Post 625439 by stribo on 2013-07-14 17:42:59
We (well Rachel) bought a Ferrita exhaust off of he who can not be named, and is definitely banned ;) a few weeks back, so with the nice weather, and the fact we're getting the R remapped next Saturday, I thought I ought to fit it.
The old one was looking a bit tired:
Strangely the rear box seems to have an outer skin, which has rusted, and started to fall away, but underneath is another skin which is solid.
Anyway, got the car up on some ramps, kindly given to me by Sharkey R:
It shows how far on things have moved in wheels and tyres, as the tyres were actually wider than the ramps.
After having to attack the bolts with an angle grinder to cut them off, the old exhaust was removed.
A side by side comparison:
Strangely the Ferrita has a 3 hole flange (he he, I said flange) , compared to the standard one's 2 bolt, but the top 2 holes on the Ferrita line up with the standard one:
So after a bit of swearing (mostly when the exhaust fell on my head), I got it bolted up and mounted up on the rubbers, and this is the finished article:
Took it out for a spin, and didn't notice any difference in performance (unsurprisingly) but after 20 or so miles, did start to hear a deep burble coming from the back of the car. As I found out with the Cougar when I fitted a Mongoose exhaust to it, you never really hear it when in the car, it's the people following that get the pleasure. ;)
Next job was to fit some spacers to the C70, to try and get it through its MOT, but I had 2 problems, firstly they were cheapy Halfords ones, not hubcentric, so the wheel didn't centre on the hub, and 2 the wheel bolts weren't long enough anyway, so I had to bite the bullet, and raise the front of the car 30mm:
TBH it doesn't look too bad, but I'll probably slam it again once I get the pass. ;)
Post 625442 by graemewelch on 2013-07-14 17:49:46
job well done but those tips are terrible. much prefer the standard ones
Post 625445 by stribo on 2013-07-14 17:52:37
I quite like the tips, apart from the fact they sit proud from the back of the car. Sharkey R had his cut off, and slash cut ones fitted, so that's an option. ;)
Post 625446 by Harvey on 2013-07-14 17:53:31
When I changed my one at tick over sounds a little deeper in tone,but when you go above 4k that's when you do hear the diffrance.
Post 625448 by stribo on 2013-07-14 17:58:29
[QUOTE=Harvey;625446]When I changed my one at tick over sounds a little deeper in tone,[COLOR="#FF0000"]but when you go above 4k that's when you do hear the diffrance[/COLOR].[/QUOTE]
No point Graham getting a performance exhaust then. ;)
Post 625450 by Harvey on 2013-07-14 18:00:47
[QUOTE=stribo;625448]No point Graham getting a performance exhaust then. ;)[/QUOTE]
No I said 4k not 40 mph.:redface:
Post 625451 by stribo on 2013-07-14 18:02:53
He doesn't go over either. ;)
Post 625454 by T5frankie on 2013-07-14 18:09:24
you should hear the exhaust from tickover all the way through the revs
Post 625458 by stribo on 2013-07-14 18:16:17
[QUOTE=T5frankie;625454]you should hear the exhaust from tickover all the way through the revs[/QUOTE]
The 'problem' with the S60 is it's a very quiet car, which was great for the owners it was originally aimed at, but us oiks want to hear a bit more noise. ;)
Post 625475 by T5frankie on 2013-07-14 18:51:25
[QUOTE=stribo;625458]The 'problem' with the S60 is it's a very quiet car, which was great for the owners it was originally aimed at, but us oiks want to hear a bit more noise. ;)[/QUOTE]
speak for yourself, i like refined and quiet motors lol
Post 625478 by Harvey on 2013-07-14 18:58:45
[QUOTE=T5frankie;625475]speak for yourself, i like refined and quiet motors lol[/QUOTE]
:confused: did you really say that. So where did your last car fit in.
Post 625479 by Dangerous Dave on 2013-07-14 18:58:56
Nice :)
The old one looked §§§§ed!
Post 625491 by stribo on 2013-07-14 19:15:00
[QUOTE=bomb192uk;625479]Nice :)
The old one looked §§§§ed![/QUOTE]
TBF apart from the outer skin peeling off the rear silencer the rest of it was in pretty good nick, the front box had hardly any corrosion.
Post 625492 by stribo on 2013-07-14 19:15:53
[QUOTE=T5frankie;625475]speak for yourself, i like refined and quiet motors lol[/QUOTE]
Yeah, and I'm the pope lol.
Post 625495 by T5frankie on 2013-07-14 19:20:05
[QUOTE=stribo;625492]Yeah, and I'm the pope lol.[/QUOTE]
well hello Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Post 625507 by stribo on 2013-07-14 19:56:10
[QUOTE=T5frankie;625495]well hello Jorge Mario Bergoglio[/QUOTE]
Bless you my child. :P
Post 625520 by Haizum74 on 2013-07-14 20:45:30
[QUOTE=stribo;625507]Bless you my child. :P[/QUOTE]
Close!
Post 625522 by WOODY T5 on 2013-07-14 20:48:02
All looks like a good days work well done keep up the good work:)
Post 625523 by V70 Graham on 2013-07-14 20:48:17
[QUOTE=stribo;625448]No point Graham getting a performance exhaust then. ;)[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Harvey;625450]No I said 4k not 40 mph.:redface:[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=stribo;625451]He doesn't go over either. ;)[/QUOTE]
Jesssususss lol, you lot.....anyone would think I drive like a wuss :redface:
Post 625524 by V70 Graham on 2013-07-14 20:49:01
I too think you have done a good days work.....but the tips do stick out a bit far imho.
Post 625526 by iancho on 2013-07-14 20:51:37
I like it Steve, nice work mate :smile:
Post 625544 by jdavis on 2013-07-14 21:15:29
good work. not too keen on how far the tips stick out, prefer the standard look in that aspect.
Post 625548 by stribo on 2013-07-14 21:19:31
[QUOTE=V70 Graham;625523]Jesssususss lol, you lot.....anyone would think I drive like a wuss :redface:[/QUOTE]
You do. :P
[QUOTE=V70 Graham;625524]I too think you have done a good days work.....but the tips do stick out a bit far imho.[/QUOTE]
It doesn't look so bad in the 'flesh'.
Post 625554 by graemewelch on 2013-07-14 21:25:37
youll get more noise if/when fit a new down pipr
Post 625588 by Kingsford G on 2013-07-14 22:06:52
Nice work there mate.The c70 now sits spot on in my opinion.
Post 625593 by JUDGENINJA on 2013-07-14 22:14:23
Another busy day for you.. Top job
Post 625604 by stribo on 2013-07-14 22:23:31
[QUOTE=V70 Graham;625523]Jesssususss lol, you lot.....anyone would think I drive like a wuss :redface:[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=V70 Graham;625524]I too think you have done a good days work.....but the tips do stick out a bit far imho.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=graemewelch;625554]youll get more noise if/when fit a new down pipr[/QUOTE]
And when you're up and about, I'll have one off you ;)
Strangely the rear box seems to have an outer skin, which has rusted, and started to fall away, but underneath is another skin which is solid.
Anyway, got the car up on some ramps, kindly given to me by Sharkey R:
It shows how far on things have moved in wheels and tyres, as the tyres were actually wider than the ramps.
After having to attack the bolts with an angle grinder to cut them off, the old exhaust was removed.
A side by side comparison:
Strangely the Ferrita has a 3 hole flange (he he, I said flange) , compared to the standard one's 2 bolt, but the top 2 holes on the Ferrita line up with the standard one:
So after a bit of swearing (mostly when the exhaust fell on my head), I got it bolted up and mounted up on the rubbers, and this is the finished article:
Took it out for a spin, and didn't notice any difference in performance (unsurprisingly) but after 20 or so miles, did start to hear a deep burble coming from the back of the car. As I found out with the Cougar when I fitted a Mongoose exhaust to it, you never really hear it when in the car, it's the people following that get the pleasure. ;)
Next job was to fit some spacers to the C70, to try and get it through its MOT, but I had 2 problems, firstly they were cheapy Halfords ones, not hubcentric, so the wheel didn't centre on the hub, and 2 the wheel bolts weren't long enough anyway, so I had to bite the bullet, and raise the front of the car 30mm:
TBH it doesn't look too bad, but I'll probably slam it again once I get the pass. ;)