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As a biker, replacing the pipes is pretty standard practice, great to see you doing it here, absolutely love the result - especially the idling on the Sports setting! 🙂
Great work on the video! I have never seen an exhaust video as detailed as this. Great for us who will otherwise not be able to see/hear it in anger. 👍👍
I took my standard FE sports to Thruxton a few weeks back which was ace by the way, but it only just got through the noise test in tour however this Larni system is beyond tempting & the fact it can still switch to tour…
Ah. Interesting. Yeah, at CC and Donnington I did the static test in Tour, of course. Must have the passed the flyby, even in Track. If I keep the car then I will do a few more track days next year and only choose the less restricted tracks but get a slot in baffle just in case.
holy shit, amazing. congratz, nice setup. really like this new lotus emira, v6, supercharger, mt, good looking + a nice touch to the exhaust is definitely something nice to see.
@@RevMonkey My friend, the goal is to never sell it! ... but I _have_ thought about it since I rarely get a chance to drive these days. I've had it out for a proper drive only once (recently) since the pandemic, as my priorities have shifted and my time is extremely limited. I used to take 6-8 hours to drive it up to the nearby mountain roads on weekends. All it took though was that recent drive, and I said to myself "I could never sell this." It's sooo good. Mine has quite a bit of modification from stock though, including a polished and ported custom head, stronger valves and pistons, larger injectors, as well as the supercharger, fans, intake, and Larini exhaust system (with decat). Mine is a more rare Sport Elise that already has some track appointments, including the very excellent Ohlins suspension. My car doesn't sound like the V6/V12 sound as yours does, but more like a demonic scream somewhere between a formula one car and a sport bike. It's hard to describe, but it's definitely intoxicating at those high RPMs, as well as the deeper beautiful pops and burbles on decel. The one and only time I had it on the track I had several people approach me and compliment me on how great the car sounds around the track. No... I cant sell this thing. Ever! I just need more time to get it out!!
@@joeschlichtSounds like you have some great memories with the car and that it a lot of what this is all about. I need to undertake a couple of epic journeys to build those memories.
Yeah, of course, car makers cannot do this as they have to adhere to super strict regulations on emissions to masa-produce cars. Removing the breathing limitations on sports cars should be the first thing an owner does - same for motorbikes.
@@RevMonkey absolutely agree. In my opinion most newer performance cars are plenty fast for 90% of people on the road but they have all dropped the ball when it comes to the actual auditory experience. Plus simple mods like breathing mods and better battery/ground wires does wonders for throttle response, overall fun, and quality of life without breaking the bank (or your powertrain)
Exceptional video, very thorough and exactly what was missing from the stock car. Very excited to receive mine and perform this upgrade. Well done, and the chaps at Novitec could learn a thing or two from your video.
Great, it sounds much better in the flesh of course. Larini spend proper research on the acoustic dynamics. Making an exhaust louder is actually a DIY job. They have done a great job on this. I should have asked for commission! 😁
Really good. You definitely managed to get it to sound quite close to my stock V6 F-type which is generally unmatched by anything else on the roads unless you're going to a Ferrari car meet 😊
It is a close call as to the best V6 in production. The contenders are mostly the Emira, Jag, Alfa Quadrifoglio and MC20. I love the F-Type but perhaps too many pops for others as this has been ruined by boy racers in their Golfs and RS cars. Happy to do a sound off if you are near Surrey! I doubt the Jag can live with the Emira sound at high revs but likely beats it at lower revs. Certainly my two favourite coupes of the last 20 years.
Lotus have reduced the rev limit in the Emira by 500 rpm, it has taken the character out of the exhaust sound! They have also changed the fuelling map on the new car so it does not run so rich on tickover! The stainless steel sports exhaust in the Evora GT410 Sport was absolutely insane at 7100 rpm, deeper, fuller, richer than the raspy titanium version on GT430. The overall experience was more ferral at the top end!
That fear of them dropping the rev limiter proved to be unfounded. I very rarely hit 6800rpm as one doesn't need to. However, it did take the Larini system to give it that ferral sound you refer to. Standard it still sounds good but not as god as the cars you mention. Still, at the end of day, for rawness it is still Elise > Exige > Evora > Emira but some models do excel. I don't fancy an Evora but an Exige or S1 Elise appeals.
@@RevMonkey I owned an exige sport 350/380, Evora GT410 sport and several earlier cars. 410 sport the best sounding of those cars with standard ported stainless steel exhaust system, In my opinion. Exhaust needs to be " Coked up"! The 380 sounded epic as well. Your Larini turns it up 15%, sounds great!
@@andyapexmeister I've driven an Exige 410 Sport - that sounded good. I;ve still not driven an Evora but Bell & Colvill have said they will sort a test with all 4 cars for me.
my gawd this is for sure better than the GTR which is crazy cause there is only like 2 actual good 6 cylinder sounds that i can tolerate for a long period of time. This makes it 3 and maybe the best one.
@@larssonk22 Ah, great point! I will ask though I suspect they have no benchmarkj for this as no Lotus before this has had that setup and they might not offer exhausts for an AMG car. I will ask anyway. Ade
I know it sounds great and I do believe it sounds V12-ish at higher revs. Love to to do a sound off with an Aston and modern Ferrari. Might be very close.
Good sampling of sounds from different perspectives and in different scenarios. - The only thing that came to mind is the thought of having the factory and aftermarket version back and forth every 2-3 seconds to really hear the differences between the two. - Good video and thanks for posting! - Wonder how much to ship to the states. My FE v6 arrives in January 2024.
This was the best I could do really. There is a big difference - obviously more apparent in the flesh. The car is noticeably faster too. You have not got long to wait now. Hopefully Lotus do not much things up further.
larry chens gr corolla sound sounds different because the microphone was under the engine bonnet and another microphone was in car, he combined the audio... maybe theres soem way to let out the sound in the bonnet? lexus lfa does this but i think it only does it for inside the car, not sure@@RevMonkey
@@kalmmonke5037 I don't know myself. Certainly, it is important not to play around too much and only focus on what a driver can really hear and what those outside can hear.
Ha. Well, it sounds a lot different to stock and somehow feels bigger. One needs to hear it in the flesh. I want to get an F12 and hope it sounds this good!
Windows up! Before, as standard, the car sounded better with the windows up actually, as the wind noise cancelled out the sound BUT now, as it happens, I drive a lot with the windows down as you can really hear the screaming part.
It feels noticeably faster, not substantially, but you can notice a difference. Seems more responsive too. No idea of the power increase. I might get a dyno at some point. I reckon 15HP and lighter of course. It is the easier breathing which seems to make the pick up better. Of course, a lot of this the noise adding to the drama but if you drove it I believe you would also notice.
Labor cost will be similar. Will amplify the sound if that is all you are after. No idea on the payment plan. Best to contact them. One of their retailers likely offers one.
That might have well been a typo of sorts. With the standard exhaust, it starts with the valve open - as in Sports/Track mode - so it might have been that and I switched to Sports/Track immediately, which is what I ALWAYS do every single trip. No Tour for me unless on a motorway when I might use Cruise.
If you hold down the start button for ten seconds without touching clutch or brake pedals, you will then be able to switch to sport mode and then press start again to start her up in sports mode and its sports exhaust sound!!! Worth the ten sec wait sometimes when you just have to hear it!
@@pec6118 I tried this with a car that I test drove and it didn’t work. It would only let me get to the drive mode screen, but it wouldn’t let me select anything. was bummed lol
It will never be as amazing as a V12 'can' be but is better than some stockers IMHO. Generally speaking, for me, the older the V8/V10/V12 the better it sounds. Things probably peaked with the Enzo.
@@RevMonkey Im very much inclined to agree! Engines only sound as good as their intakes and exhausts allow them to be. The more modern the car, the more potentially sanitised the intake and exhaust due to noise and pollution requirements. I remember many yrs ago two of my old cars an Alfa 3.0 GTV V6 and my Fiat Bravo HGT.... i had two Alfas and the 2nd one was a later model with revised fuel inj and manifolds with cats to meet regs and it just didnt sound as sweet. The Bravo was an NA 5cyl and again the 1st run of models sounded more rorty than the 2nd which had VVT and more stringent exhaust/injection. Ive just remembered too that even the Nissan 350Z i had after the Alfas had the similar issue the cars were developed and made better/more powerful over 3x life cycles, but that the first one still sounded the sweetest!
Illegal, no. Will it pass it's MOT in 2026 if rules change. No idea. The improvement is definitely a combo of them both as Larini tried everything separately. The race pipe adds volume but the backbox adds more character and the V12 scream. ADE
@@RevMonkey Extract from gov website below. I might be tempted with a catback system though. The law Under the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Regulations 61(7) and 61A(3)) and the Road Traffic Act 1988 (Section 42) it is an offence to use on a road a vehicle which has been modified in such a way that it no longer complies with the air pollutant emissions standards it was designed to meet. The potential penalties are £1,000 for a car and £2,500 for a van, lorry or bus. Under the Road Traffic Act 1988 (Section 75) it is an offence to alter a vehicle in such a way that the use of the vehicle on a road would be unlawful. A person altering the vehicle (if they knew or believed that the vehicle would be used on the road) could be found guilty of an offence under the Act. Potential penalties are unlimited fines.
Yes it’s illegal to remove a Cat in the UK and an automatic MOT failure. The only exemption is if your car had a cat fitted originally but was built before 1994 (eg F40s, NSXs) when they became compulsory.
@@neilturner6749I didn;t actually know this. Wouldn;t stop me or others but interesting. I think illegal seems a strong word. Then your are into the realm of fines, prison sentences and invalid insurance. I think 'not passing the MOT' is the worst it can be and thousands must get through as it is very common. If a CAT is removed BUT the emissions pass, is that not okay?
You are a bit slow Rev' if you did not know cars need to pass emmisions tests and thats near enough zero CO to pass - hence the fitment of a cat. Durrr, all a bit 'council' removing it imho. Put it back the noise will be almost the same with the new back box.@@RevMonkey
Do you still hear the same amount of supercharger whine inside the car, or has this new exhaust setup increased the exhaust sound and less whine inside the car? Great video too!
You hear about 20% more of everything and a loit more than that at full chat, especially with the windows down. None of the original character is lost, just improved! In the standard car, I always thought the car sounded best with the windows UP, as you hear those 3 nuances that I talk about (ruined by wind noise with the windows open) but with the Larini exhaust it is such a big difference I can leave the windows open and absolutely love it.
How the gearbox sings, I've been watching several videos and it sounds a lot, either from gearbox bearings or the differential. I hope the same thing doesn't happen with the four-cylinder engine and automatic transmission. Best regards, health, and luck, my friend.
AH, interesting. I have never noticed anything but I am almost half deaf 😁 I really really love the whole sound of the car - as opposed to an M4 for example.
@@RevMonkey The Emira is a beautiful car with a fantastic value for money. The whistling I mentioned, I hope it's not of major importance, as it's common for all newly produced cars to suffer from small defects that engineers eventually eliminate over time. Personally, I haven't tried the car yet, but as I mentioned before, I have the feeling that the gearshift bearings or maybe the differential are very tightly packed. I don't think it's anything alarming; however, when driving on the highway or on open roads in a relaxed manner, it causes some stress or discomfort to the driver. I hope you enjoy the Emira in good health!
@@RevMonkey "The engine originates from Toyota and is undoubtedly highly reliable; the rest of the powertrain setup of the Emira is still to be uncovered. Cheers and good luck, my friend!"
@@murat2209 Ah, 100% below that in Tour. In Sport/Track it might be close. Are you talking about a static test, and from how far away and how many revs, or is it a fly-by?
@@RevMonkey not sure - its called "Nahfeldmessung" it may be even blow 100db... not sure... anyways... I am waiting to get a used V6 Emira for a few months
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aDzAiNYeeKs.html My plan is to buy and sell my way through this list of 25 cars! The integrale, being my all time favourite car, was first on my list! Don't want to sell it but it is up for sale. No hurry!😀 Ade
Sports. There is not too much in it but, being a sports car, it seemed madness not to go for Sports! It is a little bit more crunchy over potholes and speed bumps but the pay-off on track, around fast bends and general fast street driving it is better.
@@RevMonkey thanks! I remember Misha saying that touring was a bit soft for the track , I just wasn’t sure how that translated to the road. If you’re buying a sports car, it makes sense to go all out I suppose.
@@txl420 I think one would more likely regret getting Touring than the other way round. . If the car is never for the track and just a daily and for long tours then Touring perhaps takes back the lead.
@@RevMonkey Thanks I appreciate the insight, think I'll be going for the sport setup. The car sounds incredible with that system by the way, I'm sure it's even better in person.
Well, technically, yes but there is counter arguments IF the warranty work is reasonably NOT a factor of the exhaust work. You could say the same for any slight modification really but an exhaust is quite a change. Only an engine remap is worse in terms of warranty breaking. Ironically, one could argue the exhaust change is better for the engine as hot gasses pass out quicker.
Yes you do. Lotus will delight in telling you how you invalidated the warranty. The dear old Rev' here is behaving like a teenager - I guess its his age.
Great video Ade! After hearing this, I fully plan to do this backbox on my FE V6 (if the car ever arrives in the US). Any word from Larini on how well this fits without the race pipe? I want the sound but not necessarily the full volume.
@@RevMonkey Not a single car delivered in North America yet! Apparently still waiting on some kind of paperwork. It's incredibly embarrassing for Lotus. I can't imagine how financially difficult this must be for their dealers, who have spent big money on the rebrand overhaul of their showrooms with no revenue coming in... and now two years of empty promises.
@@RevMonkeyIt’s a fantastic looking car but Lotus are now offering interest free credit (which Lotus must be subsidising so it’s effectively a discount) on a new car and there’s loads of low mileage cars available at £65,000 or less. Very strange for a car where demand supposedly outstrips supply.
@@adrianbennett3761 Yeah, Lotus oversupplied due to a massive issue with the USA and delays meaning attention shifted to UK/Euro cars. Such a fantastic car and an absolute bargain at the discounted prices. No great shock that Lotus have somehow buggered the market up for themselves.
@@RevMonkey They also had orders cancelled by people who had paid deposits and were promised their price was locked in. Some of those people will never consider buying a Lotus ever again, yet the cost of the interest free scheme suggests Lotus could have kept to their word. I think they got greedy seeing lots of new orders and it’s unraveled a bit. They were struggling to recruit staff but that issue may have been resolved by now. Presumably lots are going to China? Have you tried an i4!
Sounds nice but I find the constant all be it softer sound pops still get annoying. I think the snap crackle and pop gangs have overdone it so much over the years it's become kinda annoying now.
I agree on the really loud, sharp cracks. These softer ones just add another dimension. They are not loud. Revving the car through 5k and above is the loud antisocial bit! 😜
I;ve driven the stock FF a lot. This sounds better. However, with what you have done it must sound another level so long as the tone is kept. Love to hear it. I am due to get an F12 and will wish to change the exhaust setup or, preferably, but an F12 that already has an improved exhaust setup. Straight through sounds too much but I like the idea of a better manifold and sports cat.
@@neilturner6749 Well, illegal might be a stretch, in that there are hundreds of thousands of cars with exhausts modified from original. Come MOT time it will be interesting to see what happens based on emissions.
You either replace the system temporarily (I have the original) down your local exhaust fitter or use an emmission 'friendly' MOT station. This is something I will need to worry about in 2 years time as I have had the car for 15 months now.
