Jim Bowen 1 Posted October 15, 2008 got car back from garage, brakes are all on now :D not had a chance to drive it with the bmc until today and its fecking loud!!!! like really loud and aggresive :lol: not sure i like it, actually found myself driving more sensible so it wasn't too loud. Has anyone else thought this? its VR6 btw Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted October 15, 2008 Loud? The BMC is one of the quietest ones out there! It does get quieter if you connect the other end of the filter to a hose and poke it down the carbon can hole. Did you have the standard air box on before by any chance? :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Dude 0 Posted October 15, 2008 i found it was just right, but the induction noise changed according to how open the throttle was, not the revs. its not touching any of the body work is it? mine was when i initially put it on, but got much quieter when i actually fixed it properly to the engine block. how are the 288s working out? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mic_VR 3 Posted October 15, 2008 I've not got a BMC but i've got an induction kit I sometimes use if I feel like having a few weeks of noise. As for driving more sensibly..... no..... i tend to drive more aggressively to make it make as much noise as poss! :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leonard 0 Posted October 15, 2008 Mine is spot on! Loud under full bore quiet when cruising, cant ask for any more than that. I think you may gain a couple of horses and lose a couple of torques. But it certainly does sound faster! :D LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bowen 1 Posted October 15, 2008 i've found it not so bad if you gentle with the revs, but if you hard on the gas it really does roar. I might try the pipe idea then. 288's look ace, the handbrake is amazing, i've had so much annoyance with all the brakes since i got the car. A bit spongy still you have to push pedal at least halfway down before anything happens. might rebleed them after a few hundred miles. am being really gentle with them as i've warped new discs before :lol: got the bmc fitted to the tensioner bolts, made up a bracket with the dremel and something off a fence post :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PROVR6 0 Posted October 15, 2008 Any chance of a pic of the fixings for the BMC as Ive just bought one of the forum and not 100% sure how to install it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted October 15, 2008 The big O shape clamp is fairly obvious, but what we normally do is bolt that to a little piece of metal that's attached to one of the serpentine tensioner bolts. Hopefully you can see what I mean from this shot.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bowen 1 Posted October 15, 2008 yeah if you have the big hoop, then all i did was made up a right angle bracket with some holes in it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PROVR6 0 Posted October 15, 2008 Thanks for that. I have got the hoop so im sure I can fashion something together. Nice looking bay. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dukest 0 Posted October 15, 2008 thought mine was too loud when it first went on, especially as it made bits of the car actually resonate at certain revs :D you soon get used to the change and then you'll just smile a lot when you do really rev it! 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
was8v 0 Posted October 16, 2008 Some good pics in this thread of fitting: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=15976&p=164765&hilit=bmc+cda+fitting#p164765 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tekara 0 Posted October 16, 2008 All down to personal taste, I love the sound it makes, If you've got a stainless exhaust it can cause a little more resonance. Try running a short piece of pipe up to the back of the headlight, that mutes it slightly without taking the overall great sound away. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vwdeviant 0 Posted October 16, 2008 Get over to Hatfield and plant it in the Tunnel under the Gallereia, come off turn round do again... Keep repeating until: a/ get bored b/ get pulled c/ run out of gas My "baby" valver only has Drilled box and Magnex Exhaust, but does make really nice sounds when planted in tunnels! (Must go to Limehouse Tonight for no reason! :lol: ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mariojoshi 1 Posted October 17, 2008 Bwahahahah! Jon is the forum chav... by the way. :fondle: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A1 VR6 0 Posted October 17, 2008 Get over to Hatfield and plant it in the Tunnel under the Gallereia, come off turn round do again... Keep repeating until: a/ get bored b/ get pulled c/ run out of gas My "baby" valver only has Drilled box and Magnex Exhaust, but does make really nice sounds when planted in tunnels! (Must go to Limehouse Tonight for no reason! :lol: ) Forgot one thing Jon - open both windows :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
