Evora NA 2010 - What exhaust do I have?

[chip2257]

Hi all,

Recently picked up my NA 2010 LE Evora, very happy boy! 

Want to give it a tad more noise and I'm a little confused as to which exhaust I have and which decat pipe I need/if it's worth it

2010 NA LE Evora, twin pipe exhaust 

It has the twin pipe exhaust (included with the sports pack) , how do I tell if this is the sports exhaust? Is it if the tips are burnt or not?

I've read that doing the 3rd CAT decat on the standard exhaust isn't worth it but noticeable on the sports exhaust

[Colin P]

LE will have the standard slashed tipped exhaust unless it has been changed. The Lotus sport exhaust has blue tips, but the blue can be polished off. The Sports exhaust has Janspeed branding on the can.

[chip2257]

4 minutes ago, Colin P said:

LE will have the standard slashed tipped exhaust unless it has been changed. The Lotus sport exhaust has blue tips, but the blue can be polished off. The Sports exhaust has Janspeed branding on the can.

Okay, thanks for the info

Pretty sure I've just got the standard exhaust so a decat pipe isn't worth it from what I've read here

[122]

The standard exhaust is *really* quiet. So you should be able to tell from the lack of noise !

[chip2257]

15 minutes ago, 122 said:

The standard exhaust is *really* quiet. So you should be able to tell from the lack of noise !

Hmmm it's not "really "quiet.. not to my ears anyway 

I'll have a look tonight see if I can find Janspeed on it, fingers crossed!

[chip2257]

https://normanlotusadventures.wordpress.com/author/normanlotusadventures/

I've got a little video of it here.. sports or standard?

[Bravo73]

That definitely isn't the stock exhaust. It also sounds pretty nice on that video - why change it?

[chip2257]

43 minutes ago, Bravo73 said:

That definitely isn't the stock exhaust. It also sounds pretty nice on that video - why change it?

There's no drama when you lift off, no pops, cracks or gurgles..

[Bravo73]

Changing the exhaust isn’t necessarily going to change that. That is a fuelling/ECU issue. 

[electro_boy]

I think for crackles you need to remove one of the cat stages.

Easiest and cheapest will be 3rd cat removal. Possibly one which gives best results is change the headers to remove the pre cats and maybe even replace 3rd cat with sports cats.

If it helps I believe I have the sports exhaust on my 2010 NA car. This is what’s stamped on it.

[Colin P]

Yes that’s the sport exhaust. 

[andyj007]

i recently did the 3rd cat delete..on my lotus sports exhaust  worth doing for sure ,i think i got it from lotus spares for about 165£   worth doing for sure , still keeps the lovely v6 sound , slight popping on overrun can be heard..and no drone at any speed... 

aj

[Celica]

Anyone changed from a lotus sports exhaust on their NA; if so to what and what differences in sound did it make?

[SCMTBCOACH]

100 percent not standard! sounds louder than my sports exhaust with 3rd cat delete so your probably has a de cat already? what's the e class like as a family wagon by the way? i am tempted by one! 

[Celica]

Anyone know what the sound difference is like on :

1) lotus sports exhaust with 3rd cat delete

vs 

2) 2bular non valved (which I believe comes with 3rd cat delete)

[EvoraBob]

On 13/08/2021 at 10:24, Celica said:

Anyone know what the sound difference is like on :

1) lotus sports exhaust with 3rd cat delete

vs 

2) 2bular non valved (which I believe comes with 3rd cat delete)

I had a sports with a 3rd cat delete and sounded ok but needed more bark. Got a new 2bular non valved with 100mm tips with 3rd cat delete and the sound is awesome and about to change the air intake with a RAMAIR cold air kit. There is a video on my Evora project file with the 2bular.