scorpion rear box

[james walker]

hi fellas, just seen a scorpion rear box on egay... 199 quid. i have milltek dp and cat, standard oem cat back

my rear box is blowing slightly at the min. want to change the tailpipe aswell, the scorpion seems a good price.

do you think it would be worthwhile doing this, im aware the oem rear silencer will keep it quieter, but what would be the downsides of just going rear box??

after a different tailpipe deisgn to the twin pipe on standard cupra and with xmas coming around im sure wifey would comply

this is the link
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEAT-LEON-CUP...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item4ceb7444b9


opinions good and bad welcome.

 

[JamJay]

There won't be any difference to fitting that silencer apart from a little more rumble. However it is £200 + p&p which is cheaper than a cat-back system I agree but if you get and upgraded centre section at a later date then there are some Q's...1) Can you get one at all on it's own or is it a custom job? 2) Can you get one for a price that won't turn out more expensive than just buying a whole cat-back system in the 1st place?

If 2) is YES then save an extra £100-ish and get a whole cat-back system.

 

[james walker]

possibly so would work out more expensive... but at 200 quid then a new oem wouldnt be far off that i would imagine... not after performance or real sound benefits as they are negligeable anyways with the dp and cat being the restrictive part.

just fancy a different tail design and 200 is cheaper than 280 for the cat back plus fitting costs?

what are scorpion like, dont want a nova sound from it.

 

[james walker]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEAT-LEON-CUP...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item35a3e6d50b

cat back price... no delivery as i would pickup from nottingham

just noticed the seller is roadrunner motorsport.

rrp on their site is 265 for the rear box... 340 catback.

hmmmh.

 

[JamJay]

A new centre section from SEAT is surely going to cost that extra £80 so I know what I'd be doing. Take that £200 of your Mrs money and £80 of your own and get down to Roadrunner!

 

[james walker]

good call mate.

probably the way forward... must sell some of these parts i have lying around!!

 

[smithygcupra]

you can get a new centre section(without silencer) from jetex for around £60.

 

[JamJay]

Look at it as an investment, it's stainless steel so you shouldn't ever need to replace it, unlike the OEM one which will most likely let go at some point

 

[smithygcupra]

http://www.jetex.co.uk/website/jete...k=Seat&mod=Leon+Turbo+Mk1&mat=Stainless+Steel

bottom of the page ... £62...

 

[james walker]

Jetex? will this fit the milltek then the scorpion though, whats the dimensions of the jetex... i know the milltek is 2.5", the scorpion says the same.

just seen 2.5" hmm so 265 for cat back in that case then... will they all mate up properly?

 

[JamJay]

The Jetex system looks quite nice, shame they don't do a non-res for the LCR though.

You'll have a very unique system Jame and maybe a very good one. I can't see why they won't all fit together, the flanges should all be the same. On my 1st car, 106 GTi, I hade a Supersprint centre section an Piper rear silencer and it was the most gorgeous sounding thing...proof that mix and match isn't alsways bad.

 

[james walker]

so milltek dp and cat to jetex non res centre pipe to scorpion rear box will be ok?

oooh hybrid exhaust

 

[JamJay]

I can't guarantee obviously but I don't see why not. From the pics on the Jetex & Ebay links, can you see if they look the same? Then can you get under you car to check the Milltek?

 

[james walker]

yeah, ill leave that to the friendly local ats cowboys who fit anything and everything for a cash price... sure theyd make it fit.

just gottas convince the wife now.

 

[JamJay]

Looking at the Jetex pic, I can't work out if it's missing a section. The Piper one and even the Jetex Cat-Back show an extra section of pipe.

 

[james walker]

Right im going for the cat back i think full scorpion..... Well the race diagnostics guage will have to go to fund this methinks... Ha ha

 

[LEE69]

My pattern part centre section of a 1.9 diesel Toledo was £11 they have no silencer
Spools up quicker but no noise increase.

 

[LEE69]

Scorpion have a nice note mate, had the system on my old car.

 

[james walker]

My pattern part centre section of a 1.9 diesel Toledo was £11 they have no silencer
Spools up quicker but no noise increase.

o the toledo centre section fits the 2.5" cat back, and will fit the scorpion rear box?

hmmmh, you get that from stealers?

 

[LEE69]

Don't think they are 2.5" tbh standard.

No mates the manager of kwik fit you can get it very cheap from any factors or try these http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/