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[dangermouse]

anyone know of a decent s/s exhaust system from the cat back, for RS1800 or similar? cos my magnex system is way too quiet and u cnt hear it, im after a tail pipe thats bigger than 3 inches.
i hav seen rs turbo exhausts on fiestas, 4 inch rolled out but hav no idea who sells them.
help!

[xr2i 1.8 16v d.o.h.c]

magnex exhaust systems you have a choice between a 3" or 4" tail pipe dont ya ? i know what u mean though u want a beefy sounding exhaust lol... just look for a universal 6" or 8" big bore and connect it straight to ur magnex cat back..

[dangermouse]

6" or 8" haha that wud sound awesome. well it only [ERRR] i already got the system on it, so i did think about gettin the 4" but i doubt it wud sound much louder. u think if i remove the centre box it wud make it sound louder without affectin the emissions?

[xr2i 1.8 16v d.o.h.c]

well i bought a magnex (cat bypass) and u feel the improvement straight away .. because the original cat on a car restricts quite alot.. i dnt think it made much diff to the noise on my exhaust really..but when going for m.o.t. u must have a original cat on... its legal to have a cat bypass [ERRR] i rang the company up and they said its road legal but just wont pass a m.o,t with it on so im assuming it will effect the emissions a bit ...but who cares it improves ur car performance lol >> cat bypass direct replacement >> http://www.rimstyle.com/pages/products/ ... s;model=30

[dangermouse]

really, u think its a big gain?
wot about the box after the cat? because my dads mate could make me a custom exhaust system obviously for a bit of dollar but i wondered if it make it louder and pass the m.o.t?
wot mods you done to your fez?

[fiend]

You could remove the middle silencer, just before the back box.. it would obviously make it louder.

I have a magnex cat-back 3 1/2 tail pipe, and its pretty loud.. wouldnt want anything louder really, without sounding like a chavved up piece of crap.

[dangermouse]

yea thats wot i got, but for sum reason its really quiet. plus my tail pipe (in my opinion) looks too small for the back of my car, do magnex just sell a 4 inch back box? rather than havin to buy a system or something? i wudnt mind a 4inch rolled out exhaust, similar to the fez rst

[RS1800pec]

Id stick with your magnex there a good quality exhaust system. You can buy just the magnex 4" back box from magnex or have a look on ebay. Decat and 4-2-1 manifold it if you want a bit more grunt

[dangermouse]

where du think i could get the manifold from? apart from ashley

[donk1]

if you take a box out of it it could lose power as n/a engine requires some back pressure

[hb69]

if you want more noise buy an ashley exhaust. dont expect the same quality as magnex though.

[Andyfloss03]

without sounding like a chavved up piece of crap.

urmm thst probably my car as it stands haha went to the garage took out cat and put a straight through pipe to the back box which is 3 and a half inch.

its loud...very loud....urmm yer haha...pops and stuff when slowing down...spits some flames on the limiter.. i might silence it a tad though..as neighbours dont agree that it sounds good

[dangermouse]

thats what i thought, it assumed id lose some power.
yeah i know ashley arent the best quality as the tail pipe is the only s/s part of it, and my mates is rusting quicker than i thought, also its rattling inside the box.

i spoke to ian howell at area 6/fiesta frenzy he said he could make me a tubular manifold for a fee, would it be worth it?

[donk1]

all depends on the price

[dangermouse]

350 odd quid?

[happypaul]

I have ashley manifold onto a mangnex with 3 inch tail pipe and thats loud.

Any louder then you sound like an annoying chive.

[Oranoco]

My old 2i ran an Ashley 4-2-1 that then had a costly custom system built to it (not your cheap and shonky PowerFlow tat).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQEYa7e-mhc

Not many clips of it unfortunately as it written off not long after the clip was shot.

[dangermouse]

does the ashley fit strate onto my magnex system then? on my manifold i got some sort of plugs going into each port, will they b removed with the ashley manifold on? also what are they for?

[happypaul]

does the ashley fit strate onto my magnex system then? on my manifold i got some sort of plugs going into each port, will they b removed with the ashley manifold on? also what are they for?

The ashley manifold on my RS1800 needed another inch or so of pipe to connect up to my Magnex cat-back stainless.

The plugs you are talking about is the EGR (exhaust gas recirulation) system.. the ashley manifold gets rid of this expensive peice to replace new of kit.

[dangermouse]

if the ashley gets rid of this will my car run funny? because i see it is, there is a reason why they put it there lol. or is it just pointless?
did you make the pipe yourself or does it come with the kit?

[happypaul]

if the ashley gets rid of this will my car run funny? because i see it is, there is a reason why they put it there lol. or is it just pointless?
did you make the pipe yourself or does it come with the kit?

people see no difference in removing the EGR. people remove it from the standard cast manifold anyway, it causes more hassle than good if it goes faulty anyway

Yeah we just used some extra pipe we had around the yard and welded it on to the exhaust, you could just clamp it. Or it wouldnt cost loads for an exhaust fitting place to do it for you

[Ollybee]

Yeah we just used some extra pipe we had around the yard and welded it on to the exhaust, you could just clamp it. Or it wouldnt cost loads for an exhaust fitting place to do it for you

Are you taking the piss?!

It cost a fiver from Ford for the proper stuff. I believe they are Transit gearbox oil filling plugs and copper washers. All detailed in the guides section.

[hb69]

Yeah we just used some extra pipe we had around the yard and welded it on to the exhaust, you could just clamp it. Or it wouldnt cost loads for an exhaust fitting place to do it for you

Are you taking the piss?!

It cost a fiver from Ford for the proper stuff. I believe they are Transit gearbox oil filling plugs and copper washers. All detailed in the guides section.

I think Paul is talking about fitting the ashley manifold to his existing exhaust, not blanking the EGR.HTH

[happypaul]

Yeah we just used some extra pipe we had around the yard and welded it on to the exhaust, you could just clamp it. Or it wouldnt cost loads for an exhaust fitting place to do it for you

Are you taking the piss?!

It cost a fiver from Ford for the proper stuff. I believe they are Transit gearbox oil filling plugs and copper washers. All detailed in the guides section.

I think Paul is talking about fitting the ashley manifold to his existing exhaust, not blanking the EGR.HTH

That is correct, I was talking about the fitting of the exhaust in that section


Yeah I know, the EGR is about 5 quids worth of parts from ford to remove if you are keeping the standard manifold..

[Ollybee]

Well I shall f**k off and shut up then.

[happypaul]

Well I shall fouquette off and shut up then.

[dangermouse]

so after all that, is it worth me blanking it regardless of wether i fit the ahsley manifold? lol
is there much gain after fitting the ashley manifold?
but yeah i can get hold of some exhaust pipe from my dads mate. would a high flow cat be worth investing in?

[hb69]

yes, id say its worth blanking off the EGR, i felt an improvement in the responisveness of the engine when i got rid of mine

[happypaul]

get rid of the EGR if keeping the standard manifold.

my ashley manifold gave me abit more torque, and more sound.

I personally wouldnt bother with a sports cat.. but to keep it "legal" they are a good option

[dangermouse]

well for the moment the standard manifold is staying on, what was the part i needed from ford?
but i will b fitting the ashley, i considered the heat wrap or some of that paint that keeps the heat in, but ive heard this can crack the ahsley manifold, is it true?

[happypaul]

well for the moment the standard manifold is staying on, what was the part i needed from ford?
but i will b fitting the ashley, i considered the heat wrap or some of that paint that keeps the heat in, but ive heard this can crack the ahsley manifold, is it true?

no idea on the cracking issue.

look in the guides section for removal of the EGR system, gives you the part numbers for the bits from ford, its basically 4 bolts and washers

[dangermouse]

cheers happypaul

[hb69]

well for the moment the standard manifold is staying on, what was the part i needed from ford?
but i will b fitting the ashley, i considered the heat wrap or some of that paint that keeps the heat in, but ive heard this can crack the ahsley manifold, is it true?

no idea on the cracking issue.

The ashley manifold i used to have cracked on one of the welds, nearly all the way round It was about a year old by then

[dangermouse]

oh well they sound like value for money, they arent s/s are they, just mild steel. so they arent going to last long surely?

[happypaul]

mines coming off over summer anyway for my engine change