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Swapped to a 3.0L but miss the 2.5L music

Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:00 pm
by Brian16
Hi All,
I finally got round to dropping a 3.0L from a 75 into MY GTV6. I love the extra torque but miss the 2.5L sound. I am running the standard 2.5L exhaust at the moment. Anyone got any thoughts on how to go about modifying the exhaust system to get back som 2.5L music??

Thanks,
Brian.

Re: Swapped to a 3.0L but miss the 2.5L music

Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:58 am
by 3litresourien
With this:

http://alfagtv6.canalblog.com/archives/ ... index.html

It will be sold in a few weeks.

Re: Swapped to a 3.0L but miss the 2.5L music

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:03 am
by mjr
in short you won't! no fancy manifolds, different exhausts etc are going to make the 3.0 sound like a 2.5.

Re: Swapped to a 3.0L but miss the 2.5L music

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:09 am
by 3litresourien
It was not the purpose of this exhaust manifols, but it is the result... :lol:


3.0 sounds more "clear" like 2.5.

It's going with genuine rear muffler. If you put something else at the end I don't know the sound results. I'll try with an Ansa to ear if it gives something interesting.

Re: Swapped to a 3.0L but miss the 2.5L music

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:07 pm
by MD
I think the so called sound of the 2.5 is overstated. I love the angry sound of my 3 litre. I don't agree that one is better than the other. Both are great. It's not just a matter of exhaust systems. The respective engines are pulling the same mass but one is under less stress than the other which will impact on the tonality and this is never going to change doesn't matter what you do so enjoy it for what it is.