AC Artisan Performance Exhaust droning issues?

[blackteam02]

I dont know if everyone loves the LOOOOUUD exhaust drone at highway speeds (freeway speeds are more tolerable) but its getting sortta annoying to us here in NM. Does anybody know how to tone it down some, all we can think of is to just "Dynamat" the trunk. Dont get us wrong we LOVE the tone but the drone is deafing!

OH yea' hey thanks for the welcome, we feel right at home here!

[Bmore-coupe]

Welcome Why all of the "we" business? Are you many people, or are we referring to the "Royal WE"?

[blackteam02]

"we" referring to the Wifey -aka- "Boss Lady" and myself. And yeah the "Royal WE" im sure their are a few a/c peeps with the Artisan exhaust who are annoyed with the loud DRONE is produces. Looking for a solution.

[audtatious]

Add a resonator?

Welcome to NICO

[maxentropy]

Folks had the same issue with the Greddy TiC exhaust. Some even took it off and sold it used because it was too loud for their tastes.

Dynamatting will help but may not solve you issue, but you'd have to do the interior of the car as well and not just the trunk and that'll be expensive and time consuming.

[Hussain]

ya im having the same issue with my exhaust too. im thinking about just putting dynamat or another type of sound deadening. a resonator will help however, it will make your exhaust quieter. i still want my exhaust to have a nice sound and be sort of loud but i just dont want it to be really loud inside the car. i plan to sound deaden the s*** out of my car.... i have issues with the exhaust noise BUT i also have issues with road noise that doesnt involve the exhaust, so sound deadening should help with both

[Loop]

Folks had the same issue with the Greddy TiC exhaust. Some even took it off and sold it used because it was too loud for their tastes.

I wish my GReddy Ti-C was louder and thats without the silencer. It gets quiet as the car warms up.

[mcheddadi]

I dont know if everyone loves the LOOOOUUD exhaust drone at highway speeds (freeway speeds are more tolerable) but its getting sortta annoying to us here in NM. Does anybody know how to tone it down some, all we can think of is to just "Dynamat" the trunk. Dont get us wrong we LOVE the tone but the drone is deafing!

OH yea' hey thanks for the welcome, we feel right at home here!

here's a permanent fix for you:http://autospeed.com/cms/article.html?&A=0883

it's now called the Active Exhaust System [AES] and it's similar to what the newer Lamborghini gallardos have

you can buy it here:http://www.hyperflow.com.au/in...m-aes

more info here:http://autospeed.com/A_110902/cms/article.html

[Hussain]

isnt that basically like the electronic exhaust cut-out i have on my car? looks really similar.... do you have to open it or does it open on its own when it hits a certain RPM?

[mcheddadi]

isnt that basically like the electronic exhaust cut-out i have on my car? looks really similar.... do you have to open it or does it open on its own when it hits a certain RPM?

no, the only similarity is that both use a butterfly valve to change back pressure. this doesn't release the air outside the exhaust like the cut-off. it increases the back pressure to limit noise. it' totally autonomous and it has 3 way of working, either by checking your speed, rpm, or smart mode. there is a master switch incabin that can overwrite it so it stays fully open for track use. best is to read the article I posted

[JDRosenberg07]

The only problem is its only available from their UK distributor and its 570 euros which is about 750 dollars before shipping, not to mention installation. I doesnt even cost that much to buy the Artisan and have it installed.

I tried looking for a price on their website but you have to register or it doesnt show the price and to register it requires a business name and ABN #? and a website and all that.

But i did talk to a guy from Turbochargers.com last week and told him about the droning and they said they're gonna look into it.

[mcheddadi]

I emailed hyperflow techs to know how to get it for cheap to America.

[mcheddadi]

I emailed hyperflow techs to know how to get it for cheap to America.

I just got a reply from them:

"Hi Mehdi,



Thank you for your enquiry. You can order direct from us and we can get the item shipped over to you as we currently have no resellers over in the US.



What size AES were you looking at?



Kind regards



Tahlia Neilson"

so there, if anyone wants to order it to control the sound volume and dronning at highway speeds, ask Tahlia Neilson @ [email protected]

[blackteam02]

good lookin out!

[JDRosenberg07]

did they ever say how much for here in the states?

[mcheddadi]

nope, you'll have to ask them