Exhaust Options

[Pommie B*stard]

Thanks for the eBay tip.
I've read on here that the only ones that are a direct bolt on are the MRT ones. All the others mentioned such as Lukey, Hurricane, Genie etc
need to be cut/welded in place and brackets made for transmission and coolant pipe fixings.
UK Exhaust dealers and garages will rip me off for such a job guarenteed.
So it'll be a DIY job and MRT extractors by the look of it, maybe I'll take the chance, I'll have a good think before committing.

Thanks everyone.
Jon.

[Sneezing7]

The Genie ones were not too bad.... Although with that said, I did get the rest of the exhaust done at the same time.

Even if you were to retain the original exhaust, all that would have to be done is:
1) Weld a nut onto the extractors to stop the coolant pipe rattling around
2) Chop the old exhaust, weld a plate where the extractors will meet

Not really a big job. A competant exhaust shop could do this in under 1 hr.

Have you had any luck contacting MRT? I have sent numerous emails, and not received one reply

[murcod]

Jon, that was me that posted about the MRT's being the only "bolt on" option. They come with the gearbox bracket, a flex join and a flange to bolt onto the cat. Not sure if they've got something for the coolant pipe- but that's a minor problem.

Someone posted on here recently about buying some and said they were crap; IIRC MRT basically said "Bad luck!"

[Sneezing7]

Update:

I thought I would keep you posted on the exhaust situation.

Basically every couple of years we need to have MOT testing done in order to renew rego. I was told that my exhaust was too loud, and I needed to add another muffler.

We ended up ditching the straight through, and installing a reverse flow. Not only is the car FAR quieter, it is also more economical & drives much nicer on the road (more punchy/responsive).

So all in all my final word to anyone replacing there exhaust is to use a reverse flow instead of a straight through