I need to get a new one of the longer ones shown below....
... any clues on part number or supplier, etc. I think all the ones on 'the bay' are the shorter type. Why do they differ so much.... is it b19 versus b200.... is it saloon versus hatchback.... is it different pattern part manufacturers just made their own systems and you have to buy the whole lot for all the bits to fit together???
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA. 1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue). 1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess). 1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness). More info here!
Cat and no-cat is the difference for the center ones in the pic.
B19 and B200 have some other differences but I can not tell those from just looking at the pic.
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Or add a decat pipe to the "cat" pipe you have. its wider bore so more power.
Fitting an exhaust to any car is a waste of power and economy anyway. I was amazed at how far away pedestrians want to be from a car with just a downpipe compared to one with a set of silencers. Its a road risk IMO to be quiet.
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I never knew the gap was for a cat but I should have done and now I do. I thought they stopped making 360's before cats came along, at least in blighty, but I am probably wrong. A straight bit of extension pipe is looking like the way to go, man. I might ask the garage if they'll weld the old one in situ, since it just leaks at the welds, but they will probably say, 'no way'. If you liked the pun, note its endemic around here - they were farming cannabis at the sewage works ;-
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA. 1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue). 1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess). 1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness). More info here!
I managed to get a Klarius VO145Q which is the right (i.e. longer) pipe and they're still on ebay so I can keep my shorter spare one for another 10 years or so and decat it a bit later!
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA. 1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue). 1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess). 1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness). More info here!
Awesome work - I get you now, thanks to wikipedia: Hades the god of the underworld - man, thats mytho-logical ;-0 .... but, anyhow, here's how the final masterpiece looks after removing the sharp edges and it doesn't thrum too much ;-0 so fingers crossed and the MOT man might not mind too much either...
.... shame they can't just make them bolt-holes the right distance apart - they should take a lesson from rabbits ;-0
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA. 1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue). 1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess). 1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness). More info here!
I would think that all these parts are so obsolete now, all you can get now are just returned goods - or should that be bads ;-? Or maybe Klarius make (or made) their own laminated hanging-down bit?? The posh repair would have been to fabricate one of these, but couldn't be bothered, sorry!!
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA. 1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue). 1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess). 1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness). More info here!
Well done on making that thing fit! I've used Bosal parts for quite a while, the fitting seemed to be OK on those. My DLS has a "Walker" exhaust - mountings OK on that too.
