HKS Hi-power silent exhaust, TOO silent!! Options

[DanTheMan]

Hello, i have the item mentioned in the title and its really quiet untill warm, too quiet.

People have mentioned that there should be a screw that i need to undo if i want to pull out the silencer, but i have shone a tourch down the exhaust and cannot see it.

Other people have suggested using a crowbar to rip out the baffle!

Which one is the truth?

[95CelicaST]

The screw should be visable from outside the muffler tip. It should be on the underside of the tip.

A crowbar will only destroy your muffler, so if thats what you want to do then go for it.

Personally, shouldn't you have had a feeling it was going to be quiet? HKS doesn't call it "silent" for no reason.

[xs94st]

yea man..if there isnt a bolt there, then there isnt a silencer that you can remove..its built into the muffler.

i know that some have it inside n its built in while others have a removable baffle..looks like you have the latter.

btw, how much that muffler set you back? im lookin for a nice flowin muffler to replace my loud one

[malpaso]

is 98dB silent???

[DanTheMan]

lol i get the general picture, there isnt a bolt so it looks like i gotta live with it untill i can get a new one

i didnt buy the exhaust it came with it

thanks for your advice people

[Kadett]

IIRC the HKS Silent hi power has a Resonator/muffler box between the mid section and Exhaust muffler. If you remove that and reweld a straight pipe to it it should sound a bit louder.

[twitchh17]

IIRC the HKS Silent hi power has a Resonator/muffler box between the mid section and Exhaust muffler. If you remove that and reweld a straight pipe to it it should sound a bit louder.

noooo bad idea. if youre not running your with a 3sgte DO NOT remove your resonator. i heard from many people that have done this, say that it sounded like mad bumble bees. so unless you want that riced out sound then i wouldnt suggest doing it.

[Kadett]

After reading that, this is probably DantheMan's first Turbo car. And Turbo's are quieter then N/A engine's

I have no box/muffler/etc etc between my (for now) stock DP and rear muffler, and its quieter then my previous ST202 exhaust with midmuffler installed.

This post has been edited by Kadett: Nov 1, 2007 - 12:29 PM

[DanTheMan]

Yeap your right, this is my first turbo car, still getting used to the differences as ive had 6 n/a cars and then this.

[Kadett]

Yeap your right, this is my first turbo car, still getting used to the differences as ive had 6 n/a cars and then this.

Well so you know, the Turbo itself will reduce the noise of the exhaust setup for a good amount, even more if the stock cat is still in place. Getting another muffler wont do the job.

[twitchh17]

well depending on the piping will decide how loud your car will be. take a look at defgephs exhaust. it's 3" straight with a HKS carbon fiber titanium canister. 4.5" inch tip. thing is a monster. heres a clip of when i use to have the same canister with 2.5" piping with a resonator.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2fZcuJ2-X4