Hey all,
got myself an aftermarket front exhaust (including the cat; EDIT: for my Bravo 1.4 16V) done at a certain quick fitting chain last month, and the pipe is smacking off the suspension reinforcement bar (part number 8 on the eLearn diagram) when revs are 3000+ (slightly lower if giving the throttle a hard press) because the bend is slightly in the wrong place.
Their solution so far has been to heat the pipe and deform it slightly so it's thinner over the bar, but it's only slightly lessened the problem.
Anyone seen this before, and as a wee quiz for everyone, if flattening the exhaust pipe further is A BAD THING, any thoughts what could I put on the bar to dampen the exhaust hitting/reaching the bar?
btw, ~£450 supply and fit from KF, ~£1000-1300 supply and fit OEM part quotes from dealerships!
got myself an aftermarket front exhaust (including the cat; EDIT: for my Bravo 1.4 16V) done at a certain quick fitting chain last month, and the pipe is smacking off the suspension reinforcement bar (part number 8 on the eLearn diagram) when revs are 3000+ (slightly lower if giving the throttle a hard press) because the bend is slightly in the wrong place.
Their solution so far has been to heat the pipe and deform it slightly so it's thinner over the bar, but it's only slightly lessened the problem.
Anyone seen this before, and as a wee quiz for everyone, if flattening the exhaust pipe further is A BAD THING, any thoughts what could I put on the bar to dampen the exhaust hitting/reaching the bar?
btw, ~£450 supply and fit from KF, ~£1000-1300 supply and fit OEM part quotes from dealerships!
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