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Old May 27th, 2009, 06:10 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted by futureal33 (original)
Hi,

I did this, and it created a terrific amount of drone. Within a few weeks I put it back on and have been drone-free since

No increase in power
No increase in exterior exhaust noise
Huge increase in in-cabin noise

Thanks for the info' Futureal33,

I've decided not to remove the front silencer. I spoke to a local custom exhaust manufacturer who said that removing it would make no difference to the performance of the car, but would just increase the "drone" of the exhaust.... not good!

P.

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