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06-02-2006, 08:02 PM | #1 | ||
Starter Motor
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 2
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G'day
I am new to this site. my first thread. I wanted a sports exhaust with extractors on my AUII XL Ute and being bit nieve about exhaust i rang Nationally known company and they installed a 2 and a half inch system with short 2-3-1 mild steel extractors. Well after 2 weeks, the bolts fell out of the extractor flange and th e chrome extensions had already started to corrode. I got a little more power but my fuel economy went down by about 12%. After many complaints to the head office about not being advised or asked about the quality or brand of installation i want i am getting my chrome extensions replaced with Stainless Steel and my no name mild steel extractors replaced with the shorter version of Genie Stainless Extractors. as Genie is a well known quality brand, will my power and fuel consumtion improve. Shadey |
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07-02-2006, 12:40 AM | #2 | ||
Fantastic Plastic
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Mars most of the time
Posts: 2,019
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Hi , welsome to the forums
Just guessing (basing of any car)- performance -> yes a tadd more with the extractors, definatelly a better sounding note with stainless compared to mild steel. - economy -> hard to say - i think there is a bit more to it if u want ur extractors to work economically for u & to get full performance out of them ( matching inlet airflow system , matching exhuast system so u have correct back pressure etc etc etc ) . read into things a bit more before you go lashing the $$ out imo ;) .. gl |
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07-02-2006, 01:15 AM | #3 | |||
Highway Taxi
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Brisbane
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07-02-2006, 06:44 PM | #4 | ||
Starter Motor
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 2
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Thanks for the advice. i will do a bit more research before i just assume anything next time
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