XRT8U Member 503 Member For: 20y 11m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 19/01/06 12:39 PM Author Share Posted 19/01/06 12:39 PM I'll keep u in touch, Hopefully by mid week next week should be good! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22769-failed-epa-test/page/3/#findComment-337566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest newl Guests Posted 20/01/06 12:22 AM Share Posted 20/01/06 12:22 AM The Senator on the other hand was and always was 89dB, just defected twice for it for being too loud... but it never was... go figure, the fuzz are only guessing anyway when they dob you in...<{POST_SNAPBACK}>It must've been those calibrated ears they issue them with. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22769-failed-epa-test/page/3/#findComment-337685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 22y 5m 11d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 20/01/06 02:44 AM Share Posted 20/01/06 02:44 AM Pffft.90db.Soft.Cro, is this your car? My XC, with two mufflers on it, still blows 109db........ Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22769-failed-epa-test/page/3/#findComment-337733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumpen Poison Fish. Poison Fish. TASTY FISH!!! Donating Members 5,181 Member For: 22y 3m 27d Gender: Male Location: The Bogan Shire Posted 20/01/06 03:45 AM Share Posted 20/01/06 03:45 AM LOL! 64 and a bit times the legal limit mick...You know Mr EPA man by the first name? Lumpy Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22769-failed-epa-test/page/3/#findComment-337758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 9m 2d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 20/01/06 03:56 AM Share Posted 20/01/06 03:56 AM Pffft.90db.Soft.Cro, is this your car? My XC, with two mufflers on it, still blows 109db........<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yep, my P6 LTD has only ONE muffler - big pipes from the extractors, with the left bank running into the right at a 45 degree angle under the driver's seat, then into a single muffler and 2.5 inch pipe all the way to the back. I'd hate to know what it would blow in dBs, but I know it'll blow ricer burners' bonnets clean off if they park too close - gotta love the 351Cs hey. :stirthepot: Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22769-failed-epa-test/page/3/#findComment-337766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 22y 5m 11d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 20/01/06 04:17 AM Share Posted 20/01/06 04:17 AM LOL! 64 and a bit times the legal limit mick...You know Mr EPA man by the first name? Lumpy <{POST_SNAPBACK}>LOL got pulled over at last years Summernats, doing extra naughty things, as soon as I saw the flashing lights I switched her off, and just coasted to the edge of the kerb.....nothing to see here, and definately nothing to hear Mr Officer Sir.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22769-failed-epa-test/page/3/#findComment-337777 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRT8U Member 503 Member For: 20y 11m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 11/02/06 04:01 AM Author Share Posted 11/02/06 04:01 AM Well installed the plate with the mesh on it and still failed the damn test! I got 91 and limits 90! that's gotta kill ya! Looks like I'll have to call di fillipo up and see what my options are without losing power! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22769-failed-epa-test/page/3/#findComment-347217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slymeat Team Kickass Donating Members 1,926 Member For: 21y 5m 14d Gender: Male Location: Albion Park, NSW Posted 11/02/06 04:15 AM Share Posted 11/02/06 04:15 AM Good luck with it mate...as I said don't stress about it too much, it's not worth it, you will pass it if you really want to, just a matter of time or $... in that order.I have passed and failed 4 or 5 tests... more of pain in the as$... my corolla on it's first run made 109db... as you can imagine I failed but the tester said it was one of his loudest... not something to be proud of but as a P-Plater at the time I was... Jack In 1991 I had my 4-71 blown 350 chev HQ tested to clear a defect result 128db OMFG. Had to add 4 mufflers to quiet it down enough, that said olthough 3 db is double the gain it's not a hard fix. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22769-failed-epa-test/page/3/#findComment-347223 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRT8U Member 503 Member For: 20y 11m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 11/02/06 04:19 AM Author Share Posted 11/02/06 04:19 AM What are we looking at with power loss? Im obviously going to have to get retuned! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22769-failed-epa-test/page/3/#findComment-347225 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFGSR Member 514 Member For: 20y 5m 1d Posted 11/02/06 07:49 AM Share Posted 11/02/06 07:49 AM What are we looking at with power loss? Im obviously going to have to get retuned!mate the best option is to cut up a aluminium plate the size of the gasket between say a muffler and pipe. A little smaller actually and just drill about 6 holes about the size of a 5 mm hole. Done let boost kick in while driving it to the shop and back home. My car was way over 90 db and after this mod it was almost quieter than stock. You could hardly hear the thing.Best trick ever.Apexi make one that bolts between the exhaust that actually has a in cabin switch that opens and closes a plate design exactly like this. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/22769-failed-epa-test/page/3/#findComment-347268 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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