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Hi I have a 1 litre Corsa and at the minute it sounds a bit like a pussy cat when its running lol. I was wondering what could make my car sound a bit more Lion King than domestic cat lol. Would a muffler tip do the trick or would I have to get a whole new exhaust?

Thanx

corsablue wrote:Hi I have a 1 litre Corsa and at the minute it sounds a bit like a pussy cat when its running lol. I was wondering what could make my car sound a bit more Lion King than domestic cat lol. Would a muffler tip do the trick or would I have to get a whole new exhaust?

Thanx

hello mate, cheap option, get a decent backbox, get a K&N air filter and drill your airbox.

Expensive option, get a full system exhaust.

As its just a one litre, if i were you i would just get a half decent backbox (off here, ebay etc), then get a K&N air filter, and drill the airbox. That way you will get a deeper rumble when you drive, and a nice air sucking sound when you accelerate

yeh either get k&n filter n drill box or jus get an induction kit...can get em fairly cheap now.

and get a half decent backbox..muffler tips dont do anything...thy just sposed to make it look nicer lol

Wont the car fail Mot if theres a hole in the exhaust?

ye dont put hole i nthe exhaust...just in the cover around the airfilter.

yeah yeah i get ya. Although u could just pay a £5 for a blower whistle, then when u the novel sound wears off u can swap back to normal car sounds

i had this dilemma tooo mate ive gotta 1.0 12v and didnt really want to get an exhaust cos didnt really want a constant rumble. so i went for a pipercross performance filter and it sounds the dogs bollocks mayb gettin a nice subtle exhaust but deffo not 1 of dem exhausts that u cud stik ya head into!!! lol .......

mines a 1.2 and iv just gotta subtle 3in backbox tucked in under the bak bumper...it sounds well nice..and i havnt got it stickin out from the bumper...subtle but sounds good..and along with the induction kit...sounds propa nice

At the moment I think a lil back box and induction kit sounds like the best option. Don't wanna turn heads for the wrong reason, know what I mean? I've just ordered some Xenon Light Bulbs from Ebay, very bright with a hint of blue of course keeping in coordination with my colour scheme

yeh iv geot them xenon bulbs on mine...with the blue tinted sidelights and bright white hedlites have a look on my project log(white rally style) and u can see how blue they r at night...

I have got a nice sound by not drilling the airbox, but just removing that useless bit of tubing on the inside of the airbox to increase airflow, and a pipercross panel filter on a 1.4 16v, dont know if this is of any help to you

Rob sport B wrote:I have got a nice sound by not drilling the airbox, but just removing that useless bit of tubing on the inside of the airbox to increase airflow, and a pipercross panel filter on a 1.4 16v, dont know if this is of any help to you

I don't think i'll be drilling the airbox, I dont wanna take a drill to my car lol, love it too much ha!
Could you put some pics of this miscellaneous bit of tubing up m8? Dont wanna rip the wrong one out haha.

Thanx

corsablue wrote:

Rob sport B wrote:I have got a nice sound by not drilling the airbox, but just removing that useless bit of tubing on the inside of the airbox to increase airflow, and a pipercross panel filter on a 1.4 16v, dont know if this is of any help to you

I don't think i'll be drilling the airbox, I dont wanna take a drill to my car lol, love it too much ha!
Could you put some pics of this miscellaneous bit of tubing up m8? Dont wanna rip the wrong one out haha.

Thanx

Dont get an induction kit, just get a decent panel filter, and put it in the standard air box (undrilled) thats what i did, and it sounded mint.

With regards to the 'useless tube' in the air box. Simply open the top of air box, take out the air filter and you will see a tube under the filter, simply remove this.

EDIT
The reason i have said not to get an induction kit is because the corsa engine gets very hot, therefore with an induction kit with a cone filter say, you will suck it alot of hot air, which will make your car run lumpy, the best air for your engine is cold air. Therefore, if you use the standard airbox with a performance panel filter, you will suck air in through the grill, into the box.

olliejones8 wrote:

corsablue wrote:

Rob sport B wrote:I have got a nice sound by not drilling the airbox, but just removing that useless bit of tubing on the inside of the airbox to increase airflow, and a pipercross panel filter on a 1.4 16v, dont know if this is of any help to you

I don't think i'll be drilling the airbox, I dont wanna take a drill to my car lol, love it too much ha!
Could you put some pics of this miscellaneous bit of tubing up m8? Dont wanna rip the wrong one out haha.

Thanx

Dont get an induction kit, just get a decent panel filter, and put it in the standard air box (undrilled) thats what i did, and it sounded mint.

With regards to the 'useless tube' in the air box. Simply open the top of air box, take out the air filter and you will see a tube under the filter, simply remove this.

EDIT
The reason i have said not to get an induction kit is because the corsa engine gets very hot, therefore with an induction kit with a cone filter say, you will suck it alot of hot air, which will make your car run lumpy, the best air for your engine is cold air. Therefore, if you use the standard airbox with a performance panel filter, you will suck air in through the grill, into the box.

yerr i aqree with this guy im currently running my 1.0 12v with pipercross cone filter but im using a cold air feed ducting pipe from the front grill to help with the cool air....

heres a pic of my cold air feed ducting pipe you can see through my grille! have circled for those of you that dont know wer a grille is! lol........