Exhaust

[ShawnAzzopardi]

Went to a guy today to get an estimate for an exhaust system, from the turbo all the way to the back. Muffler and flexpipe included.
He's the best one around where I live, but he did say it'd be 270 Euro.

Opinion. Is it a bit too much? The exhaust muffler itself is 120 by itself. Is flexpipe really that pricey? My mate's 320d Beemer cost him way less for the exhaust.

[chris gsi]

270 euros seems very cheap for a compleat stainless system

[Scottcooper85]

Seems a good price. It's not just the flexi pipe that's extra to the rear box there's the full centre section with machine bends and stuff in it. Last rear box I got done was around £180

[ShawnAzzopardi]

270 euros seems very cheap for a compleat stainless system
Dunno if it's stainless. It's just regular pipe, me thinks.

It wasn't shiny like you get with exhaust kits.

[ShawnAzzopardi]

Seems a good price. It's not just the flexi pipe that's extra to the rear box there's the full centre section with machine bends and stuff in it. Last rear box I got done was around £180
It's gonna be done on the spot at that moment.

[Rob H]

€270 seems a good price for a custom turbo back system with flexi and backbox! A lad I work with just dropped over £600 on a cat back for his focus st. Admittidly it will be alot larger diameter and stainless but even a mild steel one should last 40/50k before it falls apart.

[Stuart]

I'd sooner have good grade mild than the piss poor grade stainless that most kits have

[millworm]

sounds like a winner to me

[Jack]

I'd say that's good. I paid £300 7-8 years ago for my custom built manifold-back V6 setup, that had one silencer and a twin tail pipe (no flexi!).

[ShawnAzzopardi]

Thanks for your input, guys. I'm gonna go and get it done today. I'll send you pictures of it tonight.

[Will F]

What diameter? I'll bet it's not 2.5"... hang on though, is it a diesel or a petrol? lol

[Benn]

I paid £300 for mine, from down pipe back. In proper good grand stainless.

If its mild, you could try a knock it down, but it's still a good price.
If it's stainless just buy it.

[millworm]

Don't forget a video

[ShawnAzzopardi]

What diameter? I'll bet it's not 2.5"... hang on though, is it a diesel or a petrol? lol
2" diameter piping, with a 4" muffler. That's the only size they had. And it's a diesel, 1.7L turbo

[ShawnAzzopardi]

I paid £300 for mine, from down pipe back. In proper good grand stainless.

If its mild, you could try a knock it down, but it's still a good price.
If it's stainless just buy it.
I tried, but to no avail. I mean, they did all the work and bending and cutting and welding and everything, with new pipe and a new flexpipe and a new muffler all in under an hour and a half. 270 is reasonable I guess.

[ShawnAzzopardi]

Don't forget a video
On its way, one moment

[ShawnAzzopardi]

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[ShawnAzzopardi]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNJ8Wy9iLAA&feature=youtu.be
It's a bit loud.

[Rob H]

Sounds good for a diesel, does it feel any faster? should of free'd up a couple of ponies with no centre silencer or cat.

[ShawnAzzopardi]

Sounds good for a diesel, does it feel any faster? should of free'd up a couple of ponies with no centre silencer or cat.
It never had a center silencer or a cat. The engine it has came off of an Isuzu Gemini. Never had a cat on that model. Does sound quite nice though. I'll open up the boost later. I'll go from 7PSI to about 22 or so.

[Rob H]

Ah yeah the nova diesel is a 1.5 ain't it. get a drive by vid up on 22psi :)

[ShawnAzzopardi]

Ah yeah the nova diesel is a 1.5 ain't it. get a drive by vid up on 22psi :)
1.7L, not 1.5. And at one point. It's kinda scary, seeing as though I'm still burning rubber in 3rd gear.

[Benn]

Sounds nice, i'd have wanted the rear pipe to be straighter tho.

I like your rear light mod.

[ShawnAzzopardi]

Sounds nice, i'd have wanted the rear pipe to be straighter tho.

I like your rear light mod.
Oh yeah, that fell off when I test drove the car and we couldn't find it. Been looking for a replacement light for I don't know how long and come up blank every time.

I've always wanted the sideways, drift style exhaust for some reason. Well, sadly it isn't a Skyline R-34, but if you close your eyes and squint really hard from a distance, it still doesn't look like one.