James@CCC
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Hi all,
im looking at getting a new exahust backbox, and want one with an oval tailpipe. i have seen these made my magnex but they are advertsied as for 1.4 SRi 8v, GSi 16v, 1.4i, 1.5/1.7 TD models. i have a 1.2 and wanna know if this will be wot i want or not.
if not does anyone no where i can get a backbox with a oval tailpipe which sounds good.
cheers
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scoob
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sebring do one i think its called the xt1
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ally denton
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phone larkspeed up ask for a price on sebring bb (s/s) should be £120. i got 1 for my car which was a 1.2 8v and the car is now running c20xe and the exhaust sounds 10 times better. crackin' bb and sounds gr8, well worth the dosh.
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James@CCC
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cool, so sebring are really my only option?
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scoob
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all that will be diffrent is the size of the bore so u could just get a reducing pipe for about £1.50
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James@CCC
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and then i could get the magnex exhaust?
where can i get one of these reducing pipes from? and what size will i need?
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scoob
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im not sure on the size but ur local car shop should be able to sort u out with one
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scoob
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o and yes with the reducing pipe the magnex should fit
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James@CCC
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excellent, cheers mate
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James@CCC
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sorry, forgot to ask this earlier, will the mounting brackets be in the same place, and how hard a job will it be to fit myself, including with the reducing pipe
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scoob
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yea the mountaing brakets will be the same its not to hard only 2 bolts but its not to easy to remove to old back box wil take alot of wd40 depending how long its been on
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James@CCC
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thanks mate uve been a big help.
so long as this reducing pipe doesnt make it too long, so that the brackets dont line up i think ill be alright.
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scoob
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it should be ok just might take a bit of fiddeling to to get it to fit in the rubbers
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ally denton
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you get the reducing pipe with the sebring b/b m8. ive just looked on their website, it says £106 for the exhaust, but dont know when it was last updated.
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James@CCC
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any one know what size reducing pipe ill need, and if not where could i find this out.
or should i just take it to a garage and get them to worry about it
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