Stock MS3 Got Louder?

[duspeed3]

I have a pretty much stock 08 ms3 gt except for an injen cai and I've noticed that my exhaust/engine is louder now than when I picked it up at the dealer, but haven't done any other exhaust/engine mods. Car had 36k on it when I bought it and now has ~44k. Haven't taken it in for a tune up yet, but have had its oil changed once at ~40k. Any ideas?

 

[spdjnke]

well I would check for a exhaust leak...other then that, unless when you took it in you asked them to change the muffler bearings....ahahhahah j/k

 

[MikeHTally]

Mine's a bit louder, but not a lot. The growl is more coarse, too. I like it. Coming up on 31 months and 19K miles. I rotated the muffler bearings last spring.

 

[horNNEE]

2 and a half years and only at 19k miles! wowzers! i thought i was bad. im at a year and half at 18k hahaha

 

[Gmac03]

My exhaust is noticabley louder, I did have the resonator cut out at one point, but have since gone back to stock. I've looked for exhaust leaks and have not found a thing.

My fix was to buy the racing beat CBE, but I'll wait until spring for that.

Good luck, but it's got to be an exhaust leak somewhere.

Gmac

 

[Domino81]

I remember when I first drove one off the lot, well before I ever bought one. I never thought it was as loud as well broken in Speeds now.

 

[squire0311]

mods can make it louder and the exaust packing wear down over time make it louder.