Foil on your exhaust

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greengoblin wrote:Please, please tell me its not a standard system!!!!!

I've only just gone and thrown out a set of standard downpipes :smt010

You threw old stuff out??? :smt017

Haven't you heard of Ebay???

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:lol: it was a standard system too! Why you would throw away what i assume is a perfectly good set of pipes is crazy! Oh well :smt003

The split is about 6 inches in front of the collector. I assume the top two pipes are welded together and is where is has rotten, just underneath a brace of some sort that join the two.

I want another system, so i wont spend the money. More time i spend repairing it the less i can ride it! :smt002
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T'was a moment of madness, sorry :smt009

They'd been laying around my garage for ages taking up room, they're off my track bike and never got used and I didn't think it was worth the hassle on eBay..... Stoopid now that I look back at it.
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Re: Foil on your exhaust

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RobB wrote:
What im wondering is that it may have come loose because of all the rain we have had recently and made it all gooey again and released it? What i wanna do it wrap it in foil and wire round it to stop it getting wet again possibly weakening it. My concern though, it that it may catch fire.
think you need to worry more about mot time mate cos if they find out you been well and truly foiled! :smt005
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we need a tumble weed smiley :|

MOT was a few weeks back so got nearly a year to sort it :smt003
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Is this for your ZX7R Robb? I got a Micron full stainless steel system with scorpion carbon can with removable baffle going on ebay very soon (as soon as I can be bothered to remove it)! Also going to remove the dynojet kit and will be selling that too, so would be less time for the person to set up as they could use my base settings.
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you got a PM Dylan :smt001
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Re: Foil on your exhaust

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gubbs wrote:Couldn't you just tig weld on an aluminum patch?
Small tig rig is < £100 these days ..

Or take the patch to a machine shop, probably only charge you £20 to stick it on.

I personally would look into the various chemical metal options ..

Or tbh just buy a new zaust. I couldn't be fecked with it!
ok where do i start...

- you're gonna have fun trying to weld an ally patch onto a steel pipe.

- if you know where i can get a tig set that'll do ally properly for <£100 please tell.

- you can buy a MIG set for that sort of money that will stick a steel patch on quite happily. or you can find a garage with a welder who will do it for beer money. or you can come to notts and i'll do it!

i knew someone who's zxr downpipes were made pretty much entirely from a combination of cider cans and exhaust paste, wrapped with coathanger wires. i'd go for scrumpy jack - tastes nicer and the cans are thicker than strongbow.
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lol
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Re: Foil on your exhaust

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Well it seems to be holding up. Ive done nearly 200 miles i think since i done it and not a hint of blowing. Im pretty certain tho it was the riding in all this f-ing rain that loosened it up or something. There was quite a bit left stuck to the pipe, so perhaps the new stuff stuck better??
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