S3 Exhaust removal
Discussion
Just removing the engine and have found that the exhaust from the engine through manifolds and right throughout has no joins. It seems the whole unit is welded together from start to finish. The exhaust is stainless but appears manifolds are mild steel, but no joins between both elements. I can’t remove the engine without taking off the exhaust/ manifolds (or can I?) so I am assuming I have to chop and sleeve after the downpipes. Has anyone else found this, or is there a workaround anyone else has found. Or, can you remove the lump with just unbolting the manifolds and lowering slightly?
Many thanks!
Many thanks!
You're operating in a region of extreme ground-clearance sensitivity here. That may be a non-trivial reason why they've welded the system.
I'd go for band clamps rather than the usual U-bolt clamps: not only do they reduce clearance by a couple of millimetres rather than 5 or 8mm, but they present less of a 'snag' to whatever you're going to bump them on!
I'd go for band clamps rather than the usual U-bolt clamps: not only do they reduce clearance by a couple of millimetres rather than 5 or 8mm, but they present less of a 'snag' to whatever you're going to bump them on!
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