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Advice required: buying exhaust
01. Oct 2007 at 18:20

Greetings all.

BACKGROUND: I own a 1994 (one of the first!) Omegas. Great workhorse, 2.5V6 manual (CD). However, the other day I cogged it down a couple to overtake on the motorway and blew the wadding clean out of the silencer and blocked the tailpipe exit. Obviously this caused a little back-pressure and I blew the top of one of my centre boxes clean out. Needless to say I now need to get a new exhaust from the cats back.

QUESTION: did a quick google and came up with the following site:

http://www.onlineautomotive.co.uk/product_details.php?system_id=6104&type=system...

Looks too good to be true. Anyone know if these people are safe or are there some hidden charges somewhere? Has anyone tried the parts? Are they somewhat substandard, perhaps?

Any advice welcome. Embarrassing driving at the moment with the racket coming from underneath my seat!

J.

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Dazzler Omega Baron Offline Drive it like you stole it...... Posts: 4459 Sutton, Surrey Gender: Drives: AMG C32 estate	Re: Advice required: buying exhaust Reply #1 - 01. Oct 2007 at 18:23 The general opinion on here is to fit a genuine exhaust system as the aftermarket ones tend to be noisy and don't last very long compared to the aftermarket ones.... But if money is tight and your not keeping the car that long then........................
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Re: Advice required: buying exhaust
Reply #2 - 01. Oct 2007 at 18:42

I bought system from Cat back on e-bay from Germany for £57 delivered
The equivalent cost from VX was £173, so assuming it lasts at least 3 yrs at that price I would get 9 + years worth out of 3 systems
Would a genuine VX system last 9 years?
As for the noise & performance, I don't notice any difference, but then again it is a Diesel Cheesy

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Dazzler Omega Baron Offline Drive it like you stole it...... Posts: 4459 Sutton, Surrey Gender: Drives: AMG C32 estate	Re: Advice required: buying exhaust Reply #3 - 01. Oct 2007 at 19:34 Diesel exhausts last for ages anyway
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Pitchfork Omega Baron Offline Barndances & Morris Posts: 2493 Tadley (near Basingrad) Gender: Drives: 2006 Citroen C5 Diesel Estate	Re: Advice required: buying exhaust Reply #4 - 01. Oct 2007 at 19:35 Do they??? Why?
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cem Omega King Offline Posts: 13920 Ankara/Turkey Gender: Drives: 97 2.5 V6 Manual CD- Clio Sport	Re: Advice required: buying exhaust Reply #5 - 01. Oct 2007 at 19:36 I newly changed the exhaust .The picture is similiar to the original but the writing under dont guarantee it will be the same..
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Re: Advice required: buying exhaust
Reply #6 - 01. Oct 2007 at 20:16

On the petrol models, the aftermarket pipes are definately raspy and resonate more than the original fitment. Mine is 12 years old and last year replaced the entire system, cat and both rear sections. The old one was the original pipes, so yes, they should last a minimum of 8 years if looked after. Wink

Because it is a little (!) noisier than original, I have to crank up the stereo so I don't hear it! Grin

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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Advice required: buying exhaust Reply #7 - 01. Oct 2007 at 21:39 Pitchfork wrote on 01. Oct 2007 at 19:35: Do they??? Why? a) generally thicker b) less water generated in the combustion process.
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Grrrrrr Junior Member Offline Posts: 236 Buckinghamshire Gender: Drives: Blue shift (blue coming at you; green heading away) - 2.6 V6 petrol CDX automatic (2001) - as seen on TV!	Re: Advice required: buying exhaust Reply #8 - 01. Oct 2007 at 22:02 Not sure how much longer the car will last but until a Monaro comes up for under 2 grand then I'll see how long I can make it last. Oddly enough the manifolds and cats are all original and still look pretty good. Had a good look while I was underneath assessing the damage. Cheers for the help!
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