I think my car makes a far more annoying noise with the bung in but if that's what it takes to get out there that's fine... It's always in the car in case I need so let's see.
Would be good to test it if you are able to bring the db meter to a meet sometime mate. If I remember correctly the test is something like 1m from the exhaust at 45 degrees at 4k revs...
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