Exhaust question?

MG ZS STE · 12-09-13, 04:01 PM

Would a mk1 saloon back box be ok for the mk2 hatch? I know it would be 6" to short for the mk2 saloon but as the hatch is shorter would this be ok?

petet16 · 12-09-13, 04:09 PM

It might well be ok, difficult to say 100% without comparing measurements.

MG ZS STE · 12-09-13, 06:20 PM

Anyone ever tried it? Or got a mk1 saloon backbox lying around the could measure up for me?

M17TT180 · 12-09-13, 06:55 PM

A mk2 hatch is 4386mm long

A mk1 saloon is 4530mm long

Difference of 144mm

Anyone good with maths?

MG ZS STE · 12-09-13, 06:59 PM

Do you know what a mk2 saloon is?

M17TT180 · 12-09-13, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MG ZS STE

Do you know what a mk2 saloon is?

4540mm

MG ZS STE · 12-09-13, 07:13 PM

10mm longer yet the skirt overhangs 6" (150mm) further, hence mk1 saloon exhausts completely disappearing under the bumpers of mk2 saloons.

So if a mk1 saloon backbox is @ 150mm a shorter than a mk2 saloon, should be good for a mk2 hatch, if 144mm shorter.

M17TT180 · 12-09-13, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MG ZS STE

10mm longer yet the skirt overhangs 6" (150mm) further, hence mk1 saloon exhausts completely disappearing under the bumpers of mk2 saloons.

So if a mk1 saloon backbox is @ 150mm a shorter than a mk2 saloon, should be good for a mk2 hatch, if 144mm shorter.

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Mark S · 13-09-13, 06:58 AM

It is very easy to either extend or shorten the tailpipe, a local exhaust fitter would usually do this for around 15quid.