182 Blueflame fitted - FINALLY

[rory182]

Finally got mine fitted, has been sitting in my garage for 2 weeks as I was busy, the guy who fitted it said it was one of the easier aftermarket zorsts he'd fitted, he commented that the welds were pretty good for an off the shelf system too. Although it was blowing very slightly at one of the welds lol but he gummed that and it will carbon up from the inside too.

He positioned the tail trims pretty much perfectly IMO, they can be adjusted but I don't feel the need to. He commented that there aint much clearance between the cat back pipe and the heat shield, and to keep an eye on it there and if required bend the heatshield (or cable tie it) out of the way.

I started the car to a nice burble which it didnt have before and was something I always thought it needed. It's pretty quiet, a little louder than standard has a nice tone when you change down.

Other than that I will wait till its carboned up and bedded in a little before I make my mind up on if the car feels any different.

And now what you all opened the thread for, pics......

 

[a4ndy]

looks fantastic. think that is one of the best positioned ive seen in a while.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Looks good rory .What are the clamps on the tail pipe in the 5th pic down ?

 

[rory182]

cheers, I'm chuffed lol

I was dreading it not sitting right or sounding chavtastic

 

[rory182]

Looks good rory .What are the clamps on the tail pipe in the 5th pic down ?

the actual tail trim (3.5" hard slash) is adjustable i.e. back n forward to make it sit as far out or as far in as you like.

I was thinking of sourcing a couple of 3.5" slash rolled trims to bolt on instead but I think it looks just right

 

[MattT]

Good stuff Rory :approve:

 

[cli0 172]

Looks good rory .What are the clamps on the tail pipe in the 5th pic down ?

looks like the clamps are for the end tail pipe section :S ,would have thought that should've been welded also .... unless adjustable

looks v nice Rory ,will see it one day in the flesh

 

[rory182]

the tail trims are aesthetic, not part of the exhaust itself, the pic below should help clarify:

cheers Steve.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

the actual tail trim (3.5" hard slash) is adjustable i.e. back n forward to make it sit as far out or as far in as you like.

I was thinking of sourcing a couple of 3.5" slash rolled trims to bolt on instead but I think it looks just right

Oh right .I wondered what they were for . I guess you could have welded them on or like you say change them for different tail pipes if you wanted .

Looks good anyway mate

 

[rory182]

cheers.

 

[Saxo03]

Liking that alot fella

 

[Thomss]

Looks great on the car dude. Really like it, how does it sound - you gonna make some little video's for us

Enjoy!

 

[rory182]

cheers, no point making vids till its bedded in. Sounds good on start up and on down changes. When sitting at a steady speed 30 / 40 /50 (so far) it doesnt seem much louder than standard. I'm not ready to comment till its bedded in lol its turned a few heads already though and it has never turned that many heads on the same day with the standard zorst.

 

[Maz]

Looks good Rory, glad you got it sorted

 

[rory182]

cheers Maz never did find rolled ends lol

 

[rory182]

one more, for people who like to lie down behind cars and see if the silencers are visible lol

 

[biglad58]

Very nice mate

 

[Tom_E]

looking good mate, would be interested to hear your comments on how its sounds, once bedded in.

decat?

 

[rory182]

cheers again, nah no decat couldnt be arsed swapping it for the MOT tbh. I aint got a flat driveway and my garage is full of junk so not really got anywhere to get under it.

 

[fungusman]

Tasty

 

[Justin]

Awesome Rory mine seems to be getting louder all the time lol

 

[trailerparktrev]

So that's the modification that blueflame made - adjustable exhaust tips.

 

[ChrisE]

that looks mint mate!! :approve:

 

[rory182]

So that's the modification that blueflame made - adjustable exhaust tips.

nah did it not always have that? They tweaked the design to get the height to sit more evenly or to be easier to fit. Nothing to do with the tips.

 

[rory182]

Awesome Rory mine seems to be getting louder all the time lol

you got a de-cat though so will be good to compare...

you find it sounds good?

 

[trailerparktrev]

nah did it not always have that? They tweaked the design to get the height to sit more evenly or to be easier to fit. Nothing to do with the tips.

Nope, mine arent adjustable - but then again I got mine last october (bloody hell it's been on my car for nearly a year now!)

And yes the system does get louder with age.

 

[Jonaldinho]

Very nice Rory, sitting perfectly!

 

[rory182]

Nope, mine arent adjustable - but then again I got mine last october (bloody hell it's been on my car for nearly a year now!)

And yes the system does get louder with age.

I think they must have tweaked it a couple of times since then then. I hope it sounds better when its sealed itself with carbon, a bit raspy just now.

 

[rory182]

Very nice Rory, sitting perfectly!

cheers John

 

[Christopher]

one of the best.

proper tasty.

 

[DH_GTI]

did they have to cut your old one off rory, looks good

 

[Mike@Rentech]

Looking good, some fit really well others dont.
I've had some really bad fitting ones but managed to get them in a decent enough position.

 

[Brown.]

get a decat and it will sound awesom,.,,,,,thers on on ebay which im selling...doit doit doit

 

[GarethM]

looks nice fella

 

[rory182]

did they have to cut your old one off rory, looks good

oh aye, to get it past the rear beam I think, it was rotten anyway, no great loss.

 

[kully]

cool

 

[Gweebs]

Rory, you had any problems in fitting?? No rattles or anything??

 

[rory182]

no rattles at all, they used a different clamp at the cat though, said once they opened up the existing u-clamp there was no way they were gonna re-use it.

 

[Giles]

looks good mate

 

[Karlos182]

Looking good, some fit really well others dont.
I've had some really bad fitting ones but managed to get them in a decent enough position.

Like mine eh Mike?