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Hello,

I've just discovered the near-side engine to exhaust mount bracket has snapped at the silencer. At some point I'd like to go for a stainless system, but at the moment I can't afford it and as the turbo flange and engine are non-standard, I'd have to have the downpipe to silencer fabricated.

At the moment I have an early style JX sleeve type silencer (early). Does anyone have any recommendations for either stainless silencers, or a cheap replacement? JK has replacement silencers for £80, but I wondered if there was something better and more free-flowing. Any advice much appreciated.

Thanks a lot

Ewen

A while back gsf was doing a straight through silencer, think it was around £50-60 pound. Made by ebberspacher too
Lloyd

Thanks Lloyd,

can't find it on the website, but perhaps I'm being incompetent... will try ringing tomorrow

Ewen

the new website is awful. It was being sold as a standard silencer, if thats any help.

thanks! Found two which would fit - the CS and earlier JX... will have to ring to find out if they are straight through. There are cheap versions of something which might fit here too:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-TRANSPORTE ... 23094ffd4e" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Transporte ... 2c49d5d274" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

no sure what they would be like.

Thanks again

Ewen

I've got one of those German ones on my 1.6d - it isn't straight through. Been on several years now with no undue rusting or problems.

thanks for the vote of confidence! I got the td one from the same people - will see how it is....

I fabricated a NS engine to exhaust bracket out of 2 inch box section galv from memory, just need drills,vice a grinder and a good eye.

What happened to the other eye then?

thanks for suggestions and help.

Fitted the td version I found - same company as Oldie said he used - it's straight through and seems ok - bit of turbo whistle now. No work of art, but time will tell how it goes I suppose!

One thing is the tailpipe that comes with it needs a 2 1/4 inch clamp, as it's not a bolt on type like the original...

lloydy wrote:A while back gsf was doing a straight through silencer, think it was around £50-60 pound. Made by ebberspacher too
Lloyd

They still do them for £60

jed

cheers Jed - sorry just saw this. I got the one from Germany in the end - straight through too and cheap - makes a nice whistle as you go along

This is a picture of it on my filthy van




if it's rubbish I'll update, but it seems ok at the moment