Custom exhaust abarth 500.

[Matthew]

It's got 175ish and it's very light as I've stripped the back out so it's not lacking in poke, it's just really good fun to drive

I'd imagine it would show a 1*2 a clean pair of heels then mate?

Given the power is more than most of them and the torques

 

[Gouldy]

Longlife is a franchise isn't it? I guess it depends on which garage you use.

I know the one in Leeds is highly rated.

no its not, i have seen a couple of their exhausts fall to bits in months. including a de cat pipe i had made for my VTS ages ago. they got the bore size wrong and it rusted through within a year.

 

[Christopher]

Longlife is a franchise isn't it? I guess it depends on which garage you use.

I know the one in Leeds is highly rated.

That's the one I used. £300 and the worst welding you've EVER seen. It lasted two months before the centre section split on the motorway, left the car and hit a truck behind me.

 

[Christopher]

I'd imagine it would show a 1*2 a clean pair of heels then mate?

Given the power is more than most of them and the torques

Not really, no.

Proven a few times eh Lynden...

 

[ch!ppen]

The drive by video sounds a lot better. But it looks nice

Regard's Longlife i have no experience but people always call Powerflow, yet the exhaust they made for me on my Saxo was brilliant. Lasted nearly 4 years that i had it and is still going now without a single fault. As said, it depend's on the person making the exhaust... A bad workman blames his tool's and all that.

 

[lbrench]

Yeh well the garage I used are known for good quality exhausts, I did do some research before I got it lol


And yeh but that was my old one Christopher..........this has the new map and other bits, it's quicker than a type R though I can 100% assure you of that

 

[Christopher]

Quicker than Naith's standard Ph1 this time? lol

Rematch!

 

[leeds_182]

That's the one I used. £300 and the worst welding you've EVER seen. It lasted two months before the centre section split on the motorway, left the car and hit a truck behind me.

They did a decat pipe on my vec vxr which was ok but then again, it was a straight bit of pipe!

 

[Fletcher]

I'd imagine it would show a 1*2 a clean pair of heels then mate?

Given the power is more than most of them and the torques

I very much doubt that..

 

[Christopher]

They did a decat pipe on my vec vxr which was ok but then again, it was a straight bit of pipe!

LOL. Yeah, they gave me a full refund in the end... and paid for the damage to the truck when the exhaust hit it.

 

[Goodj]

To me it just sounds like the exhaust has fallen off

Much like a Yozza?

FIAT car is FIAT

 

[lbrench]

3 loud bangs at the end <3

 

[LIL B]

Sounds like a bus on and off the air brakes.

 

[lbrench]

well I took the blow off valve filter off and made it standard so it didn't make that noise but I lost the bangs from the exhaust so I ended up keeping the 'ptshhhh' noise which is a bit gay but oh well its fantastically gay looking car.

 

[LiamR172]

just too loud and sounds shite

 

[lbrench]

just too loud and sounds s**te

thanks?

 

[Christopher]

Yeah, I'm not really a fan TBH. It's just loud.

 

[Gardus]

sorry double post

 

[Gardus]

This is with a 1446 turbo from a Grande Punto Abarth essesse, intercooler, full exhaust and remap (206 bhp, 320 nm):

 

[Goodj]

Stick a V6 in it.

 

[Christopher]

I think they suffer from the same issue as the Renaultsport Meganes... they just sound really dull.

Even in that Supersprint vid, it sounds like he's changing up at 3k. lol.

Still cool cars though.

 

[Goodj]

Still cool cars though.

In the same way as, say, a Beetle RSi?

 

[Bodge!]

Did your missus sleep with the exhaust fitter?

I've just been quoted £640 for a dual exit on my car!!

 

[Jamie86]

Lol such a nice system!! The B2B bypass exhaust looks good but retails at like 1300 quid lol

A friends dad had the first system BTB made on his 500 looks awesome build quality, that is where my money is going for my new exhaust thats for sure!

 

[DrewBear11]

I think they suffer from the same issue as the Renaultsport Meganes... they just sound really dull.

.

One of the few things that are holding me off chopping my 182 for a r26, no noise whatsoever...

That does sound alright on the move mind mate !!

 

[Scrooge]

Sounds like a fat mans wet fart.

 

[Goodj]

Sounds like a fat mans wet fart.

Das Boost

 

[Englebert]

Yeah, really difficult to make a turbo car sound good from the outside. You can get some interesting noises inside though! I drove a 911 GT2 recently and it makes all sorts of whooshes and chatters as you changed gear, which was entertaining, but ultimately not as rewarding as the high-pitched crescendo a proper N/A engine will make.

Modified Evo's and similar cars make an interesting sort of sucking noise when they go past, like they are ripping the air. But not sure if i'd call it a nice noise... really you need something distinctive like a Impreza/RX7.

 

[Christopher]

Yeah. Malice's RX-7 sounds good because it's got some balls to back up to noise, as with Mk2 FRS' too.

That's a lot of noise for 160bhp.

 

[lbrench]

Well I will be getting power figures end of next month when it gets on a rolling road and yeh it does sound like the paper ripping sound when it's on full chat, its bedding in nicely actually. The gunshot style bangs on gear changes are addictive! using a lot more fuel though

 

[jesus]

I wanna hear it in person... get your arse to the next CS meet

Definitely looks the b****cks though.

 

[lbrench]

just for the haters and yes it was warmed before i did this......

 

[chriscummins7]

Love abarth 500's but I think that sounds shockingly bad. No offence, just my opinion.

 

[Gally]

First vid still sounds like a Diesel Tractor but it does sound better after sooting up a little compared with the older vids.

Would probably annoy me after 5 minutes right enough.

 

[lbrench]

It's silent in the car when driving it, only really gets loud when you put your foot down.

 

[Dunn]

Sounds facking cool Lynden

its a refreshing hatch for sure

 

[Matthew]

I actually really like the sound of that! Doesn't sound like a 1.4 for sure....

 

[Will.]

Not a BAD sound but IMO they could sound better.

 

[Jonff]

Sounds so much better when it's under load.

 

[Philip.]

A little OTT for me!

You'd hear that round the corner and expect a supercar, not a 500, LOL.