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General => The garage => Topic started by: mk1 on 29 October 2003, 22:39
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Looking for a large bore exhaust for my MK1 gti. A lot of exhaust manufacturers list for this car with a 3" pipe, but that is only the tail pipe, I want a big bore system. Any ideas from the "golf gti crew" ;).
Thanks, Steve.
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I've got a mongoose back box and centre pipe on mine - not sure what the bore, I think its 3.5 ". whatever it is HUGE right the way through
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Thanks, what style of tail pipe is it?. Do you still have the centre box?. Did you sleeve the front pipe up to the system. My front pipe is 58" o/d. May go mongoose hunting ;).
Steve
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the centre box (do you mean cat?) is mongoose, but the tail pipe has been replaced with a carbon fibre wrapped powerflow end pipe, single 4" opening
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Some manufacturers list a system with a centre box or a straight pipe (no resonator). I need a centre pipe and a back box.
Your back box sounds ;D
Thanks, Steve.
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I think they may be refering to the cat - mine is one of the later mk1 cabs that had a cat as standard
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i've a mongoose system on my 16v and i also admit its pretty f**kin huge, mine was ?280, its from the downpipe back and consisted of front & mid silencer & rear box
tailpipe style was this :-
(http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/a8cd7055/bc/Car/__sr_/Exhaust.jpg?bc6eNo_A3J7RI4z0)
chuffed to bits with it, suits the backend of the car perfectly and the noise is sublime
if the photo doesnt work (yahoo photie album) then i can email u it!
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Sounds good, where did you get it?. Picture do'nt work.
mk1turbo16v@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks , Steve.
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i got mine from a fella Chris who has his own company
drop him an email (Sales@SpeedFreex.co.uk) with details of what you want. your car, plus any questions you need answered
just tell him Gambit from CS recommended him to you
ill email you the pic
Craig
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Ive got a complete s/s supersprint system fitted, one single 3" tailpipe, sounds superb.
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Thanks all, it is between a mongoose and a magnex exhaust from Big boys toys. Any feedback would be appreciated, Steve.
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the new Magnex exhausts arent a straight thru exhaust anymore, they now recirculate the gases to & fro upto 3 times
there was a big discussion on this on the clubgti board about this, one fella spoke to a rep in Magnex and they confirmed this, their exhausts are now only for looks & noise, not performance
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Mongoose gets my vote, looks, sounds, and performance too!!
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Hi Craig, tried to reply to your email about my exhaust, but it returned it to me, is your inbox over full?
The jetex exhaust has a 2.5" bore and is a straight thru system but it is a quiet system so if you are after power and not noise, then it could be a good one to look out for.
Cheers
Craig
ps, IF I break it I would want about ?100 for the exhaust (cost me over ?200 4 months ago) and something like ?200 for the brakes (ATE power discs, mintex pads, quattro calipers and carriers + the master cylinder/ servo as it is all working well together and I think it may ne a later 22mm item but I cant be sure). If you want both (and I don't know if I can break it, space is a problem) then you may as well take the whole car for ?350 and sell on the bits you dn't want/ need and get a fair bit, if not most, of your money back. Send me an email if you are interested
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Thanks Craig, would think about taking the whole car but Bath is a long way from me (Englishman in Scotland).
The mongoose is in the lead at the mo, good info on the Magnex as I was not aware that they ar not straight thru, prolly the gummermint had something to do with it ::).
Thanks all, Steve.
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Excuse if this is a repost, (computer probs >:() but I have done it. Just ordered a mongoose from Collins, talked to the man at the dyno and he said the 'goose was the one to go for. Thanks Gambit tor the "heads up" on the magnex as that was what swung it.
Steve.