Looks good!
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Originally Posted by MrHooky
In terms of sound it's noticeably deeper. A nice burble, especially on full throttle. I do quite a few longer trips for work and I specifcally didn't want it to drone on the motorway, which it doesn't. Just a nice meaty sound, as it should have sounded out the factory in my opinion...
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An exhaust upgrade is something I've planned to do for a long time, and that's precisely my criteria too. Don't want to ruin the refinement when cruising, but I would like to wake the V8 up a little on acceleration. I'm probably going to replace the entire system though, which I think is presently still the one it left the factory with. Like tintin though, I've been kinda waiting until it needs replacing .... which probably won't be so long now.
I had been considering a custom twin exhaust, complete with bumper modifications to accommodate the extra tail pipes, but I'm undecided. I like the idea of having separate exhausts for the two banks of cylinders (which I expect should improve performance a little too) but I'm not sure I want to lose the OEM look.
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2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl
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