3" Custom Downpipe - what did you buy, advice and critique required!

[Tom]

Yeah my mate is friends with a guy that works there, he's dropping it over for me as well! I'm going to paint it as well in the hope it'll last a bit longer

[silverzx]

Yeah my mate is friends with a guy that works there, he's dropping it over for me as well! I'm going to paint it as well in the hope it'll last a bit longer

Painting it with... What colour? Green?

[Tom]

I don't know something decent that will protect it a bit maybe high temp stuff, maybe some hammerite or something like that.

[silverzx]

Teal hammerite.

[darrenjlobb]

Painting exhausts generally seems a waste of time, even the high temp stuff seems to just flake / cook in no time, stinking / looking a mess. Ceramic coating is only real way.

[mr_fish]

My exhaust was mild steel and started to surface rust as it had no protection.

I was recommened this:

BBQ Paint

Seems to of held up for the last 100 miles.

and before someone says you haven't driven it hard enough to get it up to temp....I stuck it into telegraph hill at full chat

[Tom]

I've had bits of baffle and soot glowing orange shooting out the back of my exhaust lol, thanks for you reccomendation Mark!

Edit, looked at the link after replying, fail, bbq paint is a fantastic idea!!

[mr_fish]

I've had bits of baffle and soot glowing orange shooting out the back of my exhaust lol, thanks for you reccomendation Mark!

Edit, looked at the link after replying, fail, bbq paint is a fantastic idea!!

haha, cleared the exhaust out that day !?

1 can got me 2/3 of the complete system done (apart from backbox - that's already sorted) and that was a couple of coats.

I can see it/touch it right off the turbo though and it seems to be holding up.

Its not a glossy finish just a matt type one.

[Tom]

Knew it was too good to be true, its actually 23quid for 2 meters balls

[Tom]

For future reference, a 60degree bend looks like this:

[silverzx]

For future reference, a 60degree bend looks like this:

Is that what I need for my downpipe on the 205? I'm guessing it's what you've used / using?

[Tom]

I used it and yeah it worked ok, the 205 was a bastard to get the angles right though! And its not a 45 at the back so dont get one of those lol!!

[silverzx]

I used it and yeah it worked ok, the 205 was a bastard to get the angles right though! And its not a 45 at the back so dont get one of those lol!!

Sweet, as long as I can get it under the car to a 2.5" reducer then I'll get my work to fabricate the rest.

[Tom]

Good plan, id rather not of done it myself :/

[zx_volcane]

Is it just me or is this getting all a bit techy? What happened to bodging old bits of pipe together till it fits :p

[Tom]

Bcuz flo m8.

[306Puggy]

How come 205s have a 60 degree bend and the 306 has a 45 degree one?

[Tom]

I dont know, maybe it depends on how your turbo sits?

[silverzx]

Is it just me or is this getting all a bit techy?

Whats the harm in that though Tom?