Downpipe ---- grrrrrr

[Mr E]

Bastard *%$*ing car.

Cat ripped off. Snapped all the studs.

Downpipe doesn't fit. Turbo side has been welded off centre, and one of the bolts is simply impossible to get in.

So, can't replace the cat. Can't fit the downpipe.

HSR to the rescue. 2.75" HSR pipe being couriered to my mechanic for Saturday morning. Then stick it on and rush the car to the suspension guy for Saturday afternoon and Sundays suspension rebuild fun.

I don't need this.

Why is *nothing* on this car easy?

[tuttle]

Geez mate,sorry to hear about all this.I can really sympathsise,having spent the last 3 months dealing with monkeys-incompetatnt ones at that.Hope it all works out for the w/end


p.s.Not saying your mechanic IS a monkey or any other primate.

[Mr E]

Mechanic is a quality bloke.

Monkies are the idiots who made the pipe.

[MrFlibbles]

Best of luck getting it sorted mate - Sorry I cant add anything constructive.

[tuttle]

Ripping the studs from my d/pipe & turbo connection has been the cause of much angst for me too,when I replace the turbo.It seems to be a general weak point,maybe manufacturers should make the studs of a more heat/stress tolerant metal.

[tuttle]

MrE,Your HSR pipe turn up on time mate?Hope the w/ends schedule goes to plan,best of luck

[Mr E]

HyperSports Racing downpipe turned up this morning. 25 minutes to fit. Good bit of kit.

We now have flames on full bore upshifts and apparently no boost creep.

Happy bunny.

I'd be out driving it, but it currently has no wheels attached. Or shocks and springs come to that.

Results soon.

[tuttle]

Good stuff MrE,tell us how the superstrut re-build turns out

Gazboy said:

I want flames....

Then burn your cat-nooo not the moggy.



>> Edited by tuttle on Saturday 4th December 22:23

[iaint]

Gazboy said:

Mr E said: We now have flames on full bore upshifts I want flames.... :weep:

Flamage is good, very good. THe FD runs 'a bit rich' so 2 foot + flames (no cat) are a matter of course

Great way of getting wakners to drop back from your tail a bit too...

[Mr E]

iaint said:

Flamage is good, very good. THe FD runs 'a bit rich' so 2 foot + flames (no cat) are a matter of course Great way of getting wakners to drop back from your tail a bit too...

The Four also runs a 'bit rich'.

But, only flames on half decent turbo application. At which point said w*nkers are no longer close enough.....

[Mr E]

iaint said:

Flamage is good, very good. THe FD runs 'a bit rich' so 2 foot + flames (no cat) are a matter of course Great way of getting wakners to drop back from your tail a bit too...

The Four also runs a 'bit rich'.

But, only flames on half decent turbo application. At which point said w*nkers are no longer close enough.....

[tuttle]

It seems they all(Jap performance imports)seem to run a bit rich,'which is nice...' for flamin'& safer RR days .R33 likes to spit the odd one out,usually when backing off,after a decent amount of load.Superb anti-tailgating device.
Flamer kits,crap or cool? not my personal cup of tea.

[Mr E]

Crap IMHO.

Now the pigging head unit won't come out.

Everything on this car is bloody hard.

[iaint]

Deffo naff - nearly crashed driving up to JAE this year - crashed because I was laughing so hard...

Convoy of LS200s approaching Toddington. I'd been making progress and as I approached them, slowed down and pulled into the left lane. Lexus at the back starts dribbling flame (too pathetic to be spouting) while maintaining 70mph. Looked more like a bunsen burner with the air flow cut off than real flames.

I tend to get the best flames on overrun but occasionally on high-load gear changes. Overrun, as noted ^, is the one useful for removing tailgaters!