Did they make the new builds quieter? Just got mine. No crackles.

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Switch to Sport and you should notice the car drone a bit (Open valve)

I have an Akrapovic so sound is more obvious and can clearly hear the valve open/close
Thanks but that probably won't work here the stone chip on our roads is so coarse, we have few asphalt & no concrete roads :(

I get the giggles when I see Guys complaining about the road noise on asphalt, they would never cope here :)
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All right... every Australian on the board seems to be wondering about this so I decided to try an inconclusive test in regards to the exhaust flap. I spent the my day driving (to and from work, so don't dob me in :p ) on manual mode switching between "normal" and "sport" with the windows down and no music on relatively quiet roads....

Things to note, I have a louder exhaust than stock so it is probably more noticeable, I used manual so the snap/pop/crackle doesn't affect the sound, I have not disabled fake exhaust noise through speakers and wind buffeting prevents me from testing higher gears clearly.

I find that when in motion, there is a definite exhaust tone change switching from "normal" to "sport". Not much louder, but deeper and more of a drone. If you want to test this yourself, accelerate in 5th gear and switch back and forth to hear the 2 sounds side by side.

Anyway, would be great if someone actually videoed the flap for something conclusive. But I am quite glad to know I can switch my exhaust quieter.. it is just not much quieter and not helpful for EPA checks (where your car is not moving)...

tldr: My exhaust tone changes between modes, I believe that means the exhaust flap is not always open.
 

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All right... every Australian on the board seems to be wondering about this so I decided to try an inconclusive test in regards to the exhaust flap. I spent the my day driving (to and from work, so don't dob me in :p ) on manual mode switching between "normal" and "sport" with the windows down and no music on relatively quiet roads....

Things to note, I have a louder exhaust than stock so it is probably more noticeable, I used manual so the snap/pop/crackle doesn't affect the sound, I have not disabled fake exhaust noise through speakers and wind buffeting prevents me from testing higher gears clearly.

I find that when in motion, there is a definite exhaust tone change switching from "normal" to "sport". Not much louder, but deeper and more of a drone. If you want to test this yourself, accelerate in 5th gear and switch back and forth to hear the 2 sounds side by side.

Anyway, would be great if someone actually videoed the flap for something conclusive. But I am quite glad to know I can switch my exhaust quieter.. it is just not much quieter and not helpful for EPA checks (where your car is not moving)...

tldr: My exhaust tone changes between modes, I believe that means the exhaust flap is not always open.

Same here on cold starts (ME spec)

Valve on comfort closes driving at around 20km/h and remains so

During stationery, it opens up again

Sport is always open and closes at highway speeds (7th and 8th gear)

I grabbed one of my bore scopes & "gettoed it up" this afternoon with cable ties & chucked my laptop on the passenger seat

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a90moe's post is correct, on my car (non US) in comfort mode it opens once the cold start sequence is finished then shuts at 20 KPH

Sport mode opens the valve, I couldn't get fast enough to see if it shuts in 7th & 8th in sport, if caught I would be instantly walking :(

I can't hear a difference in exhaust note as our factory exhaust is much more quiet than the US one even with a catted Wagner down pipe & our roads have coarse chip so there is plenty of road noise

Looks promising for a Valved Cat Back :)
 
 




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