XK8 Exhaust sound

[RobLlay]

My V8  XK8 does not sound anything like  a V8! A friend of mine has an old mercedes V8 and it sounds great. My car sounds rather normal in comparison. Drives great otherwise, could it be 

that a replacement exhaust (2004 car) must have had at least one over the years is not one of the best?

Any thoughts, thanks for your time

Rob

[LairdScooby]

Jaguar engineered the exhaust to be very "subdued" so upgrading to a stainless exhaust may improve matters.

https://www.adamesh.co.uk/performance-parts-162-c.asp

Here's a video of someone who used those parts on their 2004 XK8 so should give you a good comparison :

 

 

The before & after comparison starts ~7:45 if you want to skip to the "good bits", in fairness it's quite a balanced video and he take it on a drive, going through tunnels etc with the new exhaust, cruising at 70mph etc.

My S Type 3.0 V6 is similarly subdued, i bought a pair of Adamesh rear silencers for mine (yet to fit them) which will hopefully give me a bit more of the V6 growl (a similar YT video suggests it will) but more importantly for me, will outlast any standard mild steel back boxes that would be a similar cost!

This was the video i saw for the 3.0 S Type if you're interested :

 

 

Also forgot to mention, the quality overall seems very good and i'm looking forward to getting them on there soon! Got a couple of other minor mods and a new set of tyres to go on (once i refurb the wheels) so hoping to get it all done in one go............

Edited July 13, 2023 by LairdScooby
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