John Bonnett Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Despite the styling changes my car is the same length as standard but the silencers stick out by at least 4 inches too much.The diff mounting bracket for the exhaust incorporates the clamp holding the Y piece to the straight pipe. It looks as if the Y piece needs moving forward and this would necessitate an additional clamp.So if anyone has a picture of the underneath of their car showing the position of the pipe joints I would be grateful.Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTeesside Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 If no one else comes through I can get you one tomorrow.But my system has no diff clamp. Didn't even know there should be one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Will try and take some pics of mine tomorrow, i've installed extra hangers on the diff so the Y piece is supported also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 John They hang best if you have a strap from each of the rear pipes up to the winged front plate on the diff. So you need to give the centre pipe a good shove up onto the front pipe.CheersColin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Many thanks for your replies. At the moment the straight piece of the Y is bracketed to the diff plate so clearly the whole thing must move to the front to bring the arms of the Y into that position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willows40 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Are you sure you don't have a middle section for a herald rather than spitfire, spitfire/gt6 shorter than herald/vitesse.Cheers Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 M<y thoughts exactly. I suspect some suppliers sell the exhaust with an oversize middle section so it can be cut down to suit a spit/gt6, but fit a herald/vitesse as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 willows40 wrote:Are you sure you don't have a middle section for a herald rather than spitfire, spitfire/gt6 shorter than herald/vitesse.Cheers Andy Good thought but the system came off a Spitfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Yes, but was it correct when fitted to a Spitfire?Are there any witness marks for the clamps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlubikey Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I've taken the system off now - this is the only picture I have. Any good?RichardPS: Gone back to a GT6 system c/w centre box. Less punk rock; more ... operatic tenor :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyb Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I found the Y piece needs to be pushed well onto the middle section to get the silencers in the right place. Either that or the middle section needs cutting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 M Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Here ye go John,And, whilst yer Tinkerating, this is a good mod I did,stops the rear end gett,n all sooted up.Also stops yer rear end fill,n up wid water when its raining,like the OE WBs doo M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Richard_B wrote:Yes, but was it correct when fitted to a Spitfire?Are there any witness marks for the clamps?I had it shot blasted Richard and then painted with h/t paint so all marks are gone. It looked right on the Spitfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 3314 wrote:I've taken the system off now - this is the only picture I have. Any good? RichardPS: Gone back to a GT6 system c/w centre box. Less punk rock; more ... operatic tenor :)Great picture Richard. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 796 wrote:Here ye go John, And, whilst yer Tinkerating, this is a good mod I did,stops the rear end gett,n all sooted up.Also stops yer rear end fill,n up wid water when its raining,like the OE WBs doo MThank you Marcus. I really like the way you finished the tail pipes. A nice touch and as ever well thought out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Mine has some rubber straps attached with an U-clamp :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTeesside Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Here ya go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanM Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 they do stick out a bit too far on the roundtail cars as they are designed to finish approximately level with the mk4/1500 rear bumper. which is further back than the valance on early cars and I guess yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 7915 wrote:they do stick out a bit too far on the roundtail cars as they are designed to finish approximately level with the mk4/1500 rear bumper. which is further back than the valance on early cars and I guess yoursGood point Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegt6 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Got something similar to Wimpus on my GT6 - may have a pic somewhere or will snap a couple tomorrow.I am running mine (MK3) without rear bumper and the ends do poke out very slightly beyond the body, but only just - again, a pic will be better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegt6 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Couple of pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Thank you all for the pictures and brilliant response. I now know what I've got to do :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegt6 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Couple more showing tail pipes at rear... These are just the standard stainless type that I think all the suppliers sell.The back boxes are a couple of mm from the rear x-member, so cannot go further back - would have to modify the 'tails' if want shorter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRooster Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Here's mine took a lot of fettling to get it right.RR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Right, well after a lot of messing about I've got the exhaust and silencers mounted as high as I possible can. They still hang down farther than I would have liked and if they do present a problem with ground clearance they may not stay on the car for very long. I managed to retain the diff mount on the straight bit of pipe before it branches into the Y so that was a bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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