Official Exige S or 2bular Exhaust...?????

[purdy84]

Right im torn between the two..the price is almost identical so thats not an issue.
Its just down to build quality which I understand is an issue with the Lotus exhaust and the sound they produce i.e. which sounds better....

Ive found this video of the official Exige S exhaust and it sounds fantastic.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/6b0a9e09-4d4d-4...

If I go for the 2bular I want the same design as the standard exhaust, dont know if thsi will effect the sound?

How much would I be looking to pay to get one fitted at a Lotus garage?

Any help welcome chaps....really dont know which to go for?

Ian

[NathanE]

Get a 2bular - it's a quality item.

The tips don't affect the sound, it's all about the size and design of the silencer box that changes the sound.

[tricky 100]

If you fit a tubular will it not invaildate your Lotus warranty ?

[purdy84]

tricky 100 said:

If you fit a tubular will it not invaildate your Lotus warranty ?

Mmmm not sure, my understanding was that it didnt until you started fitting sports Cats etc.

[tricky 100]

I would get 100 percent confirmation from Lotus before risking the warranty if i was you .

[Boggy]

Have one and love it!

You should here the thing on the when you lift off in 3rd & 4th gear's

Boggy

[purdy84]

Boggy said:

Have one and love it!

You should here the thing on the when you lift off in 3rd & 4th gear's

Boggy

Is that the official lotus exhaust your taking about?

Ian

[Boggy]

purdy84 said:

Boggy said:

Have one and love it!

You should here the thing on the when you lift off in 3rd & 4th gear's

Boggy

Is that the official lotus exhaust your taking about?

Ian

Yep,

I'd be careful with anything else, not sure of the tolerance built into the Ecu?

Boggy

[purdy84]

Boggy said:

purdy84 said:

Boggy said:

Have one and love it!

You should here the thing on the when you lift off in 3rd & 4th gear's

Boggy

Is that the official lotus exhaust your taking about?

Ian

Yep,

I'd be careful with anything else, not sure of the tolerance built into the Ecu?

Boggy

Ahh cool cheers Boggy.......off to get a price.

Any idea how much they charge to fit?

Ian

[Boggy]

purdy84 said:

Boggy said:

purdy84 said:

Boggy said:

Have one and love it!

You should here the thing on the when you lift off in 3rd & 4th gear's

Boggy

Is that the official lotus exhaust your taking about?

Ian

Yep,

I'd be careful with anything else, not sure of the tolerance built into the Ecu?

Boggy

Ahh cool cheers Boggy.......off to get a price.

Any idea how much they charge to fit?

Ian

It's around £450 all in I think, you'll love it sound's cracking

Boggy

[111KAB]

I'd go for the 2bular any day. Far superior build quality and bracket problems with the Lotus stage 2 are well documented (refer SELOC/Exiges/EliseTalk) ..... 2bular will hand build an exhaust to your dB/looks requirement. I've had one on my ExigeS for 12 months now - Lotus/dealer response was that (obviously) exhaust not warranty covered but all other aspect of the warranty remain intact.
Fit yourself and save youself two hours of dealer labour. Given your car I'd go for the 2bular single tip with a panel eliminator.

[Boggy]

111KAB said:

I'd go for the 2bular any day. Far superior build quality and bracket problems with the Lotus stage 2 are well documented (refer SELOC/Exiges/EliseTalk) ..... 2bular will hand build an exhaust to your dB/looks requirement. I've had one on my ExigeS for 12 months now - Lotus/dealer response was that (obviously) exhaust not warranty covered but all other aspect of the warranty remain intact.
Fit yourself and save youself two hours of dealer labour. Given your car I'd go for the 2bular single tip with a panel eliminator.

Yep,

Just to point out! If you have any issue's with your Ecu which reefer's to the Non-Lotus Exhaust then you are not covered with your warranty, this can get expensive I.e. getting your Ecu re-flashed you have been warned!

I speak from experience as I've already been down this road

Boggy

[chip*]

If you want to do track days, i would go with 2bular to be on the safe side (unless you order the Ultra version (?) which is suppose to be really loud).

Had the MIL come on when I switched over to the reflashed ecu with my 2bular cat, but a simple fix with the MIL eliminator got it sorted.

[S Works]

Boggy's (sadly) right on the non-Lotus front. Shame really, because I've heard of a lot of "Lotus" sports exhausts for the 'yota engined cars having a pretty shoddy shelf life (~12 months).

Are the newer ones fully Stainless Steel Boggy?

[Boggy]

S Works said:

Boggy's (sadly) right on the non-Lotus front. Shame really, because I've heard of a lot of "Lotus" sports exhausts for the 'yota engined cars having a pretty shoddy shelf life (~12 months).

Are the newer ones fully Stainless Steel Boggy?

Must be honest Tim not a 100% sure, it will be going back thou if it doesn't last the 4 - 5 year's that I own the car that's for sure. It sound's mental mate

Boggy