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My bus is now on the drive - hzah! But it has the sound of a V1 (Jane was convinced she saw loads of old folks running for the Anderson Shelters when we were driving him home)

So this leads me to my request for advice:

I would like to replace the exhaust, what do the members recommend?

George is a 1987 t25 Vanagon, Californian import. All bits are original. He is running a 2.1L petrol and there seems to be a catalytic converter on the system (do I need to keep this, can I replace it, shoudl I scap the cat?)

All help, as usual, gratefully appreciated.

No you don't need the cat. Get a DJ rear box and get a de-cat J pipe from Brickyard. You need to keep the lambda sensor. Don't get oil on it as it's a chemical generator and this will damage it. They are £115 +VAT from VW for the Bosch sensor or a universal one from GSF for £30 but they don't last very long.

I've just fitted a stainless steel system from JP Exhausts in Maccelsfield in Cheshire, expensive at £468.00 (inc vat) but with a lifetime guarentee I'll never have to buy another exhaust. see link below

http://www.jpexhausts.co.uk/

Beach Bum wrote:a lifetime guarentee

how long is the "lifetime"

Hi Beach Bum, you fitted this yourself? Was it the entire exhaust system - heads to tailpipe or just the muffler end?

mr_bricolage wrote:No you don't need the cat. Get a DJ rear box and get a de-cat J pipe from Brickyard. You need to keep the lambda sensor. Don't get oil on it as it's a chemical generator and this will damage it. They are £115 +VAT from VW for the Bosch sensor or a universal one from GSF for £30 but they don't last very long.

Just sooooooo hard to believe - after your warning I explained very carefully to the chimp with the hammer, guess what!
Off to GSF for a Lambda sensor - the brick pattern on my forehead is beginning to bleed!!

glad I got a new bosch last year before they went up - 20% increase, thanks a lot...
had to go genuine as the gsf ones (Thompson) didn't work for long, but Simon has used another one from gsf with success so I'd check which one he got.

Hi Beaker - thanks will contact Simon. Simon if you see this what was the part number of the wee beastie in question? Cheers, Paul.