The Dark Wob

Factory batteries and exhausts last for ages, often the life of the car. Aftermarket parts do not, no matter what you buy, even if it is the same make as fitted on the production line. Just another of life's great mysteries.

I had a Nissan in today that had a new lower arm last year for the mot. Today it got an advisory on play in the ball joint. 1 year old and 6k miles, I won't be using motaquip again

Ford used to fit one piece exhausts from the factory to save a few pennies and make life harder for used Mk2 Mondeo buyers.

That practice has been going on for years.

I remember in the olden days carrying home over my shoulder from the motor factors a Unipart one-piece Mini 1000 exhaust.

Right old carry on mounting it in the drive.

Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 1:27 am That practice has been going on for years.

I remember in the olden days carrying home over my shoulder from the motor factors a Unipart one-piece Mini 1000 exhaust.

Right old carry on mounting it in the drive.

I remember carrying home over my shoulder an entire rear lower arm, hub and shock absorber for an XR3i. The scrappy was in the local red light district and as I was walking through it a local hooker asked if I was looking for fun. I'll admit to being a bit kinky but even my sexual adventures don't involve half the rear suspension of a Mk3 Escort!

I fitted the complete exhaust including manifold off an injection Orion on to a carbed one. With a XR3 carb it was then as quick as an injection car.

Anyway rather than try to spilt the exhaust joints I got it home in my Midget, one end in the footwell and t'other about 4ft above the boot, roof down obviously.

I used to put fiesta one litre boxes in my xr2 crossflow engined supersport. Rapid as fuck but out of steam at 90mph. They didn't last long either. Nearly a monthly job changing them.
I had an xr3i box on my mk3 escort 1.6d. I can't recall any difference so the ratios must have been similar.

Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 1:27 am That practice has been going on for years.

I remember in the olden days carrying home over my shoulder from the motor factors a Unipart one-piece Mini 1000 exhaust.

Right old carry on mounting it in the drive.

Iirc the last stage one kit I ordered for a Mini had a one piece exhaust, in fact it still comes that way.

One-piece are better because they remove the potential failure points of various joints. It just means if you are a cheapskate you can't replace the silencer on its own.

fried onions wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:34 am One-piece are better because they remove the potential failure points of various joints. It just means if you are a cheapskate you have to get the hacksaw out to replace the silencer on its own.

FTFY.

In the olden olden days, Reliant used to sell the Kitten exhausts (and probably Robin) as a one piece, but also sell a rear silencer with a sleeve and two clamps. This allowed the "cost-conscious" owner to get a load of rust in his eyes while sawing the pipe at the appropriate point.

At some point later, they went to two piece, because it's less ballache for the parcel people.