Removing Muffler TD5

[mike_beecham]

Hi Guys,

Looking to remove the muffler off the Defender this week some time - is it worth paying someone or is it as easy as grinding it off and sliding some pipe over it with some clamps either end?

I have been told too keep the muffler by a mate, as l will get over the noise!?



Also - any warrent implications? Is the Dealer going to go crazy?


Ta,

Mike

[rijidij]

It's probably worth taking it to an exhaust fitter. It would be a pretty easy job for them to do as they have all the gear to flare the ends of the new pipe section. Just tell them to do it in a way that you can easily change it back if you want to.

Cheers, Murray

[discowhite]

Hi Guys,

Looking to remove the muffler off the Defender this week some time - is it worth paying someone or is it as easy as grinding it off and sliding some pipe over it with some clamps either end?

I have been told too keep the muffler by a mate, as l will get over the noise!?



Also - any warrent implications? Is the Dealer going to go crazy?


Ta,

Mike

bet your mate dosent own a TD5! you will hardly notice the difference in tone. its deffinatly not loud.

my first one i had midas do in about 30min for a total cost of 50bucks.

cheers phil

[mike_beecham]

...that true. He doesn't drive TD5! haha
Is it worth doing?

He told me the turbo will spool up faster (better.)
Different (louder) exhuast note?

Worth taking both mufflers out? Effect?


Ta,

Mike

[weeds]

i agre with phil, most exhaust shops will nearly do it on the spot, cost me $40 to remove the muffler, a few months later another $40 to remove the resinator and than six or so months later complete new straight through normal bent exhaust for $200

i reckon the 30tdi is a little noisey as a straight through

i know i went the long way around, i removed the muffler because it sounded like a good idea, removed the resinator because i crushed the tail pipe, fitted a nnew system because i needed to install a PTO winch

[discowhite]

td5 are quite different in note to the 300tdi. LRH's 300tdi 3'' straight through you can hear coming 2 blocks away, thats why he's now after a rear muffler:D
the td5 with the center removed dosent really get any louder, more of a deeper note. ive removed the rear one on mine but its to loud for me, thats on a 90, shorter system than a 110. ide remove the center, and if your bored one day take the rear one off and see what its like. if its to loud put it back on.

and yes the turbo dose spool quicker with it removed.

cheers phil

[mike_beecham]

So...

Does anyone with a TD5 have both the mufflers off? Is it worth doing in term of turbo spool or slight power gain? How noisey?


Thanks,

Mike

[Koukandowie Brangus]

I took the centre muffler off my 130 and it made no appeciable noise difference. Turbo does spool up faster though.

[mike_beecham]

Well - l had the center muffler removed today and replaced with some pipe. Certainly notice the turbo spooling up faster. Slight note change when under load at low RPMs. But that is about it.

What is the exhuast 'note' like with the rear muffler removed?? Anyone?


Mike

[Tombie]

Well - l had the center muffler removed today and replaced with some pipe. Certainly notice the turbo spooling up faster. Slight note change when under load at low RPMs. But that is about it.

What is the exhuast 'note' like with the rear muffler removed?? Anyone?


Mike

It's Fanbloodytastic....

[justinc]

It's Fanbloodytastic....

Too right, they sound like Stig Blomquists' Audi Quattro when pushed hard:twisted:

JC

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Too right, they sound like Stig Blomquists' Audi Quattro when pushed hard:twisted:

JC


:eek:

Bloody hell!

VIDS!!

[crump]

Too right, they sound like Stig Blomquists' Audi Quattro when pushed hard:twisted:

JC

so to make this happen its just a matter of removing both mufflers and replacing with a straight thru pipe, no tuning mods required and no other issues?????

[Pedro_The_Swift]

like this JC??
Audi Quattro and Stig - Video (http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-FV9lFCGtwMU/audi_quattro_and_stig/)

can see you squirting thru the forests crumpy:cool:
snow studs glistening in the sun
:Rolling:


is that the oil catch tank in the boot?:eek::eek:

[mike_beecham]

How loud is it? Does it only really come about when you r pushing it hard? Or is it droning the whole time?????


By sounds of that Audi the cops might not like it!

Mike

[crump]

like this JC??
Audi Quattro and Stig - Video (http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-FV9lFCGtwMU/audi_quattro_and_stig/)

can see you squirting thru the forests crumpy:cool:
snow studs glistening in the sun
:Rolling:


is that the oil catch tank in the boot?:eek::eek:

man if it sounds like that, consider it done!!

[dromader driver]

the old front muffler on the 110 trayback finally cracked out. has been replaced with a hot dog. pulls just as well and just a little low frequency rumble pulling away at low rpm on a hill.

get through 80km/hr and the other noises take over.

[crump]

so to make this happen its just a matter of removing both mufflers and replacing with a straight thru pipe, no tuning mods required and no other issues?????

Further to this I count 3 mufflery things, 2 small, 1 big, which ones do I remove??

[mike_beecham]

Hey mate

You want to in the first instance, to take out the LARGEST of them all.
WEhen you get it off look inside! Full of baffles!!!!

Mine done Friday at Muffler Joint $40 and 30 minutes. Kept the muffler.

Looking to do the rear one Monday.....


Mike

[crump]

Hey mate

You want to in the first instance, to take out the LARGEST of them all.
WEhen you get it off look inside! Full of baffles!!!!

Mine done Friday at Muffler Joint $40 and 30 minutes. Kept the muffler.

Looking to do the rear one Monday.....


Mike
when you do, can you post some vid of the sound??:twisted:

[mike_beecham]

Yeah...l guess it could be done! Def do the middle muffler - the big, baffled one, you barely notice any diff in sound. Just a bit of groan when under load in low RPM...sounds good though.

Def worth doing?

Not sure if any greater 'performace' benefits from taking rear one out ??


We will see.


Mike

[hainsy99]

hi i have a defender 90 and i took off both mufflers and left the cat converter it sounds nice not very loud but has a more deeper sound and a bit more performance its worth doing cost me nothing and at any time i can put it back on

[discowhite]

hi i have a defender 90 and i took off both mufflers and left the cat converter it sounds nice not very loud but has a more deeper sound and a bit more performance its worth doing cost me nothing and at any time i can put it back on

and just wait till the cat falls off or suddenly develops a case of ''hole through guts via a broom handle''....then it will go even better and stops smelling like a ULP car;)

cheers phil