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Minty_Fresh
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   10th Aug 08 at 14:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im taking my corsa even lower but the only things that are stopping me is the middle silcener and the backbox..

i can get a smaller backbox, but is it ok to remove the big middle silencer (one before the rear beam)

its a 1.0 12v..

thanks in advance
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10th Aug 08 at 14:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bad on a 12v
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yeah i had to take mine out as i couldnt get on my drive, it is fine but it might make it a lil bit raspy
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10th Aug 08 at 14:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
raspy in a bad way?

and as superlite said, ive heard a few people say its a bad idea on 1.0 12v's..

was yours ok without one spanky? any problems?
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mine has a remus straight through with a maxnex backbox, it's only a 1.2 16v but sounds pretty good, people are always saying it doesn't sound like a 1.2. I find when it's cold it is quite raspy but when warm the rasp seems to go away.
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10th Aug 08 at 15:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've had mine removed on my 1.0 12v and its fine no loss in power or anything. Sounds very nice too but is a little raspy until its warmed up a bit

Here's a vid to give you an idea of the sound

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZji_LChET4
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what backbox you got on yours?

sounds a little loud for me, thinking about having the silencer removed and buying a standard backbox (as they sit quite high)
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10th Aug 08 at 15:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thats with a sportex back box pal something like a magnex would probably be a bit quieter
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10th Aug 08 at 15:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
kool

how much did you pay to have the silencer removed? did you have it removed and welded? or is it just a pipe which is joined each side, so you can have it fitted back on if need be?
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10th Aug 08 at 15:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by shaunmods
I've had mine removed on my 1.0 12v and its fine no loss in power or anything. Sounds very nice too but is a little raspy until its warmed up a bit

Here's a vid to give you an idea of the sound

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZji_LChET4


Shaun how much did it cost for the Remus and backbox ? if you dont mind me askin. Where did you get them from?
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10th Aug 08 at 15:25   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mk4_boy, its got a remus centre section which i bought of ebay

Liam the remus race tube was £64 from ebay and the sportex backbox was from tuning.co.uk which set me back £84
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quote:
Originally posted by shaunmods
mk4_boy, its got a remus centre section which i bought of ebay

Liam the remus race tube was £64 from ebay and the sportex backbox was from tuning.co.uk which set me back £84


Was they easy to fit mate? how much was fititng ? Have you got links for the 2 please
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10th Aug 08 at 15:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
centre tube

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CORSA-B-REMUS-RACING-CENTRE-PERFORMANCE-EXHAUST-PIPE_W0QQitemZ150277923148QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item150277923148&_trkparms=72%3A984%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318

Backbox - under the vauxhall section on the link below

http://www.tuning.co.uk/vauxshop/

Was a bit hard to fit because i done it myself. But an exhaust place should have no problems getting it on
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quote:
Originally posted by shaunmods
centre tube

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CORSA-B-REMUS-RACING-CENTRE-PERFORMANCE-EXHAUST-PIPE_W0QQitemZ150277923148QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item150277923148&_trkparms=72%3A984%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318

Backbox - under the vauxhall section on the link below

http://www.tuning.co.uk/vauxshop/

Was a bit hard to fit because i done it myself. But an exhaust place should have no problems getting it on


Cheers mate
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10th Aug 08 at 15:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is the remus centre section a complete replacement? no welding etc, just undo the standard section and bolt that on?
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yes mate just swap them over. no welding required
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nice one

going to get me one of those soon then..

just worried about it being to loud, at the moment with the 6x4 sportex backbox ive got, you can hear the engine over the exhaust on idle, and its not loud at all...

i just want to hear the exhaust over the engine, but only just..

not sure how to go about this though, you think a remus centre section and a magnex backbox will be ok? or a standard backbox?

if i went for a standard backbox, do you think it will sit high enough and wont scrape? also do you think the remus centre and standard backbox will sound subtle?
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i put a standard back box on my 1.4 sri 8v with a remus centre section. i personally quite liked it cus it sounded pretty much standard, but then if you ever gave it the beans it made a bit more noise lol.
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them 1.0 12v's sound like watered down v6's
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
them 1.0 12v's sound like watered down v6's


they really dont
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10th Aug 08 at 16:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got mine taken out of my 1.2 C

Cost me £30 to have the box removed and a length of mild steel welded in Not had any problems

 
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