be honest. But hopefully it'll quieten down abit once sooted up.

 

[the_prophet]

can you get any videos?

 

[vecbtb]

I remember when I had mine first fitted. The noise seemed to peak at different rev points if that make sense. Now, as you have seen in the videos it's a lot quieter and consistent throughout the rev range. This is typical of the many BTB exhausts that I have had over the years on different cars. They get more quiet the more you use them. I've had mine a few months now and it's perfect. Whilst it's never going to be like an OE system, the noise now is just an acceptable deep rumble. The radio even at a low volume drowns it out completely as can be seen in the vids. Give it time and you will be very impressed.

 

[carl1976]

I've covered around 130 miles and it is starting to change already, some times it's boomy and other's it's a lovely deep rumble and it certainly has made a difference in acceleration i think. Sounds alot better once warmed up too. Few hundred more miles and it'll sound perfect. It's a lvely piece of work i must say the fabrication and welding is faultless, was very impressed with it, well worth the money over a standard pipe anyday of the week.