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tidla Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2392 solihull Gender: Drives: omega 2001 3.0 elite	Re: Exhaust care Reply #15 - 27. Apr 2011 at 00:09 i put a walker 3yr g tee rear box and some 2yr centres. noise level is spot on and sounds good when you want it too. did do a vid of the noise. will have to dig about.
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doug4293 Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 264 greenock, scotland Gender: Drives: 3.0 v6 24v elite, 2.0 16v corsa, 1.9dturbo 306, gsxr600	Re: Exhaust care Reply #16 - 27. Apr 2011 at 04:10 i have seen back boxes with a small drain hole in them also as standard, good idea just to drill a small hole in it
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Re: Exhaust care
Reply #17 - 27. Apr 2011 at 11:06

Desperate Den wrote on 26. Apr 2011 at 19:44:

The trouble is, I don't know what system I should use to give me the same level of refinement I had with the OE one.

I would say an Eternal system might be worth a punt. It's a little noisier than OEM but not in an irritating raspy way .. on a V6 , at any rate. Not too great an outlay to try one either. Undecided

The problem with drilling drain holes is that drain holes drilled during manufacture would have been done before the exhaust was galvanised. I suspect drilling one afterwards will provide a nice starting point for the tin worm to get a hold.

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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: Exhaust care Reply #18 - 27. Apr 2011 at 11:46 I have eternal on the MV6. Yes, noisier than the original OE's, but not noisy like the usual junk the likes of ShitFit and ATS through on. I believe the external ones are just KT ones? Certainly doesn't have that annoying, tiring drone that many patterns have when cruising...
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Desperate Den Omega King Offline Posts: 11881	Re: Exhaust care Reply #19 - 27. Apr 2011 at 12:21 Thanks to both TB and Kevin I'll look at Eternal's site.
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Kevin M Junior Member Offline Posts: 161 Solihull Drives: one at the front of the house	Re: Exhaust care Reply #20 - 27. Apr 2011 at 13:39 My OE system finally became intolerable in January at 100,000 miles & 7 years. Mind you, I had patched it up with a pilchard tin for the MOT in 2010. Got a secondhand OE system off ebay for £50. Went straight on and looks like it will be good for 18 months at least. That seems like good value to me.
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Re: Exhaust care
Reply #21 - 27. Apr 2011 at 20:54

Kevin Wood wrote on 27. Apr 2011 at 11:06:

Desperate Den wrote on 26. Apr 2011 at 19:44:

The trouble is, I don't know what system I should use to give me the same level of refinement I had with the OE one.

I would say an Eternal system might be worth a punt. It's a little noisier than OEM but not in an irritating raspy way .. on a V6 , at any rate. Not too great an outlay to try one either. Undecided

Exhaust systems are made from pre- aluminised(not galvanised) steel, and any welding, fabrication or drilling takes place after the raw material has been aluminised.
Whenever I fit a new exhaust to my own vehicle I paint all the welds, including the machine weld that runs the length of the tube with a zinc rich paint such as Galvafroid.
I also coat the joints and clamps after fitting.
IMHO it would be a good idea to coat the welds on the inside of the tubes at the rear of the middle section as well prior to fitting if you want to really maximise the life of the system.

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