jamjar15
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Registered: 8th Oct 07
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anyone bought a custom exhaust from here? whats the prices and quality like. just that its easier n usually cheaper to have things custom made rather than find parts for a levin.
cheers, kin
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tom_simes
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Hey mate,
I used Longlife in Swansea and have nothing but praise - was about 5 years ago now, but paid £280 for cat back system, and £100 a couple of years later for a decat pipe. Quality was good, and lifetime warranty is excellent - about 3 years after buying it, it started blowing from a cracked weld on the back box, which was repaired while I waited, free of charge.
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gez bay
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Mines the opposite from Tom unfortunately.
I wouldn't touch them with a barge poll.
Looked at getting one for my 172 off them, but they had no idea and wouldn't do the exhaust i wanted.
Said the bore was too big and everyone only ever wants a 3.5" tail pipe slash cut, basically telling me what to
Have.
Then they said they don't really heat and bend the
Exhausts, but cut and weld joins everywhere or sleeve sections.
So I went for a prospeed exhaust system. Same prices, much better quality and most of all, service.
Had the exact exhaust I wanted and it sounded amazing.
Give prospeed a ring if you don't mind travelling to Cardiff.
That's just my input though. I've heard of bad dealings with prospeed too, so think its just off chance with each company.
[Edited on 18-12-2011 by gez bay]
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Can someone explain to me what catback system is  I know fuck all about exhausts 
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gez bay
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the standard exhaust is kept from the exhaust manifold to the catalytic converter (cat)
then from the 'cat' back to the back box is upgraded.
full exhaust systems are when you replace the cat with a decat or a sports cat.
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Ah, what should I be looking at for mine? Decat is not legal right?
http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2550&appid=17
[Edited on 18-12-2011 by AlunJ]
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gez bay
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thats a good system. shouldnt be too loud either 
decats are not legal, you could put a sports cat on in the future. tidy price too
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gez bay
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thats a cat back system too
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AlunJ
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Need to save up first
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jamjar15
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quote:
Originally posted by gez bay
Mines the opposite from Tom unfortunately.
I wouldn't touch them with a barge poll.
Looked at getting one for my 172 off them, but they had no idea and wouldn't do the exhaust i wanted.
Said the bore was too big and everyone only ever wants a 3.5" tail pipe slash cut, basically telling me what to
Have.
Then they said they don't really heat and bend the
Exhausts, but cut and weld joins everywhere or sleeve sections.
So I went for a prospeed exhaust system. Same prices, much better quality and most of all, service.
Had the exact exhaust I wanted and it sounded amazing.
Give prospeed a ring if you don't mind travelling to Cardiff.
That's just my input though. I've heard of bad dealings with prospeed too, so think its just off chance with each company.
[Edited on 18-12-2011 by gez bay]
prospeed does sound better but cant really leave my car up cardiff for 4 days, but then again longlifes cutting and welding job sounds a bit messy, did u pay for the system outright or were you able to get finance from prospeed because longlifes 6 month intrest free sounds nice lol
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gez bay
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Prospeed make the exhaust there while you wait.
Usually takes the best part of a day, thats it.
Just go in Cardiff food or something.
I paid for mine outright, £390 for a full system fitted. Their fabrication is perfection.
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jamjar15
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ohh right says on the websit they need the car for 3-4 days, if its a day job happy days, dont really have £400 laying abpit though lol
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gez bay
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Might have changed if they're busy lately.
I'm taking my next car there without a doubt
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jamjar15
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longlife just called, they want 325 cat back then another 250 for sports cat, 50% upfront the rest over 6 months interest free, sounds pretty good imo
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gez bay
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the car wont sound good 
probably start blowing and falling apart
get a prospeed imo. and just wait unitl you can afford the other 50%
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jamjar15
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it'll beautiful lol, besides the woman said she likes my car and actually knows what it is which is a win  prob wont have the car in 3 years so it'll be up to the next guy to sort out
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fattaff
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i can only speak highly of longlife swansea,have been very helpful,have done loadsa jobs for me big and small,have done exactly as i have asked and i have always asked to see finished job on car on lift,quality first class !austin (black guy) always happy to help,but this is just my opinion,my mates have had similar experiances there also
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Rob E
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Fuck going to prospeed, he got caught bragging about how he had just ripped another customer when he thought no one was around. I had a manifold back system done on my roadster, I had a slight problem with it sitting too low and they redid the who thing without a single quarrel. Austin is a top bloke, no bull shit it nothing.
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