So my backboxfell off last week, went to try and fit the new one but the bit it clamps onto on the midbox has came away whsn the backbox fell off, do I buy another midbox and wait for that to come again or get the backbox welded to the thinner midbox pipe end, if the weld holds anything more than a year that would be ideal as the klarius backboxes only last a year before snapping off anyway
The end of the mid-pipe seems to be where the exhaust usually rusts through and snaps. It's happened to me 3-4 times now on 306's, always in the same place.
They're cheap enough so just buy a new mid-pipe and do the job properly - but make sure you buy a decent reputable brand like Bosal rather than Klarius which don't last whatsoever.
From my experience, Bosal is just as shite as Klarius these days!
No "pattern" part exhausts are made well at all!
The hoffman 'race tube' centre i bought for the HDi years ago is still going strong..
(29-07-2016, 09:34 AM)Ruan Wrote: [ -> ]From my experience, Bosal is just as shite as Klarius these days!
No "pattern" part exhausts are made well at all!
They must have gone downhill comparatively recently then or I've been buying old stock that's been sat around for a while - certainly that's entirely feasible for the 205 stuff, but the mid-section I bought for my in-laws 306 last year certainly seemed to be good quality and still looks in good order now (although who knows how long that had been in a warehouse for)
I struggle to believe that it's gone downhill so far as to be as bad as Klarius though - last one of those I fitted looked and felt cheap when new and after one winter you'd swear that it had been sat at the bottom of the ocean for a decade such was the level of rust. Terrible, terrible systems.... but that's what happens when the number one criteria that most people buy on is price rather than quality
Mind you, such a drop in quality wouldn't be unprecedented.... Arvin used to be good a decade or so back, and turned to sh**e when they merged with someone else.
Thanks guys, midnight - did you notice any difference in loudness when switching for the race tube?
Can't really give an honest comparison tbh as I changed to a sportex backbox at the same time but even with what's effectively a straight through on a s2 map it's not that loud IMO, little rumble on idle but quiet til you're on full chat
Racetube on it's own doesn't really add loudness unless you remove the backbox or go for a decat as well.
If it's snapped its probably not going to be weldable.
(29-07-2016, 10:10 AM)Toms306 Wrote: [ -> ]Racetube on it's own doesn't really add loudness unless you remove the backbox or go for a decat as well.
I did both of those and it's still not that loud tbh
That's your opinion lol, it should be a fair bit louder than standard, but not petrol loud obviously.
Had to fit a Klarius rear section to a 2.0HDi, poor engine won't be able to breathe due to the crushed bends.
(29-07-2016, 10:22 AM)Toms306 Wrote: [ -> ]That's your opinion lol, it should be a fair bit louder than standard, but not petrol loud obviously.
Yeah exactly, granted it was louder than stock but nothing like a '6 with a backbox for instance.. Bare in mind i drove a stripped 6 with a straight through daily for over a year
Matt just get a straight bit of exhaust welded straight onto it
I was thinking that Frost, but I want it as quiet as poss as you know haha
Bosal and Klarius are still worlds apart when it comes to quality, even if Bosal have gone downhill big time.