Skylined
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Right... Got this just after christmas and just found out the exhaust is a bit of a bodge job,
Although it's got a Irmscher backbox the guy who had it before has done some dodgy welding including a piece of scaffolding or something instead of a middle silencer. The cat is also on it's way out and there's some flexy piping around the frontpipe which is blowing
in a word...it's fcuked
It does purr quite nicely atm and give a bit of growl when you put your foot down (which I'd be happy with if it wasn't buggered) , although I would like it to be a bit louder if I was going to spend quite a bit on it.
So i'm undecided wether to either
1) Go for a full stainless system from somewhere like Powerflow ( quoted £350 including a new cat, but keeping irmscher backbox)
2) Trying to buy separate parts and getting garage to fit them (cat, remus centre section for example)
3) Get everything standard and hope the backbox on it's own will still make it purr (quoted £200 ish)
Bearing in mind i'm a student living at Uni with not much income, although i don't mind spending a bit if I will be happy with the result and it's worth it
Discuss....
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scottmmw
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personnaly i wud just go for a powerflow system. if your planning on keeping the car anyway. and buying the bits sperately wont save you much money and the powerflow should last longer and sound really nice.
this is just my opinion as i saw nobody else was giving theres.
nice car btw.  
[Edited on 25-02-2008 by scottmmw]
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Skylined
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yea thats what i'm sort of wanting to do....just wanted reassurance lol
Thanks 
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burgess
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a lad at work has a remus centre on a 1.6 16v sxi and it sounds like a wet fart tbh
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ShEp
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I have what you need
A cat back s/s with a 6x4 oval tailpipe, been on my car for 100miles,
changing to something different, u2u me if interested
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Skylined
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did you advertise that on AOC Shep?
I recall asking someone about something similar and didn't know if i had a flange fitting or something ... :S
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ShEp
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I did, and I think you do, but have a look and see if you have the flange fit
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Skylined
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what is a 'flange' fit?
[Edited on 26-02-2008 by Skylined]
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ShEp
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slide is where one bit slides over the other
and flange is where there's 2faces that bolt together
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Skylined
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Right will have a look tomorrow
And why do you want a mid silencer? is this setup too loud for your liking?
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ShEp
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its not just that, i'd like a different tailpipe design also
its not actually too loud, but it was for when my parents drove the car during my ban
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Richardhhha
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Full stainless system mate, if you go somewhere like powerflow, or long life you can chose how much you want it to burble, and how quiet/loud you want it... much better selection
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Skylined
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i went and asked them that and they basically said that they have no idea what it will sound like until they put it on the car
so i was like.....right then no change from buying one myself 
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Richardhhha
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well tell them they are a bunch of twats and they should know....
if you like the tail pipe design keep with that, just make it a twin box system with fiberglass wodding.... or something like that. nice and loud.
what engine is in it BTW?
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Skylined
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1.8 16v sport
Not sure on the exact engine as its a W-reg 2000 and apparently they changed that year from X18 to Z18 ??
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