{"id":7515,"date":"2015-03-05T19:31:15","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T19:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/?p=7515"},"modified":"2015-03-05T19:31:15","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T19:31:15","slug":"magic-noise-reducer-from-merlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/03\/05\/magic-noise-reducer-from-merlin\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGIC NOISE REDUCER FROM MERLIN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/news_merlin_muffler.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7516\" title=\"news_merlin_muffler\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/news_merlin_muffler-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>With noise restrictions so harsh at racing circuits these days, kitcars (and many other types too) can easily fall foul of decibel limits on trackdays up and down the land.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever done a trackday at Castle Combe circuit in Wiltshire you\u2019ll know that it can be a challenge to pass the noise test. However, you\u2019ll also be aware that thanks to Merlin Motorsport being located on site, help is often at hand.<\/p>\n<p>The motorsport parts maestros offer their own design \u2018Merlin Muffler\u2019, which is an additional silencer used on trackdays where the existing system fails the noise test. This muffler, unlike some other decibel reducers, which effectively block the end of your exhaust causing an increase in back pressure, is a straight-through device that allows noise waves to be dissipated within the can thus reducing noise levels without \u2019strangling\u2019 the engine.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk\/interspire\/link.php?M=151999&amp;N=120&amp;L=323&amp;F=H\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>MERLIN MILD STEEL RACING MUFFLER<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><strong> <\/strong>costs \u00a358.50 inc VAT and if you\u2019ve got a twin exhaust pipe system such as on a V8 engine, for example, you\u2019ll require two. Merlin\u2019s muffler is available in exhaust diameter sizes f<strong>r<\/strong>om 47mm-76mm <strong>ENDS.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>With noise restrictions so harsh at racing circuits these days, kitcars (and many other types too) can easily fall foul of decibel limits on trackdays <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/03\/05\/magic-noise-reducer-from-merlin\/\" title=\"MAGIC NOISE REDUCER FROM MERLIN\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7516,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}