TTR exhaust

PostPost by: seniorchristo » Thu Oct 19, 2023 12:18 am

I have a TTR fast road exhaust on my S3 Elan and found it a little too loud for normal conversation. Subsequently I added a mini muffler which toned it down a little while still maintaining that nice twincam sound.

I would like to purchase the TTR fast road exhaust version for my Plus 2 and I wonder how other owners feel about the noise level of this model. There doesn't seem to be an easy way to add a helper muffler so I will probably be stuck with whatever TTR supplies.

What do others think? Are there other alternatives besides the standard unit?

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PostPost by: The Veg » Fri Oct 20, 2023 2:03 am

I've got a different setup, header & mid-pipe from RDE, and silencer from either SJ or Kelvedon (can't recall exactly which at the mo') and I'm quite pleased. Sounds great without being too loud.
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PostPost by: 2cams70 » Fri Oct 20, 2023 3:30 am

With these kind of exhausts you need to know what's inside it. If it's packed full of fibreglass instead of metal baffles it's unlikely to stay quiet for long.
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PostPost by: seniorchristo » Fri Oct 20, 2023 1:37 pm

Are there any opinions on the noise level of the TTR fast road silencer for the Plus 2?
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PostPost by: stugilmour » Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:15 am

seniorchristo wrote:Are there any opinions on the noise level of the TTR fast road silencer for the Plus 2?


I have the large bore version. I find it loud for cruising.

I tried a intermediate Cherry Bomb style muffler for a while but the clearance issues made it impractical. Ross Robbins told me he had success with this approach on his Zetec, but I think his ride height might have been a bit higher.

I bought some baffles to insert inside the straight pipe but have not tried this approach yet.


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PostPost by: ElanDNA » Tue Oct 24, 2023 7:28 am

seniorchristo wrote:I have a TTR fast road exhaust on my S3 Elan and found it a little too loud for normal conversation. Subsequently I added a mini muffler which toned it down a little while still maintaining that nice twincam sound.
What do others think? Are there other alternatives besides the standard unit?
Chris

See here :
https://lotuselan.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=39222&p=272194
and:
https://lotuselan.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=45363

This one is installed on my Elan:
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possible source:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&_nkw=cherry+bomb&_sacat=0
https://www.autozone.com/exhaust/performance-muffler/b/brand/cherry-bomb~magnaflow-exhaust-products?filterByKeyWord=glasspack

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