Exhaust question

[Mystic Slippers]

Had my car mot`d last friday it passed
Tester bloke said centre box leaking a bit-not suprising at its patched up to hell and it often "grounds out" on even the most innocent looking speed bump.
Is this grounding out a "they all do that" thing or is my suspension on the way out?
can you get the centre section in normal mild steel or do you have to get a fancy pants stainless jobbie made?
many thanks stu

[wee man]

They all do that.

The flying sparks help check the fuel tank isn't leaking;)

[beacon]

How else are you going to know your moving

[Number 7]

If it only grounds on speed humps, you're not trying hard enough

Mine decks out on uneven or steeply crowned roads when pressing on. That's why I stick to a mild steel box - easier for me to patch up. The brackets can give up under the strain as well, but easily fixed.

7.

[Mystic Slippers]

Thanks for the replies,not just my car then!
Any recommendations where to get a centre box section-is it a rover/ford bit ?

[JVaughan]

Mystic Slippers said:

Thanks for the replies,not just my car then!
Any recommendations where to get a centre box section-is it a rover/ford bit ?

find a powerflow stockist. stainless these days almost as cheap as mild steel.
My 400se was done 10 years ago, and has grounded out on bumps, humps, dead hedgehogs ... its scraped to hell, its dented but its not rusted. I paid £300 for a full front to back system and, given the abuse its recieved .. was well worth the cash

[Mystic Slippers]

Many thanks but 300 quids :O
Going to have to save my pennies up

[Waynester]

Replaced the centre box on my 400. Sports box from ACT, ss too.
sounds nice, without being overly loud.
Think it was £250..ish

[grahamw48]

Overlyloud every time for me.

[jmorgan]

My box is scuffed to buggery as well. Went for the non sports stainless as a long commute renders you deaf. I SAID DEAF.... EH?..... HALF PAST TUESDAY.

[Number 7]

Waynester said:

Replaced the centre box on my 400. Sports box from ACT, ss too.
sounds nice, without being overly loud.
Think it was £250..ish

That's what mine is, and TBH I don't think it's much (if any) louder than a standard factory box, which is fine with me.

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[Comadis]

...or you convert your car to the Ford V6...no centre box there

[JVaughan]

this willbe the next conversion for min e.. remove the centre box completely and put a small cherry bomb inline as a tolken to the god of silencing.

also the wadding inside my centre box burnt away years ago