fitting 182 exhaust to 172

[jenkzy]

i have a 172 sport 52 plate and want to fit a 182 twin exhaust to accomapny my 182 rear bumper thats going on soon my car has already been decatted would it be a direct fit? if not what would i need?

 

[st3ve]

You'd need to remove the wheel well for starters.

 

[jenkzy]

so its a no basicly haha

 

[Italian_Job]

no it isnt a direct fit, it s going to be a right pain in the arse
Why on earth would you do that?
its been proven long ago that 2 back boxes do f**k all, you re just adding weigth.

 

[MartinR]

I think k-tec do an exhaust that gives the twin tailpipes without removing the wheel well

 

[Chip-mk1]

You'd need to chop out the spare wheel well, and then it wouldnt line up correctly with the cat, so you would need a 182 cat and amanifold as well, or to make an adaptor.

 

[Italian_Job]

If I was to change something in my 172 exaust that would be the manifold and cat.....

 

[Chip-mk1]

If I was to change something in my 172 exaust that would be the manifold and cat.....

The standard 172 manifold is very good, and the cats are pretty decent too.

Porkies did 212bhp on the standard manifold although it was a sports cat.


Ive just got a 182 manifold for our phase 2, but im not really expecting a significant performance difference from it, couple of lbft midrange maybe? TBH its not really worth the hassle IMHO, I only did it just because im terrible for changing stuff just for the fun of changing it, lol

 

[Fletcher]

Not worth the hassle, and looks crap on the 172 IMO.

 

[Metertph]

Upgrade dude, all the best-everything is possible

 

[Chip-mk1]

Upgrade dude, all the best-everything is possible

But its not an upgrade if you fit a 182 exhaust, it makes your car heavier and loses you your spare wheel well.

 

[Italian_Job]

still, you'd get more out of the manifold/cat than you'd out of a bog standard 182 exhaust
unless hes doing it only for the twin pipes.... Ill shut up then

 

[Chip-mk1]

still, you'd get more out of the manifold/cat than you'd out of a bog standard 182 exhaust
unless hes doing it only for the twin pipes.... Ill shut up then

Out of which manifold and cat?

For actual peak power I would imagine the 4 into 1 design of the 172 is probably slightly superior if anything, although Ive not ever tried both on the same big spec engine to find out.

 

[Scutch]

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1560&appid=2

 

[Italian_Job]

renault got the extra 10bhp for the manifold and cat......supposedly

 

[MartinR]

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1560&appid=2

Thats the one Scutch

 

[Chip-mk1]

renault got the extra 10bhp for the manifold and cat......supposedly

Flol