Fixing My molten Roadster

heathstimpson · July 18, 2006, 19:49

With the site of the initial damage, and the improvements you have made since stripping her down it's a surprisingly small outlay Mark s:shock: :shock: s:shock: Good to hear you went through the MOT ok; see ya the weekend s8)

s8)

Anonymous · July 18, 2006, 19:52

You'll hear him first, with that exhaust... s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

heathstimpson · July 18, 2006, 19:53

Quote from: "Ekona"You'll hear him first, with that exhaust... s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

Is it really that loud s:?: :?: s:?: s8)

s8)

Anonymous · July 18, 2006, 19:54

As Mark put it, the car sounds like it belongs in NASCAR! s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s8)

s8)

He thinks he's going to try and quieten it down, but he doesn't know yet I'm going to convince him otherwise s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

kanujunkie · July 18, 2006, 20:55

Quote from: "heathstimpson"
Quote from: "Ekona"You'll hear him first, with that exhaust... s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
Is it really that loud s:?: :?: s:?: s8) s8)

lets put it this way, i was following on the test run and i couldn't hear my engine!!

markiii · July 18, 2006, 22:13

biggest problem is with te hardtop on, resonance is nasty

kanujunkie · July 18, 2006, 22:16

Quote from: "markiii"biggest problem is with te hardtop on, resonance is nasty

now theres an interesting one, guess you'll leave it at home for JAE then?

Anonymous · July 19, 2006, 09:21

Got mine MOT'd when I bought it, so I did not have to come back to that after my holiday......it passed s8)

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Glad to hear you are up and running Mark, my exhaust is not that loud, but the wrap certainly did not make it any quieter

markiii · July 19, 2006, 09:22

Quote from: "kanujunkie"
Quote from: "markiii"biggest problem is with te hardtop on, resonance is nasty

now theres an interesting one, guess you'll leave it at home for JAE then?

teh car or the roof?

TommyD · July 19, 2006, 11:10

Mark, think you need to take a ride in mine and hear what a decent exhaust sounds like on the Hass set up.

markiii · July 19, 2006, 11:57

Quote from: "TommyD"Mark, think you need to take a ride in mine and hear what a decent exhaust sounds like on the Hass set up.

I think your right

just need to rob a bank to pay fot it, actually you didn't buy 2 did you s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

TommyD · July 19, 2006, 12:21

s:D

s:D s:wink: :wink: s:wink: No only the one

BenF · July 19, 2006, 12:31

Mark, good to see you've got the car fixed, and look forwards to seeing it out on track again soon - £230 for the parts is very, very good!

I'll definitely be looking fowards to a nose around it this weekend to see what you've done - I'm tempted to get some exhaust wrap for mine as I've noticed the intake temps getting high in slow traffic as the exhaust is close to the intake filter.

One thing I noticed from the pics - are you really using cable ties to keep the exhaust wrap in place ...?

markiii · July 19, 2006, 12:50

Quote from: "BenF"One thing I noticed from the pics - are you really using cable ties to keep the exhaust wrap in place ...?

yep but teh proper metal ones designed for teh purpose s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

kanujunkie · July 19, 2006, 21:07

H&S used locking wire on mine the other day, seems to work well plus i have a plentiful supply of it s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

spit · July 26, 2006, 20:16

Not worth a new thread, and someone reading this will know the answer s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

Can you re-use Nordlock washers, or will they fall apart when I take the manifold off?

GSB · July 26, 2006, 20:35

Nord-locks are completley reusable, just remember to put both washers back under the nut when you refasten, as they dont work when not installed in pairs.

kanujunkie · July 26, 2006, 21:55

do make sure you inspect them well though Ste, i've had one crack already, i can feel another GB happening soon

spit · July 26, 2006, 23:11

I think thats a good idea. Be handy to have a dozen spares on the shelf.

kanujunkie · July 27, 2006, 22:47

i'll look into it then