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Chris H
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Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:18 am |
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finally we got around to sorting this out.
Went to the factors bought a backbox,centre section, clamp, and wiper blades, came to £85.28 all in.
after an age of belting it the exhaust finally came off
[img:567:378:1279a46b30]http://www.renault-turbo.com/chris/ambers%20megane/meg%20new%20exh%2001.jpg[/img:1279a46b30]
new one
[img:567:378:1279a46b30]http://www.renault-turbo.com/chris/ambers%20megane/meg%20new%20exh%2002.jpg[/img:1279a46b30]
its a lot quieter and pulls a lot better. Feels like its gained back a good 10 - 15 horses. Before it would struggle to get to 70 before the end of the slip now it does that with ease.
Hopefully the fuel economy shall improve as well. |
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bidderman1969
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Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:32 pm |
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bah, you just painted it, and a bit o' filler, didnt ya? lol |
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Chris H
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Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:36 pm |
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notice the outline of the windscreen rubbers from when I blasted em with the power washer in the new exhaust pic |
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bidderman1969
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Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:37 pm |
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lol, done a good job!!! lol |
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Chet T16
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Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:47 am |
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I've never known a car to have a worse exhaust for corroding than the meg! |
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Chris H
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Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:15 am |
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the laguna is a close second.
Although to be fair thats th eoriginal system as was the lagunas, both roughly 9/10 year sold and both over 120k. |
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Gentle Ben
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Sun Oct 08, 2006 2:58 pm |
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I still find it quite amazing what a decent exhaust can do for the running/performance of a car.
I suppose a lot of folk fall into the assumption that the exhaust does very little because it just carries waste gas, it can't make a car run bad because the waste is in the exhaust etc. |
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Chris H
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Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:17 pm |
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indeed ben, indeed.
even fewer realise that the best system in most cases is the standard one. |
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Chris H
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Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:18 pm |
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a leaky exhaust can act the same was as a cam with to much duration/overlap/
A block one the opposite.
both detrimental to power |
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bidderman1969
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Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:21 pm |
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i must admit that i only got a stainless because i shouldnt ever need to get another one, never believe that claimed increase in power, so i only do it for saving money, lol |
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Chris H
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Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:36 pm |
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well to be fair the stock steel one is amazingly long lasting, many ph1's have the original systems on them!
It wasn't that long ago you had to get a new system every 2/3 years! |
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bidderman1969
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Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:39 pm |
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very true, and also, i expect you know, but the more you use the car, for as long as poss, the less likely it is to rot. as they rot from the inside out, keep it hot and its less likely to rot!
my rover has the standard exhaust on it, and done 89K so far, doubt if it will ever need changing as its always hot |
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Chris H
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Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:43 pm |
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indeed. people that do 5 min journeys build a lot of condensation up in the systems, a small hole drilled in the boxes will allow the water to drain.
standard back boxes have a small one, but the mid section box benefits from it as well.
I hate taking the systems off as most of the time I get very wet! |
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