Exhaust Mounting Broken (Sounds like Merlin)

[SwankBaton]

At somepoint yesterday whilst giving it beans there was a thud , some vibration and at the next traffic lights, a Merlin engine behind me rather than the usual helicopter thrum.

After letting the exhaust cool down, there is a load of play in the system, I've got a photo below , excuse the paintshop annotation, can you tell me If and where the exhaust is mounted from , excluding the x2 brackets that are visible on the rear clip, does the takeoff from the rear turbo support any load ? It feels like this is where something has gone wrong - cant see for all the heat wrap. If I rev it at idle it shakes and clatters against the rear ali, heatshield.

Photo from passenger side


Photo from driver side, bracket intact


So where do the rear exhaust sections usually bolt up to?
Cheers
Al

[Gadgeroonie]

best ot run it into a tyre and exhasut centre - it may need welding

what exhaust do you have ?

[SwankBaton]

Gadgeroonie said:

best ot run it into a tyre and exhasut centre - it may need welding

what exhaust do you have ?

Urban Racing, off with the heatwrap then....
Is it really likely to have come a cropper right at the turbo though?

[andygtt]

Have the turbo bolts simply come undone?

[SwankBaton]

andygtt said:

Have the turbo bolts simply come undone?

Thanks for the suggestion, didnt get a chance to check yesterday, away now until Friday so will check this first.

[simonx50]

Same exhaust as mine..looks like its come away from the rear turbo unless its a join around the cat.

[Blu3R]

Are you sure the manifold hasn't snapped in two?