quick on about a 172 backbox

[badinvincible]

the mk1 and mk2 backboxes are the same unit arent they?

 

[badinvincible]

anyone?

 

[BIGDAVE]

MK1 has only 1 hanger on the backbox,MK2 has 2 hangers im sure.

 

[badinvincible]

im sure it was something like that, but the pipe diameter is the same no?

 

[BIGDAVE]

Yes diameters the same.

 

[badinvincible]

cheers bigman!

 

[McBunny]

cat is different length tho so needs either mating to original center section or new center

 

[BIGDAVE]

What you up to?Are you getting a new exhaust.

 

[badinvincible]

either keeping powerflow backbox ive got the now, or putting the Magnex twn 3.5" backbox and then getting C+C to make me up a stainless steel centre section and decat, are C+C any good? ive heard lots of good stories about them

 

[JAY172]

the original back boxes are the same(same size and mounts). its the centre section and cat that are different.

 

[BIGDAVE]

Jay,No there not,thats why your mk2 exhaust you have for sale has 2 mounts on the backbox and our mk1s only have 1.When you buy a magnex for a mk1 you get a mount with it which bolts under your original mount and spans across to the other side of the backbox,thus giving 2 mounts to make it more secure.

 

[telford_mike]

Magnex backboxes for Mk1 and Mk2 are the same part numbers.

 

[BIGDAVE]

They may well be,but when i bought a 6x4 magnex for my first 172 in 2000,before most of you knew what a 172 was,it came with the extra bracket because the mk1 only has 1 mount which means when you put a heavy bb on it it may move around hence the need for a second bracket,obviously Renault realised their mistake on the mk1 and put a second hanger on the mk2.

Instead of me telling you how it is,why dont you look under a mk1 and mk2 and you will see the difference.

 

[telford_mike]

Quote: Originally posted by BIGDAVE on 24 April 2004


Instead of me telling you how it is,why dont you look under a mk1 and mk2 and you will see the difference.

lol, its too low mate wouldnt get a snake under there

 

[JAY172]

Quote: Originally posted by BIGDAVE on 24 April 2004


They may well be,but when i bought a 6x4 magnex for my first 172 in 2000,before most of you knew what a 172 was,it came with the extra bracket because the mk1 only has 1 mount which means when you put a heavy bb on it it may move around hence the need for a second bracket,obviously Renault realised their mistake on the mk1 and put a second hanger on the mk2.

Instead of me telling you how it is,why dont you look under a mk1 and mk2 and you will see the difference.





original renault back boxes on the clio 2 phase 1 and 2 both only have one mount. the second mount you have seen is a bolt on extra mount made by magnex for example not renault. the clio 2 phase 1 and 2 back boxes look exactly the same and both only have one mount-fact!

 

[JAY172]

Quote: Originally posted by BIGDAVE on 24 April 2004

Jay,No there not,thats why your mk2 exhaust you have for sale has 2 mounts on the backbox and our mk1s only have 1.When you buy a magnex for a mk1 you get a mount with it which bolts under your original mount and spans across to the other side of the backbox,thus giving 2 mounts to make it more secure.

the exhaust i have for sale is a custom job and uses its own mounts not renaults that why it has two hangers. i bought a magnex for my cup which are a phase 2 and that came with the extra mount because the original system only has 1 mount. phase 1 and 2 back boxes are the same and both only have 1 mount.