It was all going so well
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After well over a year of no real problems I was hooning today and 2 things have gone wrong. Noticed a pool of antifreeze under front of car and one of the rear tailpipes is hanging on only by virtue of the curve it has as it exits the silencer. I will have a look at the rad tomorrow but can anyone answer these exhaust questions.
1. Has anyone succesfully rewelded a tailpipe on, the exhaust is not stainless.
2. If it will not reweld does anyone know a good place for the complete rear assembly - from the bracket between the rear wheels backwards.
3. The 'sports' pipes that everyone talks about, do they just do away with the rear silencer and have pipes straight back from the cats? If so could I simply fix a profiled pipe straight from said bracket between wheels and run out under the body as they currently do.
4. If I end up replacing the back assembly with a stainless one will I cause a reaction between the new stainless and the old steel one? (Cannot remember the technical name - too tired, oh and stupid)
TTFN
Flash
1. Has anyone succesfully rewelded a tailpipe on, the exhaust is not stainless.
2. If it will not reweld does anyone know a good place for the complete rear assembly - from the bracket between the rear wheels backwards.
3. The 'sports' pipes that everyone talks about, do they just do away with the rear silencer and have pipes straight back from the cats? If so could I simply fix a profiled pipe straight from said bracket between wheels and run out under the body as they currently do.
4. If I end up replacing the back assembly with a stainless one will I cause a reaction between the new stainless and the old steel one? (Cannot remember the technical name - too tired, oh and stupid)
TTFN
Flash
Mine snapped at the mid section from the cats to back box, re-welded it and it lasted a couple of months.
The sports pipes I have, have two small seperate scilencers, not just pipes.
Originaly I had stainless sports pipes and mild mid section but eventually replaced it with a stainless mid section too. You shouldn't have any problem with reaction between the two differant steels.
The sports pipes I have, have two small seperate scilencers, not just pipes.
Originaly I had stainless sports pipes and mild mid section but eventually replaced it with a stainless mid section too. You shouldn't have any problem with reaction between the two differant steels.
second the metalurgy aspect of that, the different types put together will be fine.
plus as a bonus to telling you that, now i get to finally use the word 'metalurgy' which ive been carrying around in my head for years (still without knowing what it means)(i think its a kind of cheese)
plus as a bonus to telling you that, now i get to finally use the word 'metalurgy' which ive been carrying around in my head for years (still without knowing what it means)(i think its a kind of cheese)
nervous said:
plus as a bonus to telling you that, now i get to finally use the word 'metalurgy' which ive been carrying around in my head for years (still without knowing what it means)(i think its a kind of cheese)
Ah ah ah... Careful nervous, the word police are on to you. "Metallurgy" is your full quotient of multi-syllabics used up for the day, I'm afraid!
Flashy old bean, yes you can reweld them. When I gave up on mine it was still the standard exhaust from the factory (approx 7 years old!) and was more weld than exhaust if you know what I mean. 
The straight-through sports pipes I now have fitted are exactly that - straight through. Unlike the factory one, they are truly two independant pipes, with no back box at all. Whilst this means you offend/please passers-by (in equal measure) the biggest upshot of it for me was improved ground clearance - that back box actually sticks down quite a bit, and the separate pipes are nicely shaped so they run flush with the car.
Oh, and let's not forget, sports pipes are cheaper than a standard exhaust! :thumbsup:
The straight-through sports pipes I now have fitted are exactly that - straight through. Unlike the factory one, they are truly two independant pipes, with no back box at all. Whilst this means you offend/please passers-by (in equal measure) the biggest upshot of it for me was improved ground clearance - that back box actually sticks down quite a bit, and the separate pipes are nicely shaped so they run flush with the car.
Oh, and let's not forget, sports pipes are cheaper than a standard exhaust! :thumbsup:
I know what you mean my fromage named pal. Actually getting under the murtur this avo, I noticed the back box (ooerr missus) had a big dent in the middle of it as a result, no doubt, of the grounding it got whilst hooning on the Barn Fondle.
Thanks for the info folks, will take the zorst off tomorrow and see if the local garage can weld it. However, I feel a new (sports) exhaust on it's way.
Cheers
Flash
Thanks for the info folks, will take the zorst off tomorrow and see if the local garage can weld it. However, I feel a new (sports) exhaust on it's way.
Cheers
Flash
I think the standard pipes are stainless steel, just a bog awful one.
Plus the fact that it was poorly welded in manufacture, because as we all know stainless will rust if poorly treated.
I welded mine, and they are still going strong a year later.
Out of interest what do you sports pipe people do come MOT time?
Plus the fact that it was poorly welded in manufacture, because as we all know stainless will rust if poorly treated.
I welded mine, and they are still going strong a year later.
Out of interest what do you sports pipe people do come MOT time?
Julian64 said:
Out of interest what do you sports pipe people do come MOT time?
Got a full stainless cat-back system on mine and it recently failed MOT emissions test at the local garage. Then took it to a man in the know who told me it was just a case of the air coming out too quickly for the sensors due to the less restrictive exhaust - easily solved!
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