CLS500 2006 looking for advice for exhaust
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Hello all, I am a V8 fan and have had American V8s before. I am now buying a Mercedes CLS500 5lt V8 and wondered if anyone knows if there is a better exhaust system in the UK to make it sound more V8ish 
Any help would be great although I admit to not doing my own maintenance and also, I am not rich.
Any help would be great although I admit to not doing my own maintenance and also, I am not rich.
V8Babs said:
Hello all, I am a V8 fan and have had American V8s before. I am now buying a Mercedes CLS500 5lt V8 and wondered if anyone knows if there is a better exhaust system in the UK to make it sound more V8ish
Any help would be great although I admit to not doing my own maintenance and also, I am not rich.
You could buy some expensive exhaust worth 25% the value of your car or...Any help would be great although I admit to not doing my own maintenance and also, I am not rich.
Get your local exhaust fabricators to chop out the resonator and put in an X-pipe. If you want more volume after that you can look at putting in less-restrictive silencers. They are lovely sounding engines with a less-restrictive exhaust system but anything that makes it more muscular-sounding is also going to give you more drone on the motorway, which can get annoying if you are a high-mileage driver (and long road-trips are a real strong-point of the 500s).
If I were you, I'd get the CLS500 (they really are lovely), and see how you feel about the exhaust in a month.
donkmeister said:
You could buy some expensive exhaust worth 25% the value of your car or...
Get your local exhaust fabricators to chop out the resonator and put in an X-pipe. If you want more volume after that you can look at putting in less-restrictive silencers. They are lovely sounding engines with a less-restrictive exhaust system but anything that makes it more muscular-sounding is also going to give you more drone on the motorway, which can get annoying if you are a high-mileage driver (and long road-trips are a real strong-point of the 500s).
If I were you, I'd get the CLS500 (they really are lovely), and see how you feel about the exhaust in a month.
Thanks for the advice, yes indeed I won't be spending any more money for a wee while so will see how it sounds when it arrives Get your local exhaust fabricators to chop out the resonator and put in an X-pipe. If you want more volume after that you can look at putting in less-restrictive silencers. They are lovely sounding engines with a less-restrictive exhaust system but anything that makes it more muscular-sounding is also going to give you more drone on the motorway, which can get annoying if you are a high-mileage driver (and long road-trips are a real strong-point of the 500s).
If I were you, I'd get the CLS500 (they really are lovely), and see how you feel about the exhaust in a month.
The CLS is lovely looking car 
I had a 500 and after a few months I had the secondary cats and resonator taken out in favour of a x pipe which cost about £200 all in. I done the same thing on my 55 from a local place and that was £250. It really does give it a nice sound IMO and no droning noise on the long runs.
You'll love the cold start noise.
I had a 500 and after a few months I had the secondary cats and resonator taken out in favour of a x pipe which cost about £200 all in. I done the same thing on my 55 from a local place and that was £250. It really does give it a nice sound IMO and no droning noise on the long runs.
You'll love the cold start noise.
Nath911t said:
The CLS is lovely looking car
I had a 500 and after a few months I had the secondary cats and resonator taken out in favour of a x pipe which cost about £200 all in. I done the same thing on my 55 from a local place and that was £250. It really does give it a nice sound IMO and no droning noise on the long runs.
You'll love the cold start noise.
It should be arriving tonight I had a 500 and after a few months I had the secondary cats and resonator taken out in favour of a x pipe which cost about £200 all in. I done the same thing on my 55 from a local place and that was £250. It really does give it a nice sound IMO and no droning noise on the long runs.
You'll love the cold start noise.
Great news and glad you like it. Personally, I think that shape is timeless.
They do like to consume certain things which I'm sure you'll find out at some stage when or if they fail but they are literally a Champagne car for lemonade money. Enjoy
Oh, and the obligatory pictures required.
They do like to consume certain things which I'm sure you'll find out at some stage when or if they fail but they are literally a Champagne car for lemonade money. Enjoy
Oh, and the obligatory pictures required.
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