Thread: Exhaust ideas stock D2

Hi all - I have a small split appearing in my muffler. It needs replacing now - 180,000k and split its up for a newy. In my D1 I had a bloke fit up a system (3.9 stock) that sounded insanely loud. He changed it at no cost to me and got it bang on as a nice set up. I will go back to him for the D2, but he did say it was tricky setting up Rover V8's for a nice note, but not to drone on the highway nor be too loud under hard acceleration. My D2 is a manual.

Has anyone managed to keep the stock resonator/replace resonator and have a good set up with a new muffler? I am thinking that stock pipe size is still fine. I just dont want that initial "Oh Cool!!" 17 year old reaction in the exhaust shop and then having to live with it is just too hard - likewise though the stock system is just a tad TOO quiet for me..

Cheers

Hi Ozscott

Fit a lukey offset sports muffler and leave the rear resonator, makes it sound like a V8 but not overly noisy.
that's what i have done to mine very happy with the exhaust note
and cost about $180 fitted.

Tony
'03 D2a V8 4.0