MIJ exhausts - anyone actually got one?

[stiglet]

I can also vouch for Prospeed. Charlie knows his stuff, best work i have ever seen. The guy is an absolute perfectionist. He knows the S2 and coupes too.

Prices are much cheaper than anything i was quoted from longlife, MIJ, etc.

[Jamo]

Cardiff is a mission though for most, the price it would cost to get my car over there and back would mean it would work out more than using someone closer to home

[Rusty]

Got a contact for Prospeed?

[Jamo]

http://www.pro-speedexhausts.com/

[Acidburn]

toxic rides in hertford are also good,they do custom exhausts with stainless and use magnaflow boxes,had a few systems for various cars always been good service...

Is that the one in hitchin iirc?

been a while since i've been living in that area so not 100% sure

[hybrid]

no its in hertford,not far from hitchin,prob 10 miles...

[Rusty]

Going to try Pro speed and see what they want to do a DP and sports cat.

[stiglet]

Going to try Pro speed and see what they want to do a DP and sports cat.

Good man

Be warned, Charlie swears a lot but he's a legend.

[Rusty]

Just had a quote for a 3" system, very competitive. I also asked about keeping it below 95dB and they can offer various things there. Going to sort my Milltek out and take it from there.

[Jamo]

Just had a quote for a 3" system, very competitive. I also asked about keeping it below 95dB and they can offer various things there. Going to sort my Milltek out and take it from there.

Rough price please? Was it including downpipe?

[re2500]

Be interesting to see the outcome of this.
Charlie is a decent chap and will rise to a challenge. I spoke to him about a 3" eventually on my CQ, he was reluctant to do more than 2.75 due to clearance over the diff. If anybody can do it its him though! Hes very good at making exhausts that are free flowing.

What did he quote? was it turbo back or downpipe back?

[Rusty]

Full system in 3" including sports cat, DP and single exhaust pipe was under £800. Best give them a ring for the Avant tho as things can sometimes be different...

I'm going to sell the Milltek and get over there as it's much much closer.

He mentioned the rear subframe issue and either the pipe will be squashed or to make things quieter he'll step it down to either 2.75" or 2.5" after the centre box, i was happy with that and it'll help quieten it down a bit as I need it 95 or below for track days... next question is what pipe... a single 3" looks quite racey, twin 2.5s look stock or there's a flattened 3" x 6" oval that I love... I think a screamer pipe is out of the question tho...

[re2500]

Sounds good mate.
One thing for sure is that you wont be dissapointed with quality. He wont rush it. He will keep at it till he is happy! And he is triple jointed and a contortionist when it comes to welding. He got a chap to hold a polished steel mirror and got his arms right up next to my engine to weld some 2.5" stainless onto the downpipe right next to my subframe. And his welding still looked like it was done by a machine on a bike frame. Id love to see how he would do a full stainless downpipe though.

[re2500]

Hmm. I always fancied trying a single 3" tailpipe myself. Was going to get charlie to do the rest of my exhaust in 2.75 (Gearbox back) with a single 3" pipe at the rear (slightly angled to the left). Antons (twin 2.5 rolled) and stiglets (twin 2.5 slash-cut) round look really nice and fit in the bumper cutout really nice.
My car currently has twin 3" rounds slash cut. But thay need to be touching each other to fit in the cut-out.

[Rusty]

Yeah, twin 3" is a bit big. I think I want the oval as the single exhaust can look a little disappointing and I'd not want to always think that I should have gone for something else.