Well here we go, had a few niggly problems which I will elaborate on...
Stripped the Blueflame off with my mate today to put the 3" system on. First problem we encountered was the lack of room next to the pipe at the turbo flange end meaning you couldn't get much purchase on the nuts to do them up. Got over this with a spanner, just took a long time.
Next up was the downpipe join. Easier to join this together off the car as there isn't much room under there to get to the nuts/bolts.
All in all it fits well and I haven't had any banging off the rear beam or on any heatshields. The only problem I am getting is the joins are far too slack. I swamped them with high temp silicone but this acted as a sort of lube meaning the downpipe to mid section kept twisting. I'll be doing this again soon with a nice big U clamp.
Oh and it's quite noisy. Only around 77db on tickover but it does shout a bit at 2-3k. I'm hoping it will calm down, if not I'll have to get an extra box added in as the missus and kids will go nuts lol
Pics of the finished article
My 45deg tailpipe straight onto the backbox and way too close to the valance
Cut the tailpipe right back to give it a bit more clearance
