Alex Posted September 28, 2001 Share Posted September 28, 2001 DIVERTED THREAD ALERT!!!!! but since you asked....if you want a quiet one the priest is the best. Nurspec and Superdrager is next noisiest depending on whether the baffle is in the Nurspec or not. The best for performance and the loudest is the HKS HIPER.... now stop diverting the thread you naughty naughty boy..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syed Shah Posted September 28, 2001 Share Posted September 28, 2001 I will ignore the "boy" bit since I am about TWICE your age! Thanks for the info, Nurspec it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted September 28, 2001 Share Posted September 28, 2001 As this has been ressurrected......... The Dual Drager has no clearance / grounding issues at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Kasir Posted September 28, 2001 Share Posted September 28, 2001 My UK spec car with stock suspension and HKS Hiper NEVER had any grounding issues. Not even once. Also I believe Stu Hollows car (again stock UK suspension) with the NUR spec also did NOT have any grounding issues. Maybe a UK / J spec difference somewhere. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syed Shah Posted September 28, 2001 Share Posted September 28, 2001 Wouldn't it be the other way round, as the j-spec had harder suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyefi Posted September 29, 2001 Share Posted September 29, 2001 alot of exhausts on all sorts of cars ground sometimes. ive just been to isle of mull in scotland where the roads had terrible cambers and lots of pointed hump bridges (nasty weight transfers to rear springs at speed), i grounded constantly so i had to get the exhaust lifted at a local garage. he managed to get an xtra 40mm or so and this solved most of my problem. normally around home i have no problems gounding, even over speed bumps. the post about welding a plate at the point of contact is a good idea, its an old rally trick and works well at preserving the lifespan of yr lovely exhaust jspec aero, auto, hks priest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam W Posted September 30, 2001 Share Posted September 30, 2001 Quote: from Syed Shah on 8:55 pm on Sep. 28, 2001[br]Wouldn't it be the other way round, as the j-spec had harder suspension. Yes, but doesn't harder suspension mean less wheel travel meaning that the car sits lower? Also, J-specs are on 16" wheels and UK's are on 17's - that's an extra half inch between the axle and the ground! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syed Shah Posted September 30, 2001 Share Posted September 30, 2001 Not sure about the first bit, but most peole talking about the exhausts grounding have 17" or even 18" wheels, so the cars would be riding even higher than the standard j-specs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich J Posted September 30, 2001 Share Posted September 30, 2001 They will all be running about the same height because the difference in wheel diameter is compensated for by the tyre wall height, so they will all be about the same height (give or take 1-3%) See the Tyre thread PB started for more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrboost Posted January 14, 2002 Share Posted January 14, 2002 I have the Drager too. My HKS its ripped to shreads!!!!! I have bounced her to the floor at 145 on the M1, sparks flying, every speed bump kills her, thinking of putting some kind of guard on her, or what those bikers have on their knees sometimes that are coloured red, green, blue etc. I know why I've seen some supras with exhuasts coming out in between the rear light clusters...Don't know how they've done it mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Jackett Posted January 14, 2002 Share Posted January 14, 2002 It must be to do with how high it is mounted. Mine is so high I had to romove the heat shield and brace(mine is an aero). Will put brace back after I have modified it. The exhaust is so close to the floor pan of the car about 10-15 mm. My super dragger with CW pipes never grounds including when going over speed bumps. My car is standard supension except I do have 45 tyres on the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wall Posted January 14, 2002 Share Posted January 14, 2002 My Hiper is fine on 17's, it only hit once, on a very narrow country lane with a very high center. Thought I was going to beach it. I fitted it myself and pushed it as high as it would go. Never had any problems in carparks or with speed humps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughie Posted January 14, 2002 Share Posted January 14, 2002 I have NUR Spec on my UK car and in nearly 1 year with it on the car, have only scraped it once. And that's with Eibachs and bilsteins. "Blitz NUR Spec - It's the Real Deal " http://www.blitz-uk.co.uk/blitzexh.htm lol (Edited by Doughie at 9:32 pm on Jan. 14, 2002) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 14, 2002 Share Posted January 14, 2002 Martin (aka mrboost) has dropped his car 40mm's though....I drop mine on speed bumps on stock suspension so I'm not surprised that Martin does! Also what does surprise me is how the people following me can't understand why I'm going so slowly over the bumps....wish I had a sign to display in the rear window!! Actually I believe there is a led programmable display for the car for sale might have to invest. ******* Back on subject, is it possible to heat gun, upwards, the arch in the bumper where the exhaust exits to allow for more clearance...then its a matter of warming and bending the zaust supports upwards to raise the back box? Or you could go the hole hog and get the original arch filled and then make a new hole in the bumper to give it that rather cool IMO incorporated look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrboost Posted January 15, 2002 Share Posted January 15, 2002 Yes I have the exact thought! The programmable LED that just HEH BACKOFF, It always people in SAXO that try to overtake when you are on a Speed bump.... I now have a new nimple trick, I flash my headlights at the oncoming car and then go over two speed bumps at once, I.e Two wheels at the same time, No exhaust catches, you stop the **** in the saxo overtaking and cause endless problems being in the middle of the road to oncoming traffic......But at least the exhaust does not catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 Francesca, I have the same exhaust and the same flat spot. At least we will know where the first hole will appear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted January 17, 2002 Share Posted January 17, 2002 Quote: from Ash on 5:02 pm on June 14, 2001[br] Whilst the Drager and the Hiper sound the dogs, I've been looking into the problem of ground clearance. For instance, Justin's exhaust is almost wrecked and he's only done a few thousand miles since having it fitted. The problem seems to be the pipe in the region of the rear axle. Because it is such a large diameter and the fact that the pipe goes under the axle, clearance drops dramatically at this point. It would make far more sense to split the single pipe into, say, 2 x 2" pipes: at least under the axle. This would give another 2" of much-needed ground clearance. Thus increasing the life of the exhaust quite significantly. Well, at least in Justin's case that is. I was just wondering if anyone else had the same ground clearance problem. Yours, J I just mod the tunnel lower brace in front of the diff, and then raise the exhaust on its hanger brackets. Sometmes the front section needs heating to bend it a bit. No clearance problems unless the car is too low for sensible geometry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wall Posted January 17, 2002 Share Posted January 17, 2002 Chris would you describe the modification please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted January 17, 2002 Share Posted January 17, 2002 Quote: from Phil Wall on 1:14 pm on Jan. 17, 2002[br]Chris would you describe the modification please? You need a ramp and welding gear with a "Shepherds Crook" heater, so not a DIY proposition. You basically heat the front section to cherry red so it will bend, and after bending up the tunnel brace to be formed into the opposite curve you bend the mounting bracket legs on the exhaust to lift it higher, you need some brute force an ignorance, best done when customers are distracted, but perfectly harmless and better than a holed or ripped off exhaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wall Posted January 17, 2002 Share Posted January 17, 2002 Thanks for the information, obviously not a job for the axle stands. I give that a miss until I start grounding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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