Originally Posted by Mike-in-Orange
Paul, I'm really surprised to hear this. Obviously our perceptions vary from one individual to another. I first heard this exhaust on another forum members car, both while following him in my Roadster and while riding in his coupe both on the freeway and surface streets. He had a few thousand miles on his system and it was very quiet on the freeway.
Since installing mine I have to say I absolutely love the sound but I will admit that when at slightly lower revs and easing into the gas, there is a noticeable drone. But only under those conditions. Then again, my wife and I can carry on a conversation at speed even with the top down so it seems doubly odd that you exhaust was so loud as to preclude conversation in a closed car!
Mike: Not so bad a volume that you couldn't converse, it was just too loud for me to enjoy listening to music or speaking as I was used to doing before the exhaust was put on. It happens to be in that RPM zone that bugged me. IF it were half the volume, I possibly could stand it. If I were running outside next to my car, I'm sure I'd love the sound as much as everyone else here does. I think that the roadsters have the trunk buffer thing going on also.
And, I honestly can't believe that any exhaust system gets quieter with age as some have said. Gary Cooper has had his on for a while now and his didn't mellow with age, cause he still dislikes his as much as I do.
I won't be going back on, it's up for sale.
Peace
Paul