The Lotus Grand Tourers

Eventually got round to cutting out the melted bumper sections and adding aliminimum heat sheilds.

Nice job mate.

New exhaust system too?

shaunw wrote:Nice job mate.

New exhaust system too?

Yep got AAS to build a new system putting the centre box back in, quieter in the cabin now and I reckon a few mor hourses as well.

Hi Jerry - new exhaust looks good! I'm thinking about having a centre box made for mine now it's a bit louder. How much difference do you think it's made on yours? Have you made any before/after noise measurements like they did at Croft?

Pete

Did you get to choose the level of noise you wanted? I've welded my back box up as a temporary measure but I'd like to get a new exhaust made up that sounds as nice as the one that's on there at the moment. Its original I think but I suspect a lot of the baffling has long since rotted away. It's loud but not too loud. I'm concerned about having one made and finding it too quiet so I keep putting it off.

The new brakes are in different league to the originals. The Mintex pads squeal like a pig though so I have bought some anti squeal pads and Mintex lube, s'posed to help apparently but I haven't fitted them yet.

Pete Boole wrote:Hi Jerry - new exhaust looks good! I'm thinking about having a centre box made for mine now it's a bit louder. How much difference do you think it's made on yours? Have you made any before/after noise measurements like they did at Croft?

Pete

Hi Pete. Definitely quieter but more than that there is less resonance and droning. Mark complained that it was now two quiet but I heard him drive it the other day and coming towards you the induction raw is awesome; so relatively happy to have abit quieter out the back and should aid getting in the track.

shaunw wrote:Did you get to choose the level of noise you wanted? I've welded my back box up as a temporary measure but I'd like to get a new exhaust made up that sounds as nice as the one that's on there at the moment. Its original I think but I suspect a lot of the baffling has long since rotted away. It's loud but not too loud. I'm concerned about having one made and finding it too quiet so I keep putting it off.

The new brakes are in different league to the originals. The Mintex pads squeal like a pig though so I have bought some anti squeal pads and Mintex lube, s'posed to help apparently but I haven't fitted them yet.

I just told them I wanted to drop enough to maker the cabin a better place and so I can get on the track. I am sure they can pretty much do what u want. I haven't had any squealing with my pads. Which ones did u go for? I uses 1144.

MrCoolA wrote:

shaunw wrote:Did you get to choose the level of noise you wanted? I've welded my back box up as a temporary measure but I'd like to get a new exhaust made up that sounds as nice as the one that's on there at the moment. Its original I think but I suspect a lot of the baffling has long since rotted away. It's loud but not too loud. I'm concerned about having one made and finding it too quiet so I keep putting it off.

The new brakes are in different league to the originals. The Mintex pads squeal like a pig though so I have bought some anti squeal pads and Mintex lube, s'posed to help apparently but I haven't fitted them yet.

I just told them I wanted to drop enough to maker the cabin a better place and so I can get on the track. I am sure they can pretty much do what u want. I haven't had any squealing with my pads. Which ones did u go for? I uses 1144.

1144 I think. From looking at the web it seems to be a common problem with them unless anti squeal pads are used.

MrCoolA wrote:

Pete Boole wrote:Hi Jerry - new exhaust looks good! I'm thinking about having a centre box made for mine now it's a bit louder. How much difference do you think it's made on yours? Have you made any before/after noise measurements like they did at Croft?

Pete

Hi Pete. Definitely quieter but more than that there is less resonance and droning. Mark complained that it was now two quiet but I heard him drive it the other day and coming towards you the induction raw is awesome; so relatively happy to have abit quieter out the back and should aid getting in the track.

Thanks Jerry - pretty sure my car is now too loud for the track as well. I'll start with a central box like you've done, but if it needs more silencing I'm going to remove the spare wheel-well to make lots of space for an Esprit-type setup!

Cheers

Pete