Backbox, But not really...

[Scully]

I was about to bloody buy, a new exhaust for my 1.4 16v DAB. When I got home today. I looked under my car, and noticed that its is not a traditional silencer, it goes tail pipe - silencer - pipe - bend - pipe - cat - then the joint.
A traditional exhaust is tailpipe-silencer- small pipe - joint?
How can i order i new Peco back box when, the only split is after the cat

 

[m0rk]

make your own split with an angle grinder

 

[Scully]

anyone had this problem???
Basically the backbox should spilt just after the silencer, on all cars ive worked on its been the case....

 

[Scully]

Thats just silly

 

[stoneyfordNI]

what is...grinder?

hacksaw even , 10 min job including jacking up ,

 

[CHR15B]

I don't see anything silly about it? Thats the reality of it. Any good exhaust centre can do it.

 

[googies]

Cut it where you want, get a pipe cutter or rotary of some sort and make short work of it then stick in what you want!

 

[simon34]

why would you want to add a peco box aswell you might aswell just put a trim on the tail pipe
or buy an exhaust that might actualy make a difference

 

[stoneyfordNI]

^^^ didn't like to say

 

[m0rk]

Thats just silly

told you so........

 

[Nath.]

I think my old mk3 had a one piece zorst

I had a small pin hole in it and got quoted silly money for a complete system

they wouldn't cut it off and fit just a back box cos the join would be the wrong way for the flow of the gasses

so I found a place local that would weld up the pin hole, it lasted another year until I PX'd it

 

[simon34]

^^^ didn't like to say

Showing my age again i guess
leave the peco boxes to the escorts they were designed for please

 

[St3f!]

i got a cupra backbox put on my dab this afternoon not much difference tbh! looks alot better tho

 

[rashcupra]

whey it all fit nice yeah ^^^^^ it should sound a bit meatyer!!! it was quite loud on mine get some pics up st3f

 

[Scully]

Trust me guys ive looked at loads of exhaust, Peco, Magnex, Remus, Milltek, Scorpion. And the only ones that do a back box for a 1.4 16v was Peco (They were not my first choice) Then I thought ill get a Cupra/Fr box.
But im Stumped at the fact that there is no joint/split until after the cat?

 

[acidstrato]

a means of making you buy a complete system if ever it fails

if you really insist on buying a new rear silencer, then just buy one and just like others have said, cut the stock system and fit the new on in, a decent fitter could even weld it on for 40quid job done, and if thats the case you could just buy any old universal back box

but seriously why bother, all a peco is gonna do is make a loud droning sound, nothing sporty or cool about a peco

just get some tailpipe trim and bolt it on. job done for a fiver

 

[Scully]

I suppose. Ill get a nice trim for now.... but cut a bit of the old tip, so you dont see it as much...
Now then do they do cmplete systems for 1.4 DAB? LOL

 

[Scully]

i got a cupra backbox put on my dab this afternoon not much difference tbh! looks alot better tho

So you just fitted it, But where did you join it? did you have to customize then? or was it a straight swap???

 

[St3f!]

couldnt tell you mate just left it at KR Tuning in Motherwell 3 hours later and £40 lighter i had my car back! Rash i will get pics up when it stops raining and snowing !

 

[Scully]

Cheers mate. I thought i was screwed, seeing as you had a DAB, you obviously had the same system as me. So ill be doing that, getting a cupra back box. and just let someone deal with it. they'll probably cut it then join it then weld it.