DIY MCS R53 exhaust re-route pipe

[Kranz]

So today I fitted my own home made re-route pipe instead of taking it to somewhere (Powerflow for example) or buying a GTT pipe off the shelf.

And it was a total success!

Bought a 2.25" 90° stainless mandrel bend off eBay for £10.5 delivered and had the ends expanded at my local Powerflow dealer in Redhill (RSR Tyres @ 23-25 Brighton Road RH1 6PP) for FREE!! The ends were expanded to fit over the stock 2.25" exhaust at the engine end, and to fit inside the 2.5" exhaust at the 2nd box end. Basically both ends need to be very nearly the same size... the exhaust box end a tiny bit smaller than the engine end to slip inside the 2.5" exhaust.

I cut the exhaust off using a reciprocating saw with it all still on the vehicle and then cut a slot in the engine end of the re-route pipe to allow it to clamp down on the stock exhaust. I then cut a slot in the pipe leading to the remaining exhaust box to allow it to clamp down onto the re-route pipe and installed it with some exhaust sealing goo and a pair of clamps I had lying around.

Sounds the business!! And the total cost??? A massive £10.50!!

Anyone can do this themselves with a bit of know how

Pics to follow soon.

[The Nun]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kranz (original)

Anyone can do this themselves with a bit of know how

Pics to follow soon.

Of course you can do anything, if you know how, and have the tools, or know where to get them, and dont mind getting dirty, and youre fit enough and not disabled, and have somewhere suitable to do it, its easy.

So perhaps not quite everyone, but I get what you mean.

And if youve got plenty of money you can alternatively get someone else to do it and watch them whilst youre having a coffee with your feet up

[James burbidge]

Sounds like a good DIY job you done there.
Well done

[Kranz]

Quote: Originally Posted by The Nun (original)

Of course you can do anything, if you know how, and have the tools, or know where to get them, and dont mind getting dirty, and youre fit enough and not disabled, and have somewhere suitable to do it, its easy.

So perhaps not quite everyone, but I get what you mean.

And if youve got plenty of money you can alternatively get someone else to do it and watch them whilst youre having a coffee with your feet up

To be honest you could do it with a couple of spanners (10mm and 13mm) and a junior hacksaw! I just chose not to take the exhaust system off as I could cut it in situ.

And it's more fun to DIY

[Blusox]

Nice, does it do anything other than change the exhaust note?

[Kranz]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blusox (original)

Nice, does it do anything other than change the exhaust note?

It removes about 20 pounds of dead weight and stops the rusty first exhaust box being mentioned as an advisory on every MOT

[mab01uk]

Well done!
Look forward to seeing your pics, for those who have not seen this mod before, here is what it should look like before and after removing the first exhaust box:



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[Scal50]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kranz (original)

So today I fitted my own home made re-route pipe instead of taking it to somewhere (Powerflow for example) or buying a GTT pipe off the shelf.

And it was a total success!

Bought a 2.25" 90° stainless mandrel bend off eBay for £10.5 delivered and had the ends expanded at my local Powerflow dealer in Redhill (RSR Tyres @ 23-25 Brighton Road RH1 6PP) for FREE!! The ends were expanded to fit over the stock 2.25" exhaust at the engine end, and to fit inside the 2.5" exhaust at the 2nd box end. Basically both ends need to be very nearly the same size... the exhaust box end a tiny bit smaller than the engine end to slip inside the 2.5" exhaust.

I cut the exhaust off using a reciprocating saw with it all still on the vehicle and then cut a slot in the engine end of the re-route pipe to allow it to clamp down on the stock exhaust. I then cut a slot in the pipe leading to the remaining exhaust box to allow it to clamp down onto the re-route pipe and installed it with some exhaust sealing goo and a pair of clamps I had lying around.

Sounds the business!! And the total cost??? A massive £10.50!!

Anyone can do this themselves with a bit of know how

Pics to follow soon.

did you have any problem with the exhaust rattling through lack of support. ive done this mod too but without cutting slot in pipe. i get a bit of rattle from time to time and not sure if its because lack of support or if its not clamping down properly

[Shanos]

I was looking at this one
90degree 2.25" inch 57mm Mandrel Exhaust Bend Stainless Steel Polished Tube Pipe | eBay

Do you think it would work?

thanks in advance shanos