Vantage V8 with Mansonry Sport Exhaust and RSC performance cats installed. And yes, I forgot to press the Auto-focus button on my Nikon sitting atop the tripod, so I apologize for the blurry.

Too loud for me, I'll be putting on something quieter. Its for sale cheap if anyone wants it. Less than Half price.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODEmV...ature=youtu.be

 

Changing out the cats makes a huge difference in the sound. A bit too loud for me, even with the stock silencer/muffler.

 

Sounds great! Especially like the idle. Might be a little loud for me too. Love the long driveway! You have to shift b/f the end! Cool!

You might want to check title of YouTube vid. RNC?

 

Sexy AND a big bark.....dayum!!

 

Too loud for me for a street car (great for a track car). Does anyone know of a sound clip or vid of the stock muffler with the cats?

 

I have the RSC Sport Exhaust and RSC Cats and its not nearly as *crackily*

its much more toned down yet I also have cat deletes. You may want to try the RSC Sport Exhaust. Amazing sound too!

My car is for sale too:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2007-...#ht_1158wt_958

 

Probably too loud for many tracks as well.

 

too loud for me too. Gives it a deep muscle car like sound. I like high pitch and raspy almost banshee like whail...the V12 sounds a lot different then the v8 also, that could be part of it.

 

sounds good, but holy crap that's loud. well, at least you'll know if someone's stealing your car...

 

That is crazy loud... I agree, too loud for me. I have the RSC 200 Sport cat and the RSC touring (I think) exhaust, and it's a similar sound, but quieter. It's perfect, really. Try putting the stock exhaust back on, but keeping the cat and pulling fuse 22 (or not). I bet that would be a great sound too.

David

 

Went back in the garage this morning and its AMAZING how much faster you can do things when you know how they come apart and have your tools out. I installed the factory exhaust back in the car in 1 hour, 50 minutes from jacks in to jacks out of the car. I had to call a buddy over to help me lift that stock pipe back in the car - it was just too heavy for me to do on my back and manage the alignment at the same time.

End result, with the RSC performance cats and the stock exhaust with fuse 22 pulled, I think its right on the money. The RSC cats were contributing at least half to that crazy noise in the video by my estimate, so now I have a very nice balance of reasonably quiet cruise and then the party starts when you punch the gas and things really light up from a sound standpoint. Stay out of the gas and its civilized, wind it up and you KNOW you don't have a fully stock exhaust on there.

So, my advice to anyone that is considering the RSC cats and any aftermarket exhaust is do them one at a time. If you're definitely doing the cats - the buy and put those on before you buy a rear exhaust. See what you think. Then, if its not loud enough for you or you want a different tone, then get the aftermarket pipe for the rear.

 

^^^ duane do a vid like you did before lets hear the difference...nice write up and thoughts, your farkeling around is helping all of us... good to have a true DIY, track, and car enthusiast and fellow Porsche and BMW guy here in the Aston Forums.

please continue your modding and reporting kind sir

 

HA! I shall. Ran out of time this morning to do a video - I just HATE IT how going to work tends to interfere with my motorsport playthings and assorted hobbies out in the garage.

I love to work on my own cars/bikes/equipment - you get to know the ends and outs of them when you do rather than dropping them off at a dealership and writing a check for the work done. I've got the exhaust thing DOWN now on V8 Vantages! (thanks to Irish for when I got stuck on cat removal).

 

If ever I have to tackle a project on my car, how about lunch and a six pack and you can work with me on my car, I'm intimidated a bit by DIY, I can do the really easy stuff but taking tons of stuff apart scares me sometimes...nightmares about putting everything back and having screws or bolts left over haha lol!!!

 

i'm sure a lot of this goes without saying, but they're great tips for anyone getting into DIY.

have plenty of zip-loc baggies on hand and use sharpies to label each bag. don't mix bag contents - keep everything separate and don't try to save baggies or you'll regret it later. label everything clearly and in a way that makes them identifiable even a month down the road. take pics as you take things apart to use as reference when you're reassembling. the right tools make all the difference in the world. keep a tub of Vaseline in your toolbox - it'll make reassembly of hoses much easier. always use jack stands and wheel chocks. uh, and make sure you have enough beer on hand so you don't have to stop mid-wrenching to pick up more.

and the easiest way to learn is by doing. i bought a '93 RX7 just to learn how to work on rotaries. that car spent more time torn apart in my garage than it did on the street!