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Portiesyncro Samba Member
Joined: December 14, 2013 Posts: 28 Location: South Australia
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 7:18 pm Post subject: RMW exhaust - need specific info on how loud. |
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Hi all, hoping someone out there can help me with my decision.
I’m almost finished converting my 1991 automatic DOKA to a manual with a 2005 EJ25 motor and reverse Subaru 5sp using one of Dave Clymers excellent shift kits. I have used a RMW engine carrier bar and a set of their stainless steel exhaust headers and heat shield setup.
Now I Need to select an appropriate muffler which is where I need to help. Here in South Australia, we have very specific requirements when it come to vehicle noise. When I take the vehicle for inspection they will measure the loudness 2meters behind the tail pipe with the car at 3000rpm, and it is required to be less than 90db.
Does anyone out there running either the magnaflow straight through muffler or the offset stealth muffler have access to a sound measuring device that can simulate the test for me so I can select the most appropriate muffler for my instal? (I’m led to believe that there are some phone apps that will do this although I don’t know how accurate they are or if they are free downloads.)
Thanks for helping if you can.
Cheers
Ian |
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Jake de Villiers Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2007 Posts: 5911 Location: Tsawwassen, BC
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 7:23 am Post subject: Re: RMW exhaust - need specific info on how loud. |
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Just do yourself a favour and get a Walker that fits the space/tube offset requirements. I have a friend with a Vanaru conversion and it looks stupid going down the road: its a German Driving Apartment with a Boy Racer exhaust note!!
Not for me! _________________ '84 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX
'86 Westy Weekender Poptop/2.5 Subaru/5 Speed Posi/Audi Front Brakes/16 x 7 Mercedes Wheels - answers to 'Dixie'
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Alluvial Van Samba Member
Joined: November 10, 2012 Posts: 131 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 8:02 am Post subject: Re: RMW exhaust - need specific info on how loud. |
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90 dB is quite loud for a vehicle at 3000 rpm, especially a Van. I know Laguna Seca race tack in Monterey, CA has a dB limit of 92 and that's at a race track so I can't imagine a Van at 3000 rpm being near that. |
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E1 Samba Member
Joined: January 21, 2013 Posts: 6372 Location: Westfalia, Earth
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 8:16 am Post subject: Re: RMW exhaust - need specific info on how loud. |
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OP, am I right that you're concerned it might be too loud? A tuned exhaust is a gift to your engine, gas mileage, (coolness), etc.
"Laguna Seca?" Another race junkie in our midst? We need more!
Jake de Villiers wrote: |
...its a German Driving Apartment with a Boy Racer exhaust note!! |
Hey, stop using up all the good one-liners! _________________ ‘84 Westy, 2.1L with Digijet, 5.43 R+P, GT Gears
"Adding power makes you faster on the straights.
Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere."
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Portiesyncro Samba Member
Joined: December 14, 2013 Posts: 28 Location: South Australia
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:49 pm Post subject: Re: RMW exhaust - need specific info on how loud. |
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Correct E1. I previously had this engine in my syncro with a mild steel exhaust system that a friend built for me. That registered 95db at inspection but the guy I was dealing with that day thought it was a cool conversion and passed me anyway!
If I had hit a different inspector then I would have failed and had to remake the exhaust. Obviously I don’t want that to happen if I’m installing an expensive SS exhaust system this time. I’d just go the offset option if I didn’t have to purchase different clamps as well to fit that on the heat shield. Shipping to aust is a killer. |
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16473 Location: Brookeville, MD
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Portiesyncro Samba Member
Joined: December 14, 2013 Posts: 28 Location: South Australia
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 2:29 pm Post subject: Re: RMW exhaust - need specific info on how loud. |
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I don’t have the stock vw muffler and the muffler I had on this engine previously was too loud. Looks like I might just have to take a punt on the straight through muffler and hope for the best. |
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DanHoug Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2016 Posts: 4715 Location: Bemidji, MN
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 2:53 pm Post subject: Re: RMW exhaust - need specific info on how loud. |
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on the straight thru muffler.... if it is too loud, remove the tailpipe and tighten a "tail pipe expander" about 1/2 way down the muffler and put the tailpipe back on. the expander will force exhaust gas thru the slots quieting it down. performance will take a hit but it'll pass.
-dan |
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chachi Samba Member
Joined: November 18, 2003 Posts: 858 Location: the weeds
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 7:52 pm Post subject: Re: RMW exhaust - need specific info on how loud. |
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this thread has some info you should check out, and i thought Goldtooth mentioned the longer walker muffler he put on that changed the sound quite a bit for the better but i can’t find it. might PM him and ask about it.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=672926&highlight=sealing+rmw _________________ '74 transporter panel
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Jake de Villiers Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2007 Posts: 5911 Location: Tsawwassen, BC
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 8:34 am Post subject: Re: RMW exhaust - need specific info on how loud. |
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E1 wrote: |
"Laguna Seca?" Another race junkie in our midst? We need more!
Jake de Villiers wrote: |
...its a German Driving Apartment with a Boy Racer exhaust note!! |
Hey, stop using up all the good one-liners! |
Plenty of racing fans around here. I grew up at Oulton Park, Brands Hatch and Silverstone, etc where my father raced either his 1929 Austin Ulster or his Bentley. We used to flat tow the Ulster to the tracks with the 1930 RR that used to belong to the Shah of Iran back when they were all just 'old bangers'!!
_________________ '84 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX
'86 Westy Weekender Poptop/2.5 Subaru/5 Speed Posi/Audi Front Brakes/16 x 7 Mercedes Wheels - answers to 'Dixie'
@jakedevilliersmusic1
http://sites.google.com/site/subyjake/mydixiedarlin%27
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
www.thebassspa.com |
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