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Feb 22, 2011 21:53:11 GMT
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I've been seriously considering getting some straight-through side pipes for the Polo. There's a practical reason: I have to worry less about ground clearance. Aesthetically, they're one of my favourite things too. I'm not entirely sure what's involved with fitting them. In my head, I'm thinking of running a silencer to make the noise a legal level and have one working and one dummy pipe leaving the underside of the car mostly clear. The pipes would be fitted along the sills to square things off and give the illusion of greater lowering than it has (or will have, shortly). Do I have to buy the chromed jobbies (which I quite like) or can I fabricate the pipes out of straight tube? Am I going to have problems with a crappy exhaust note or worse yet a drop in the already mediocre performance if I go this route? Questions come about because I know the exhaust has a minor blow and I'm thinking it might be a good opportunity to try it out. For your trouble, some tasty lakes and side pipes.     |
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Feb 22, 2011 21:59:20 GMT
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Any side pipe is gonna reduce your ground clearance and in my experiance usually hang down lower than a normal one.
some pipes have baffles in and some don't, you can run a cherry bomb style silencer in front of it if you want to, can be chrome or painted black or whatever you like.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Feb 22, 2011 22:01:23 GMT
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Well I was thinking of running them alongside the sill so they'd sit no lower than the floor pan, the exit being in the front wheel arch or coming through a hole in the front wing rather than having them run under the car, if that makes sense?
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Feb 22, 2011 22:22:42 GMT
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If they mount on the sill wont you burn your leg everytime you get out the car?
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Feb 22, 2011 22:29:16 GMT
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If they mount on the sill wont you burn your leg everytime you get out the car? That's exactly what I thought. I don't think it'd look right on a Polo. Who had the Rover 25 (Or 214, whatever it was, jelly mould small rover) with the black side pipes. Looked funny, but I think that was the point... |
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Feb 22, 2011 22:32:43 GMT
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If they mount on the sill wont you burn your leg everytime you get out the car? Not if I put a dummy pipe on the driver's side and an active on the passenger side ;D That would probably be mean though. |
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bortaf
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Feb 22, 2011 22:34:51 GMT
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I think this is one of those times when i cant decide till i see the finished artical ? I don't "think" it will work but it might  |
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R.I.P photobucket
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Feb 22, 2011 22:37:10 GMT
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Let me see if I can dig up a Potatochop for you...
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Feb 22, 2011 22:54:57 GMT
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Here we go, Polo with Lakes. Personally, I quite like it since it fits in with the rest of the barmy plan.  Also added the Tarantula alloys with current hubcaps which are going on in a few weeks. Not done the whitewalls, I'll get those eventually though. For ease, picked up a previous photoshop attempt with the spats intact, but they can be ignored for the purposes of this. |
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Rich
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Lakes & Side Pipes - how to?Rich
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Feb 22, 2011 23:04:56 GMT
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I like that, get someone to tig it up in stainless, jobs a goodun! If you like it, do it  |
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chevazon
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1939 Chevrolet 2 door coupe, `67 `Zon estate, `87 Ragtop Cavalier, 4 x 800 Drifters,(!) 1500 Drifter
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Feb 22, 2011 23:18:50 GMT
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VA - that looks quite good. Now if you can only get it a tad lower and add the whitewalls. (and your new reg. plate of course !)
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I had a Thrush Sidewinder on my Triumph 1500 FWD.
Noise wasn't too bad in everyday use but on one long, though the night, journey back from Scotland the constant boom was horrible so promptly refitted the standard system. Worth remembering if you plan any long journeys where speed is stable.
Paul H
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stealthstylz
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Lakes & Side Pipes - how to?stealthstylz
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With a big dose of lowering and the chrome trim continued around the top of the spats that could look quite cool. I'd just do it on one side rather than both.
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