Daveskater
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I was trying to get my backbox off today which was made rather hard by a rusty centre section 
Anywho, I may have gotten a bit vigorous with the hammer and have weakened the bit where it goes into the backbox by the looks of it 
What're the chances of it breaking before I can get a new centre put on? 
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Robo C20Let
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i would hurry up to an exhaust place lol
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Daveskater
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I see
I need to speak to Longlife exhausts who are localish and apparently very good about getting the cat to centre silencer bit made up then I have the rest. Will probably get a backbox too as this one is starting to fall apart
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
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Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
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Ben G
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will be ok i think, will just blow pretty bad
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Robo C20Let
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might as well get a whole new system with the cat taken out
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Daveskater
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The cat is part of the manifold though It must be the original exhaust which is now 6.5 years old, which would explain the epic rusting
I started it up and revved it a bit and it didn't seem louder than normal.
Numberwang!
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I like you Dave, you are a man of men
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Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Gareth F
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100% likely Dave
get a sports section and a 6" jap can on there 
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Daveskater
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I've got this centre to go on, which is why I was trying to get the backbox off.
I wasn't planning on getting a new backbox but I may have to
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Gareth F
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Dirty great jap can dave ...... doooo iiiiit
Rich not got anything floating about still?
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Daveskater
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I would be the coolest guy on the street 
Nah I don't think so, pretty sure he sold the SRi backbox but his centre is still on the car with standard SXi box
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Gareth F
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Have no back box and just run with the centre 
Id sex we if you drove past me!
Id probs go for a nice s/s subtle oval or twin
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Daveskater
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That would be interesting  Tunnel run?
I was originally thinking oval but nobody makes the sort of oval I'd like, they all seem to be really wide and not very tall so I was starting to sway for 3" inward rolled
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Corsa_Scotty
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I'd get a new backbox for it mate. my C with the straight through centre section and standard backbox sounded like a constapated person on the toilet
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Daveskater
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The 1.8 backbox is different to the rest though, they sounds pretty similar to Irmscher ones as far as I'm aware. Speaking of which, this is Rich's old 1.2 with the same centre I've got and 1.8 backbox - http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-4718986399289935752
I've just come across this one eBay, price seems ok. Going by this vid, it would be fairly loud with the straight through centre too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoJuup6isw8
Plus the DVLA say that's a 1.2
[Edited on 21-08-2010 by Daveskater]
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Anthony
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dont get inward get outward rolled 
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Daveskater
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Nah I'm all about the inward rolled I've always preferred them. I had an Ashley 3" inward rolled on my B
This is the state of the current backbox:
So that Sniper one off eBay is looking like a good idea tbh
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Ben G
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dave i'll show you a pic of the hole in my backbox it's the one from standard i think. prodded some rust on it the other week and made a huge hole 
can't hear anything when going above 4k rpm especially as i have no carpet in the rear
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Daveskater
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Awesome.
Tbh though it will make the whole process a lot easier if I can just cut the standard centre then stick the new one on and a nice new backbox. No fiddling about trying to get a broken off piece of rusty pipe out of the standard box which is falling to pieces
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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You still enjoying your 1.8 Dave?
I'm thinking of chopping in my golf when I get my flat and go back to a C again. Loved my old one but wasn't powerful enough
Would free up a bit of cash too!
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Daveskater
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I've just seen this on eBay, by the people I got my centre from. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350124102084
Works out about £20 cheaper
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Daveskater
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyKent
You still enjoying your 1.8 Dave?
I'm thinking of chopping in my golf when I get my flat and go back to a C again. Loved my old one but wasn't powerful enough
Would free up a bit of cash too!
Yeah mate it's all good  What was your old one?
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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AndyKent
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I had a 1.2 SXi+ (with the half leather seats). Great little car until I wrote it off at only 18 months old
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Daveskater
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Half leather Yum.
Shame If the 1.2 was too slow then the 1.8 should be plenty fast enough
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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AndyKent
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Should be. My tdi is pretty nippy when I want it to be, but I'll be living like 5 minutes walk from the office so a waste to keep it.
A nice revvy petrol will be so much nicer to drive when I do have to use the car
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Daveskater
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Yeah if you're living that close to work then I wouldn't be keeping a derv tbh
Definitely You can drive it like a granny and then put your foot down when you need to
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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