smallpauliscool
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hi there all,
Does anyone know if the 500 arbath exhaust fit panda 100hp.
many thanks paul
Does anyone know if the 500 arbath exhaust fit panda 100hp.
many thanks paul
Technical Does The 500 arbath exhaust fit panda
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Technical Does The 500 arbath exhaust fit panda
I would guess no, not without serious modification. Twin exits for a start, you would have to chew the back bumper up. And they both come from one large back box so that may not fit either. Oh and it's Abarth, not Arbarth 
pandamonium24
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i've had a brief look into this, the way the exhaust is routed is the same, where it comes over the rear axle etc and theres obviously space under the floor for it. It would require some new mounts to be welded to the boot floor but the biggest problem is where the pipes exit, i never got as far as getting the width between the two tailpipes, this would be key to see where they'd come out, i have a feeling it will be far too wide though, i do have an idea to get round that. if i see a cheap one on ebay i'll get it and have a little measure up.
Trouble is, Abarth is turbo, Panda is not so the exhaust is unlikely to be optimal for the Panda.
smallpauliscool
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hi there,
thank you for your good advise, i thought some sort of modifcation would need to take place as in new mounts etc. which wont be a problem, also the bumper will need a cut as all arbath's have twin exit exhaust's. i was more interested in seeing if the diameter of the exhaust was the same, and if it routed round the spare wheel area correctly.
many thanks again, and if you do get one i would really apprecate the results, so if you could private message me that would be great.
thanks again.
If you really want the wheelbarrow look, can't you just get a custom made rear section for the Panda....?
I thought the same thing but didnt post it because I thought I was wrong. With a turbo engine the pipes are usually bigger to allow a better flow of gasses. With an N/A engine bigger pipes can create back pressure and adveresly effect performance. Or something like that.
Surely it would be cheaper to just have a custom s/s exhaust built by somebody like Cobra Sports etc.
Well exactly, plus the wheelbarrow look is a tad excessive for a 1.4 litre engine. I mean twin pipes? Really?
I had huge quad pipes on a car I once owned so I cant talk but yes a single pipe is best.
Doubt it would sound as good either! I think the standard system sounds amazing on the A500 for a 1.4
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pandamonium24
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i think the bore is ok, easy to sort if it isn't anyway, as for not being optimal for a n/a engine again i don't really see the issue if you keep the centre box, any aftermarket rear section will be more free flowing.. you could just get one custom made by some exhaust company but i think that misses the point, i'd go for either this idea or a magnetti marelli, but then i like the whole o.e thing
If it's mild steel it's an absolute waste of time putting it on. If you replace your exhaust it has to be stainless steel.
But if you like the OE look then why would you want to fit an Abarth 500 exhaust to a Fiat Panda? Not exactly standard kit for the Panda is it and twin pipes arent OE looking either. For a proper OE look just get a custom exhaust place to remake the original Fiat exhaust in stainless.
I have a question about the exhaust. If you remove the centre box on the 100HP (the one after the CAT) and just have a straight through pipe (as in the one from Gazella racing) will it fail its MOT?
I have a question about the exhaust. If you remove the centre box on the 100HP (the one after the CAT) and just have a straight through pipe (as in the one from Gazella racing) will it fail its MOT?
No! But it might boom a little more about 3000rpm. OEM exhausts are typically very well developed to be a compromise between quietness (probably more heavily biased towards this of late), efficiency and cost. So generally OK in most areas, but for a Panda, not having much of a performance focus.
Phil
pandamonium24
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Hmm wouldnt go that far, i'd happily buy a mild steel or aluminised steel exhaust, any decent exhaust should last 5 years or so, alot longer than most of us are likely to have our cars, considering stainless is usually a fair bit more expensive i don't see it's always worth it, unless your keeping the car for a long time.
Well, I'd only buy stainless and I'd only get it from jpexhausts.co.uk as they will make me a bespoke system to my requirements/spec. Stainless systems aren't necessarily that much more expensive, you get a lifetime guarantee so fit it and forget.
You will be lucky to get a mild steel exhaust with a decent guarantee.The better systems seem to have at most a 3 year warranty if that. A full ss exhaust system is obviously more expensive but not by all that much. The 25 year or lifetime guarantee is certainly worth the extra cost. You can also get it custom made unlike an off the shelf mild steel system. I think we all have made plans to get rid of a car in 5 years or so. And I am sure we have all seen those plans sometimes get torn up due to circumstance. In that case you will be adding a year or more to that time. So its better to not have to worry about spending money on a car you are planning to sell. Not only that but when it comes to sale time your car will be much more attractive (and you can recoup the cost) with a full ss system.
