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Title: Blueflame dba
Post by: TrickGTI on March 13, 2011, 09:12:42 am: Does anybody know of the top of their heads what the dba reading is on our cars. Mine is a tb decat

Thanks
Title: Re: Blueflame dba
Post by: TrickGTI on March 13, 2011, 04:27:54 pm: well its over what the track day allowance was so if your thinking about a track day then maybe sort out getting the standard back box up back on!!!! had to short shift everywhere to bring the noise back down.
Title: Re: Blueflame dba
Post by: Cupra R on March 13, 2011, 07:34:38 pm: Did they tell you what the reading was?

Mine was recently measured at 96Db, Blueflame TBE with 100 Cell Cat.
Title: Re: Blueflame dba
Post by: TrickGTI on March 13, 2011, 08:14:37 pm: Well it had to be below 98 at 4500rpm at close range then 89 at 40 meters away as a drive by. I set the dba readers off in the woods ha. But I asked when I came back in after being black flagged for noise the first session and then the second outing i was short shifting and that brought it down to 77 so I was allowed to stay out.
Title: Re: Blueflame dba
Post by: Cupra R on March 13, 2011, 08:23:38 pm: Quote from: TrickGTI on March 13, 2011, 08:14:37 pm
Well it had to be below 98 at 4500rpm at close range then 89 at 40 meters away as a drive by. I set the dba readers off in the woods ha. But I asked when I came back in after being black flagged for noise the first session and then the second outing i was short shifting and that brought it down to 77 so I was allowed to stay out.

Ah, so you passed the static test ok then?

:signLOL: setting the driveby meters.

Most importantly, did you enjoy it? You need new tyres now? Elvington isn't too kind on tyres.
Title: Re: Blueflame dba
Post by: TrickGTI on March 13, 2011, 08:46:40 pm: Was brilliant!!!!! It was Really wet but i couldnt believe how much grip was still available. Tyres were fine untill a dry line appreaed then it soon got rid of some rubber ha was worth it. I'd say apart from a Arial atom I was one of the quickist there. I was so shocked how many fully track prepared cars I was passing fairly easy. Like mx5 scooby doos lotus exige vx220 turbos mr 2 turbos kit cars. now if it had being dry it might have being a different story but the fact my car is standard suspension brakes drivetrain but stage 2+ I couldn't believe it. It's such a good place to go as you can go far beyond the point of control to see what happens and know full well your not going to hit anything.

I was expecting my car to be a bag of poo from what people have said about them as a standard car on track but the brakes took a right hammering all day. They smelt abit but no fade or warping so I don't know what all the fuss is about they certainly do the job.
Title: Re: Blueflame dba
Post by: Cupra R on March 14, 2011, 12:27:05 pm: Glad you liked it, I did a Track Day their years ago but in someone elses car, the tyres were shot after a day on the surface their :signLOL: