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I guess most of you will have heard of the Cherry Bomb style exhaust, but I have only recently come across them. I was helping in a brake test on a BMW M3 Evo, and asked if there was anyway to make my car's exhaust sound remotely similar, my mate said I should try fitting a Cherry Bomb..
Has anyone ever had one in the past? What do they actually sound like? ANY advice/comments would be MUCH appreciated!!!
I'm just wondering what it would sound like on a little 1.4l hatchback, seeing as they're really made for big American muscle car..:confused:
It'll sound like any other 1.4 barried to **** corsa/206/fiesta on the road, enjoy
prime target for a potato shafting.
I take it then it would sound too loud, which is what I feared as I didn't want anything that would not suit my car, and did not want to sound like those chav's with a 'universal Jap style' backbox.. O-well.
Wait till you've got a car with a proper engine before you start worrying about engine note coming out the pipe at the back lad. I'd recommend a nice throatful v8 ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by P0WERS160
Fairplay mate fairplay :approve:Quote:
Originally Posted by hereketty
what ya need to make a cherry bomb sing is a mk2 escort lol
You got one then?Quote:
Originally Posted by mark2500
Try taking a straight-through exhaust on the motorway.
I had twin zoom tubes on my old Bug. Sounded great around the town and in tunnels but they droned like hell on the motorway.
cherry bombs exhausts are for the 17 yr old lads accross the counrty that love to wake the neibours up as they park up on a saturday night after a cruise.
If you want something to make your car sound like an M3.... Your gonna have to buy an M3.
Sorry :)
Nick
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Originally Posted by P0WERS160
er no but i had a mate who did about 18 years ago .. touchey about a mk 2 escort gotta be from from essex
Ha well I am 17, but only want my car loud when it's supposed to be (i.e. when putting ya foot down..not that that does much in an old Mk3 :sad6:)Quote:
Originally Posted by bora(ing) nick
Controversial as this sounds, but if you want to do something for yourself then do it. You should of seen my old Tina when I was your age.
Also it may lose a little bit of back presurre making the performace drop a litte......
Sorry but....?Quote:
Originally Posted by MalcQV
and :pQuote:
Originally Posted by P0WERS160
That is probably what has happened already..exhaust it makeshift. Could not afford brand spankin' new Magnex backbox, so took off old backbox and put a straight piece of exhaust pipe from the centre box (had to keep that in to save my ears) to the back of the car with a lovely stainless steel twin tip on the end.. Sounds awesome for £20!!Quote:
Originally Posted by RickT
I still do not understand the meaning behind your first post.. Surely I am doing something by getting advice on how to make my exhaust sound better than it currently is which was my goal and intention to start with...(:p;))Quote:
Originally Posted by MalcQV
All I am saying is if you fancy doing the Cherry Bomb exhaust then go for it ;).Quote:
Originally Posted by P0WERS160
If you fancy one then do it, you will always wonder if you should of.
Yup, do it for you, not what other people say.Quote:
Originally Posted by MalcQV
Your car, your (styling) rules
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Originally Posted by mycarsavw
Yeh okay I see what you mean.. Only asked in the first place because money's tight and I do not have about £50 to throw away so I hope you understand that.. :)
Sorry can't do much about the money, it is difficult with something like that because if you don't like it the best you can do is then sell it on Ebay but making a slight loss.Quote:
Originally Posted by P0WERS160
I love the sound of a good sports exhaust though.
And I guess actually it was a little 'pointless' (but thanks for the feedback anyway!!!..) in posting this thread as everyone has different tastes, even when it comes to the sound of your exhaust..
In the end I've decided not to buy it anyway, after looking at videos on YouTube, I think the exhaust might raise the pitch a bit which is not what I am looking for..
Thanks to all who posted though!! Cheers hereketty, golfmk5gttdi, mark2500, mycarsavw, bora(ing) nick, MalcQV, and RickT :D
Not pointless at all, 25 (now 26) posts ;)
Seconded....Quote:
Originally Posted by MalcQV
Sorry..? I have 70 (now 71) posts...:confused:
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Replies.. Ha right.. Yeh.. ;)
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Originally Posted by P0WERS160
And the penny drops.... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by P0WERS160
Nick
one thing i did forget to metion is how much more attention you get from the coppers he/ we was always getting stopped .so on that point alone id say save up and save yourself a lot of blue flashing lights type moments
Yeh.. I guess that is inevitable with most (if not all mods..). Well CHEERS again guys, it's always good to have a set of straight-minded-opinionists (like there is such thing) to set a guy straight!!! :beerchug: