BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) Hi John and others following the 18 inch TR-2 silencer project: Well, the 18 inch Proex is installed, and it sounds great! A definite uptick in the "rort" and bark as it goes through 2500 to 3000 rpm. It is a deeper note as well, and it just growls with a bit more muscle behind it. I love it, and it is not so much louder that it draws any more attention than it already did. It also simplifies things under the chassis and is a cleaner fit as the system and bracketry was designed with the 18 inch in mind. I used the TR-4 bracket near the gearbox mounting as recommended. I couldn't find the two-piece early TR-2 bracket, so I made a concession to originality and went with the better engineered TR-4 bracket. Aloha Dan Now try it with full weather equipment or worse still hardtop + sidescreens. At motorway speeds the drone is irritating to say the least - after long runs you feel like you have been beaten with a stick. Which is why, in 1974 when I used to commute 100 miles along a motorway in my TR2, I went to the 3A arrangement with the large front silencer and secondary rear. Peter W Edited May 2, 2015 by BlueTR3A-5EKT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ntc Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Now try it with full wether equipment or worse still hardtop + sidescreens. At motorway speeds the drone is irritating to say the least - after long runs you feel like you have been beaten with a stick. Which is why, in 1974 when I used to commute 100 miles along a motorway in my TR2, I went to the 3A arrangement with the large front silencer and secondary rear. Peter W +1 would never fit a single box again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EdwinTiben Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) completely forgot that i already uploaded a short clip on youtube where you can hear the sound my single box setup has. Forget the people in the clip... https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/KhIaVfHCxnp_vvdXdURqRFBldQDe3MQKW7iyttQHt8w?feat=directlink (sorry about the tick of the waterpump..) https://www.youtube.com/embed/nthTZ6Imqm4 Edited May 3, 2015 by EdwinTiben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bobbie Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 +1 , fitted the single box when I restored/rebuilt the car, ts1067 in 2012. Sounded fantastic to start with, but get longer cruising runs on French and Italian motorways and the drone gets very wearing, as did the drone from wifey about it!!....... Now gone to 3a set up using twin boxes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billp Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 i just use the small, 12 inch silencer with straight pipe where the larger box normally sits....cheap, and makes the proper roar, esp when cold , particlarly with my copper tailpipe ! However, when driven gently through towns at 2000rpm ish, it is no louder than any TR...Bill P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EdwinTiben Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Thats my setup too, very Nice ! (null) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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