182 Exhaust on a 172 (Ph2)

[PinkoCommie]

How difficult is it to have a 182 style exhaust on a 172?

Is it just a case of buying a 182 exhaust andd getting a friendly grease monkey to fit it, or would it have to be a whole cusstom jobbie?

 

[Rob Clark]

erm very as the manifold is different, cat is different, rear bumper is different and the 172 has a nasty space where the spare wheel goes so a bit more involved !

 

[PinkoCommie]

Hmm, well I already have the different bumper on it I think (it has the 2 semi circle cutouts already). (was like that when I bought it)

I'm planning on fitting a 182 manifold with a KTEC sports CAT anyway, so that takes 3/4 out of the equation surely?

Would that make it a whole lot easier?

When it comes down to it, I just much prefer the look of the 182 exhaust/bumper config, so I just want it to look the same, I wouldn't mind at all a performance increase if I had to get a full custom made, as long as it's within legal noise limits and I can pass an MOT, all's good.

 

[stooby]

ive not done it but surely the sparetyre well would make it hard to do without alot of cutting and welding?

 

[Peperami]

If you fancy welding an entire new boot floor in, yes.

And the 182 mani with ktec sports cat wouldnt fit a 182 exhaust, is modified to fit a 172 job.

Best way would be for you to either get a custom made exhaust (cat back once you've got your ktec mani) with twin tail pipes to fit the bumper but go around the spare wheel well, or just get a normal exhaust and 172 rear bumper.

Guessing your cars had a bump and they've fitted a 182 rear bumper as these are easier to come by on ebay etc.

 

[PinkoCommie]

Fair enough

I'll just go with a custom jobbie then.

Cheers

 

[PinkoCommie]

Having a look around the K-TEC site, I found this: http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1560 (182 LOOK EXHAUST FOR 172 MODELS).

Which is pretty much what I wanted.

So for about £1200 I can get a 182 manifold, a sports cat and the exhaust look I want (I want to keep the exterior reasonably stock, I only want a 182 exhaust and some new wheels (hate the renault alloys love OZ Superturismo GT's (IIRC they came on the first Ph1 172's right? (also love nested brackets))))

 

[Peperami]

I wouldnt spend that on the 182 exhaust manifold and sports cat mate... would just get the cat back exhaust!

 

[PinkoCommie]

Yeah, I could do that, but I wanted to get a sports cat anyway, and I was reading somewhere on here that the 182 manifold is much better anyway, so might as well kill 3 birds with one stone so to speak.

Also if I don't spend the money on my car, I'll only waste it :rasp:

 

[Tammersal]

Is it a simple task swapping the 172 mani for a 182 .. or is there some additional work involved .. /sry to derail slightly.

 

[Mark One]

Is it a simple task swapping the 172 mani for a 182 .. or is there some additional work involved .. /sry to derail slightly.

i've written a guide. Pay your £5er and you can see it.

It's a farkin huge manifold which makes it less than simple. You need to remove the subframe to get it in.
Certinally possible. But I wouldn't recommend it to a first time home mechanic

 

[Mark One]

Yeah, I could do that, but I wanted to get a sports cat anyway, and I was reading somewhere on here that the 182 manifold is much better anyway, so might as well kill 3 birds with one stone so to speak.

Also if I don't spend the money on my car, I'll only waste it :rasp:

isnt the £1000 odd pound the value difference between your car and a 182?
Try and get a PX deal on a 182??

182 manifolds require quite a lot of labour to fit so don't really seem cost effective IMO unless you are doing it yourself.
Best of luck with your decisions mate.