Activa Exhaust

ACTIVE8 · Post by **ACTIVE8** » 14 Apr 2007, 16:38

Does anyone know of a specialist exhaust place who can do an exhaust for an Activa. I would like to fit a different performance exhaust as the current one on the car is in need of changing soon. So I might as well change the whole lot, and get a less restrictive one. 8)

Sturdybloke · Post by **Sturdybloke** » 14 Apr 2007, 19:43

Not to sure about where to go for one for a Activa??? But a good few years ago I bought a Jetex system (including the manifold) for a 1984 Ford Orion Ghia Injection. The note of the exhaust was a little raspier but the car had a little bit more torque and felt a bit more flexible (overcoming the flatspot on the Injected CVH). Talk to a few people and see what power, noise and most importantly guarantee they offer

Hope this is of some help - Craig.

LeeDJC · Post by **LeeDJC** » 14 Apr 2007, 20:00

I think Sebring do a performance exhaust for the Activa, not sure whether its a complete system, backbox or what tho.

Sorry to of been of so little help!!

LeeDJC · Post by **LeeDJC** » 14 Apr 2007, 20:12

I feel bad for not being of much help in my previous post, so here's a couple of links I've found

http://www.mijperformance.com/exhaust-citroen.html

http://www.powerflow.uk.com/about.html

Both these companies offer custom exhausts, but can't vouch for either of them

Good luck

Post by **CitroJim** » 14 Apr 2007, 20:30

I looked at an Activa in the past that was both decatted and had a stainless performance exhaust on it.

It sounded suitably sporty but when driving it was just too loud. I could not hear myself think. Went well though

Maybe it's my age but I like the hushed quiet of the standard exhaust. It all helps the "Wolf in Sheeps Clothing" and "Q-Car" personality of the Activa

Or as an Activa was described on German e-bay (google translation)

it gives genuine load joke with a wolf in the sheep fur.

It went on to say..

as well as a barrier against the tending of the car body in fast curve trips. This helps the Citroen Xantia Activa to incredible curve speeds.

DickieG · Post by **DickieG** » 14 Apr 2007, 20:56

LeeDJC wrote:I think Sebring do a performance exhaust for the Activa, not sure whether its a complete system, backbox or what tho.

I did recently find somewhere offering Sebring exhausts, but IIRC the price of just the backbox was over £220

As Jim states, investigate the noise factor before purchasing, I have very distinct memories of fitting a Janspeed exhaust to my old XR3i (yes, I know

) whilst it added a little performance to the upper end of the rev band and sounded great, it had the most awful boom between 60 -85 mph

.

It was so bad that in the end I junked it and bought a standard exhaust.

micitroen · Post by **micitroen** » 17 Apr 2007, 09:47

Citro jim....Q car ? ....what did you do in a former trade or calling? Sounds like the same as me.....

Post by **CitroJim** » 17 Apr 2007, 12:12

micitroen wrote:Citro jim....Q car ? ....what did you do in a former trade or calling? Sounds like the same as me.....

Funny you should say that! Wikipedia describes a Q-Car as follows:

Q-car (Quiet Car) is a Metropolitan Police term for an unmarked police vehicle used for covert patrolling and operations. It is often crewed by plain-clothed officers. A Q-car is usually a high-powered saloon or estate vehicle, fitted with sirens and blue warning lights behind the front grille in order for it to also carry out response duties when necessary.

My Activa shows ample signs of having, in a previous life, been just that. It appears to have been full of all the kind of equipment an unmarked Police Car would have had. There is even tell-tale scratches on the roof where a light would have been slapped on.

I pulled out miles of redundant wiring and little bits and pieces they left behind when decommissioning the car.

One day soon I shall get hold of the DVLA and see if I can find out who the first owner was.

The Activa must have been quite good in this role. Very unassuming at first look.

As for me, no, I have never been involved in that trade or calling! Q-car is a term I have always used (must be my age

) The current term for such a car is now a "Sleeper".

nick · Post by **nick** » 17 Apr 2007, 13:05

citrojim wrote: Or as an Activa was described on German e-bay (google translation)

it gives genuine load joke with a wolf in the sheep fur.

It went on to say..

as well as a barrier against the tending of the car body in fast curve trips. This helps the Citroen Xantia Activa to incredible curve speeds.

That sounds like a translation by Stanley Unwin

Post by **philhoward** » 22 Apr 2007, 00:09

citrojim wrote:One day soon I shall get hold of the DVLA and see if I can find out who the first owner was.

Don't be surprised if it comes back as some Fleet-looking company name with a PO Box - my dad once bought an ex-drug squad Carlton GSi3000 (from the police themselves), but nothing in the previous owners details even suggested anything to do with law enforcement.

ACTIVE8 · Post by **ACTIVE8** » 22 Apr 2007, 23:29

Thanks for the info I will chase up the leads & get something sorted for the Activa.

My Activa shows ample signs of having, in a previous life, been just that. It appears to have been full of all the kind of equipment an unmarked Police Car would have had. There is even tell-tale scratches on the roof where a light would have been slapped on.

The French police probably used the Activa as an undercover car in V6 form.

ACTIVE8 · Post by **ACTIVE8** » 23 Apr 2007, 00:28

I just found this from a road test report on the Activa in a newspaper.

The Activa's 2.0-litre turbo is one of the mildest force-fed petrol engines under any bonnet. It runs only eight valves in the cylinder head, and peak power is low by turbo standards, on par with some naturally aspirated 2.0-litre fours.

Citroen has used turbocharging to chase torque instead of power, and in this respect the Activa pulls strongly across most of its operating range.

The thing is it does not have the extra power of the V6, or the real torque of the HDI version.

So, hence the exhaust change, because the old one is on its way out, but also to have a less restrictive exhaust, without it being more noisy.

THELABMAN · Post by **THELABMAN** » 25 Apr 2007, 20:47

Hi folks,

I always classed a Q-car as an unasuming looking family car than when required could give the boy racers a run for their money in those flashy go-faster GTI's etc.

I always assumed it was coined from the term Q-ship these were an old harmless looking freighter used during the 2nd world war to lure a U-boat to the surface, the idea being the U-boat surfaced to finish the freighter off with the gun on board rather than waste an expensive torpedo, but, when surfaced all the packing cases on board the freighter would drop down to reveal a boat armed to the teeth and usually ended up in the sinking of the u-boat, so the q-ship was a wolf in sheeps clothing........

Post by **philhoward** » 25 Apr 2007, 20:59

I remember a few years ago (probably 10!) someone like Your Classic magazine did a "Top 10 Q cars" - amongst them were a Merc 560SEL, and an Austin 1800S! In all fairness, the 560 looks like any other old Merc (apart from the 6.something 0-60 time) and the Austin looked like a lump of lard, yet possessed Hydractive-esque cornering abilities - for obvious reasons!

I'm a major fan of Q cars - one of the better ones I drove of late was actually an L reg Cavalier CDi..second gear was good for 10 to 70mph and despite its 250,000 mile age, still hung on in corners like a well-sphered stock Xantia! Another non-Cit is the Vaxhall Nova (Corsa) 1.5TD - very little can beat it from 60-80mph...especially 6-pot BMWs.

Perhaps time to start a "Q car" thread..?

504GLD · Post by **504GLD** » 24 May 2007, 22:02

Janspeed in Salisbury should be able to make you one up.

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