Long distance driving on a car with automech exhaust - Team-BHP

sumeethaldankar · 7th March 2008, 16:39

Hi guys,
i have a M-800 fitted with a Automech Exhaust system.I usually drive upto my native place to Vengurla (near Goa) from Mumbai once a while in a year but have not since after
i have fitted the exhaust system.I was wondering ,since i have read posts about Automech headers being blowned (though of a different car model) if driving for long durations of around 550 KMS (approx 10 hrs) will cause any problems due to the exhaust headers.I guess it's giving me the creeps cause i have not driven for really long distances on the Automech headers.Anybody who has taken long trips in a car fitted
with the Automech FF can you please let me know whether you had any problems or not.
thanks

vikram_d · 7th March 2008, 16:47

Well except for a headache you have nothing to worry about. The drone of automech is horrible at cruising speeds.

Jaggu · 7th March 2008, 17:04

Yup only the sound will bother, so hope you have a good ICE and tons of music to listen to.

Kaizer Sozay · 7th March 2008, 17:28

Dont worry just burn rubber man, i drove bombay goa, nagpur bombay, bombay udaipur, udaipur delhi all these jaunts were of driving for over 14-16 hours non stop. No issues. Bombay delhi i was doing constant speeds of 120. so relax

Mpower · 7th March 2008, 18:14

get yourself industrial grade ear plugs used in factories with loud machines.

sumeethaldankar · 7th March 2008, 18:54

hey guys i dont about you but i love the sound the exhaust makes but i guess 10 hrs
might be a bit of too much :-)

jkdas · 7th March 2008, 20:33

Drop down a gear now and then and rev. The note change will help you from boredom.

alias · 7th March 2008, 23:04

if i were you i would have got my self a nice earmuffs

enjoy the trip

V-16 · 7th March 2008, 23:17

Actually guys you all are scaring the daylights out of him. Sumeet, there should not be any problems just read on;
Automech will make the exhaust note as loud or as silent (upto a certain degree) depending upon your own liking. Tell them you want it as silent as they can make it.
You will be driving most of the way either with the a/c on or your windows rolled up and that will muffle the sound anyways.
Make sure the insulation in your car, especially flooring is adequate.
With headers and a free flow, you will probably get better mileage and mid and high range driving may become spirited.
I dont see any problems you might face due to headers. If you like the sound of a free flow (remember keep it as silent as they can go) you will probably find another excuse to actually go for another drive.
I have been driving with custom headers for a lot many years now and find no problems at all if fitted and crafted by an expert and Automech by all means are a very old hand in this job. It would be fitting to term them as experts here.
In short if you feel the lovely purr note from your cars exhaust is not an annoying sound, just Go For It

vikram_d · 8th March 2008, 12:57

V16 dude, he already has a exhaust system from automech on his car.

sumeethaldankar · 8th March 2008, 13:58

Hi V16,
I already have a Automech fitted on My 800 and had also asked the Automech guys at the time of fitting to not to give a too loud note.It's not the sound that am worried about but rather the wear n tear it might cause at the engine on long drives.But i guess since some of you guys have driven car's with Automech for long distance i suppose there won't be any problems.

ram_hyundai · 8th March 2008, 14:29

Oh my god,no such issues buddie.Atleast i havent heard of such an issue till date.As v16 has put it go ahead.
ram

sumeethaldankar · 3rd September 2008, 18:04

Hi
Guys,didnt want to start new thread so i decided to use this one.I have a carb 800 fitted with a Automech exhaust and K&N Air filter.Every time i start the car first time in a day i would notice that the exhaust spews out carbon soots on the road.They are in the form of tiny droplets only they are black in color.

Any ideas why this could be happening.

thanks.

SYJ · 3rd September 2008, 18:29

always keep ur music on buddy...thts the only way

1self · 4th September 2008, 11:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by sumeethaldankar

Hi
Guys,didnt want to start new thread so i decided to use this one.I have a carb 800 fitted with a Automech exhaust and K&N Air filter.Every time i start the car first time in a day i would notice that the exhaust spews out carbon soots on the road.They are in the form of tiny droplets only they are black in color.

Any ideas why this could be happening.

thanks.

droplets in the morning is H2O. The carbon possibly means a rich mixture which is normal during a cold engine start.

7th March 2008, 16:39	#1 (permalink)
sumeethaldankar BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 136 View My Garage	Long distance driving on a car with automech exhaust Hi guys, i have a M-800 fitted with a Automech Exhaust system.I usually drive upto my native place to Vengurla (near Goa) from Mumbai once a while in a year but have not since after i have fitted the exhaust system.I was wondering ,since i have read posts about Automech headers being blowned (though of a different car model) if driving for long durations of around 550 KMS (approx 10 hrs) will cause any problems due to the exhaust headers.I guess it's giving me the creeps cause i have not driven for really long distances on the Automech headers.Anybody who has taken long trips in a car fitted with the Automech FF can you please let me know whether you had any problems or not. thanks __________________ Your future hasn't been written yet. No one's has. Your future is whatever you make it. -- Doc Brown BTTF III

7th March 2008, 16:47	#2 (permalink)
vikram_d BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 790 View My Garage	Well except for a headache you have nothing to worry about. The drone of automech is horrible at cruising speeds. __________________ One piece at a time.

7th March 2008, 17:04	#3 (permalink)
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,923	Yup only the sound will bother, so hope you have a good ICE and tons of music to listen to. __________________ The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference. -Calvin

7th March 2008, 17:28	#4 (permalink)
Kaizer Sozay BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bombay to Delhi Posts: 342 View My Garage	Dont worry just burn rubber man, i drove bombay goa, nagpur bombay, bombay udaipur, udaipur delhi all these jaunts were of driving for over 14-16 hours non stop. No issues. Bombay delhi i was doing constant speeds of 120. so relax __________________ "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist ."

7th March 2008, 18:14	#5 (permalink)
Mpower Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago/B'lore Posts: 3,919 View My Garage	get yourself industrial grade ear plugs used in factories with loud machines. __________________ The difference between the men and the boys....................is the speed of their toys.

7th March 2008, 18:54	#6 (permalink)
sumeethaldankar BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 136 View My Garage	hey guys i dont about you but i love the sound the exhaust makes but i guess 10 hrs might be a bit of too much :-) __________________ Your future hasn't been written yet. No one's has. Your future is whatever you make it. -- Doc Brown BTTF III

7th March 2008, 20:33	#7 (permalink)
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapuram Posts: 5,429 View My Garage	Drop down a gear now and then and rev. The note change will help you from boredom. __________________ ~ I n d i v i d u a l l y , we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean. ~

7th March 2008, 23:04	#8 (permalink)
alias BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: bangalore Posts: 219 View My Garage	hi if i were you i would have got my self a nice earmuffs enjoy the trip __________________ *Finally!!! my lady luck has Arrived*

7th March 2008, 23:17	#9 (permalink)
V-16 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 2,708 View My Garage	Actually guys you all are scaring the daylights out of him. Sumeet, there should not be any problems just read on; Automech will make the exhaust note as loud or as silent (upto a certain degree) depending upon your own liking. Tell them you want it as silent as they can make it. You will be driving most of the way either with the a/c on or your windows rolled up and that will muffle the sound anyways. Make sure the insulation in your car, especially flooring is adequate. With headers and a free flow, you will probably get better mileage and mid and high range driving may become spirited. I dont see any problems you might face due to headers. If you like the sound of a free flow (remember keep it as silent as they can go) you will probably find another excuse to actually go for another drive. I have been driving with custom headers for a lot many years now and find no problems at all if fitted and crafted by an expert and Automech by all means are a very old hand in this job. It would be fitting to term them as experts here. In short if you feel the lovely purr note from your cars exhaust is not an annoying sound, just Go For It __________________ SINGH IS KING!!!!

8th March 2008, 12:57	#10 (permalink)
vikram_d BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 790 View My Garage	V16 dude, he already has a exhaust system from automech on his car. __________________ One piece at a time.

8th March 2008, 13:58	#11 (permalink)
sumeethaldankar BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 136 View My Garage	Hi V16, I already have a Automech fitted on My 800 and had also asked the Automech guys at the time of fitting to not to give a too loud note.It's not the sound that am worried about but rather the wear n tear it might cause at the engine on long drives.But i guess since some of you guys have driven car's with Automech for long distance i suppose there won't be any problems. __________________ Your future hasn't been written yet. No one's has. Your future is whatever you make it. -- Doc Brown BTTF III

8th March 2008, 14:29	#12 (permalink)
ram_hyundai Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: trivandrum,alleppey Posts: 1,569 View My Garage	Oh my god,no such issues buddie.Atleast i havent heard of such an issue till date.As v16 has put it go ahead. ram __________________ *Become MAD SOON and join the MON SOON Drive.* *one more from me-* *hey MAN come SOON for the MONSOON drive*

3rd September 2008, 18:04	#13 (permalink)
sumeethaldankar BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 136 View My Garage	carbon soot deposits on the road when starting the car. Hi Guys,didnt want to start new thread so i decided to use this one.I have a carb 800 fitted with a Automech exhaust and K&N Air filter.Every time i start the car first time in a day i would notice that the exhaust spews out carbon soots on the road.They are in the form of tiny droplets only they are black in color. Any ideas why this could be happening. thanks. __________________ Your future hasn't been written yet. No one's has. Your future is whatever you make it. -- Doc Brown BTTF III

3rd September 2008, 18:29	#14 (permalink)
SYJ Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cochin Posts: 20	automech always keep ur music on buddy...thts the only way

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