Re: Stainless Steel Exhausts

[Wayne Simpson <wsimpson@domain.elided>]

Mike Wattam wrote:
> 
> Can you take a moment to reply to me if you have fitted a stainless exhaust
> in the last couple of years, and answer these questions;

I put one on my TR8 a couple of years ago.

>  - who the retail supplier was

Thr Roadster Factory

>  - name of the make (e.g., Bell, Falcon etc)

Falcon

>  - whether you were satisfied with the 'fit' of it

Nope.

>  - if not satisfied, what did you have to do to get it sorted out?

First go around, they sent two left intermediate pipes. Falcon (not TRF,
please note) labeled one as a right pipe when it wasn't. To TRF's
credit, they accepted the part for exchange even though I had bought it
the year before. The replaced the part with one (a "right" pipe this
time) that had the pullup flange put on backwards, so that the chamfer
that seats against the flare was positioned away from the flare. Duh...
Third time the part was correct.

In the TR8, the intermediate pipes have a crossover just before the
mufflers. The crossover is an inch too short and was difficult to
assemble and seal. I put a patch around it to make it gas tight. I was
sick of sending the parts back.

The twin tail pipes sit at slightly different angles, a cosmetic defect
IMHO.

I think Falcon has a quality control problem.

>  - is the exhaust note acceptably quiet to you?

Too quiet for my taste, very much like the stock system. I'd appreciate
a litle more rumble from my sports car.

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Wayne Simpson                                   wsimpson@domain.elided
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