It will depend on which engine it is.
The 380 had a bigger exhaust by about 10mm diameter on the finishers with a corresponding increase in pipe bore.
Best to just stick some calipers on the pipe.

 

It will depend on which engine it is.
The 380 had a bigger exhaust by about 10mm diameter on the finishers with a corresponding increase in pipe bore.
Best to just stick some calipers on the pipe.

It's the 3l v6 340 model. If the rain stays off for abit tonight I'll get the verniers on it later, it just threw me a bit that the little info I could find was saying 60mm(2 3/8") not 57mm(2.25") or 63mm(2.5") It's not a common exhuast size that i've come across before.
I was hoping someone knew to save me getting wet rolling in puddles :lol:

 

What's an inch ? :?

 

After rolling about in a puddle of the works car park with the car up on blocks of wood and getting funny looks from security I'm pretty sure the O/D is 60mm pre & post resonator.

 

After rolling about in a puddle of the works car park with the car up on blocks of wood and getting funny looks from security I'm pretty sure the O/D is 60mm pre & post resonator.

Love it :lol:

Been thinking about a res. delete myself so keen to hear how you are going about it.
Unclamp centre section & replace with a straight pipe?

 

After rolling about in a puddle of the works car park with the car up on blocks of wood and getting funny looks from security I'm pretty sure the O/D is 60mm pre & post resonator.

Love it :lol:

Been thinking about a res. delete myself so keen to hear how you are going about it.
Unclamp centre section & replace with a straight pipe?

I'm in two minds how to go about it.
Option 1 is to chop it out and fit in a straight pipe that is swaged & slotted made to the required length, rought £40 all in for two custom made bits of stainless or mild steel exhaust tubing. To reverse it you can simply re fit the resonators with sleeve clamps. This isn't the tidiest of set up but quickest 15-20min and easiest to reverse.
Option 2 is to drop the center section out and chop them out and weld in new straight pipes, to reverse this would just be a chop out weld in again. About £5 cheaper for the exhaust tubing but will take me alot longer to do, albeit only a few hours.

I'll need to go under with a magnet and check if the OEM is mild steel or stainless so I can order up the right materials either way.

I'll take pics when I come to do it for anyone unsure, its really easy even for people who arn't a natural on the tools.

 

According to my copy of TOPIX it's stainless.

If you didn't want to chop anything the exhaust is split into 3 sections cats/res/backboxes and they are all clamped together (see below @7 & @12).
I'd imagine you could create a swappable solution for the centre section. Not as cheap or straight-forward though with the bends.

 

According to my copy of TOPIX it's stainless.

If you didn't want to chop anything the exhaust is split into 3 sections cats/res/backboxes and they are all clamped together (see below @7 & @12).
I'd imagine you could create a swappable solution for the centre section. Not as cheap or straight-forward though with the bends.
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Cheers

Think i'll need to get into this TOPIX, seems to be full of all the good drawings!

I noticed it was sectioned pretty well, massive thumbs up to the jag engineers who designed it this way. I've got enough spare bits of exhausts from bikes and cars lying around that I'm going to go down the just remove the resonator route so i've not got yet another section of exhaust hanging up in the garage for a few years gathering dust, the two resonators will tuck away under a shelf or bench nicely. I've got all the tools etc so chopping and clamping in straight pipe then re welding in the resonators for trade in/ re sale isn't much of an issue and really handy that i can tack it in place under the car then remove easily enough to weld properly in the garage. Plus if it is still to quiet then I may have the rear boxes to store away aswel.

 

So the full system would appear to be 60mm apart from the 2 small link pipes between the crossover and resonators, this is 55mm :roll:

So my new pipe work that I got made up doesn't fit :lol:
I've chopped up some nearly right reducers and welded them on for now, not pretty but seals the system and less hassle than welding the resonators back in just to chop them off again. So currently awaiting the correct sized reducers so it looks a lot tidier. No pics of my frankenstein pipework as it's embarrassing :lol: I'll post pics once I've tidied it all up. Car does sound a lot better now that you can actually hear it, I'll get a before & after video at a later date once I've sorted the pipework.

 

I know this is an old post but do you recall what size reducer you purchased? I purchased 2.5 , I'm confused if I should get a 2.25 reducer or good morning will the 2.5 just slide over the existing 60 mm piping? Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
Wasting my whole day today only to finally get the car on the lift and just be told that he can't use the pipe I have, and wanted no part of any fabrication.

 

Salut, quel est ton statut ? Je cherche à faire la même chose, quelle est la bonne taille de réducteurs ? Merci d'avance Scobie.

 

I ended up making my own up from a few different reducers as I couldn't source the correct drop down required. Speaking to a custom exhaust shop since then they have said they can get them for me in the future if required. It makes a good difference and the sound is much better now.

I'd love to say I dusted off my French from my school days but good old google helped me with 98% of this

J'ai fini par créer le mien à partir de quelques réducteurs différents car je ne pouvais pas trouver le bon menu déroulant requis. S'adressant à un magasin d'échappement personnalisé depuis lors, ils ont dit qu'ils pourraient me les procurer à l'avenir si nécessaire. Cela fait une bonne différence et le son est bien meilleur maintenant.

 

And what about the sound ? it is not distorted ? Because I like the original sound (stamp) but it lacks some pops and volume.

 

Hmm my post was deleted I think... yes Mr super duper moderator sir?

 

Aha yes i haven't seen your message ^^

 

It was either...
1, not adding anything of value to the thread, although it was imo a little bit of humour.
2, our super duper moderator was offended by its content, or was worried others might offended.
3, it was in the wrong font style
4, is was in the wrong size font
5, t was in a non-approved colour
6, I had posted out of the time limit deemed appropriate for responding
7, it was too late and he deemed that I shouldn't be on the Internet that late
8, our esteemed super duper moderator sir is over zealous
9, our esteemed super duper moderator sir, knows what upsets, insults, infuriates, offends, or discriminates every individual registered on this forum
10, our super duper moderator sir doesn't like a wee chuckle.

 

I note this is the second time you have made comments about my moderation - the previous being 9 days ago here:
Dashcam
I don't recall deleting any of your posts in this topic and the list of posts doesn't show any deletions (which it would on my view of the topic).
Looking at your last "repost" why would I delete that ?
It appears you are having issues with me in particular for some reason ?
In the 6 years I have been moderating on here I don't recall any such previous personal comments about my moderation and indeed this site is pretty laid back and friendly.
I moderate in my own time and at my own expense so I'm wondering why I should put up with your condescending and rather unpleasant posts ?
If you have an issue with any moderation then perhaps you should have sent me a pm which I would be happy to answer.
As regards the "Super Moderator" title you seem to be obsessed with, there are three levels of moderator and in order to do all the jobs I have done previously you need to be a "Super" moderator.
It's a title that comes with the new admin/software on here so not of my choosing.
As it stands, any more of your posts in the same vein as above will see you parting company with these forums.

 

Quick Read it......

So iI have quad tips on my xes, it's the 340 but looks totally different and adds a wee bit more bass and volume too

 

Pretty much sums it up yeh. Still quiet on tick over when warm. I've been meaning to get a video for a while now but juts not got round to it with work/the weather.