1.1 back box

28th November 2011, 20:47

iv just noticed my back box is hanging off my saxo 1.1 ( thought it sounded a bit beefy ha )
i was wondering would i be able to put a vtr/vts back box on to get a bit of a better sound without effecting emissions come mot or should i stick to a 1.1 box?

28th November 2011, 22:29

Vt back boxes arent any louder. Hows is it hanging off??

28th November 2011, 22:46

my exhaust snapped under the gearbox a few weeks back and when i looked closer it had loads of dents and splits where it has been hanging low and got destroyed by speed bumps, for a std replacement was 311 so instead i got a custom powerflow with a lifetime guarentee for 250 sounds good not to loud , id recomend this if you want a nice mot friendly pipe , also i didnt think vtr/s backboxes could be fitted to a 1.1 center

28th November 2011, 22:50

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Originally Posted by saxoclarke

my exhaust snapped under the gearbox a few weeks back and when i looked closer it had loads of dents and splits where it has been hanging low and got destroyed by speed bumps, for a std replacement was 311 so instead i got a custom powerflow with a lifetime guarentee for 250 sounds good not to loud , id recomend this if you want a nice mot friendly pipe , also i didnt think vtr/s backboxes could be fitted to a 1.1 center

Ha ha 311 for a standard replacement my arse i can get a full standard system from citroen for 156-inc vat and oe spec replacements your talking under 100 for everything you need

28th November 2011, 23:07

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Originally Posted by saxoclarke

my exhaust snapped under the gearbox a few weeks back and when i looked closer it had loads of dents and splits where it has been hanging low and got destroyed by speed bumps, for a std replacement was 311 so instead i got a custom powerflow with a lifetime guarentee for 250 sounds good not to loud , id recomend this if you want a nice mot friendly pipe , also i didnt think vtr/s backboxes could be fitted to a 1.1 center

i'm pretty sure it would fit. my 1.1 standard system fits on my 16v 4-2-1?

29th November 2011, 00:00

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Originally Posted by Bedford126

Ha ha 311 for a standard replacement my arse i can get a full standard system from citroen for 156-inc vat and oe spec replacements your talking under 100 for everything you need

i still got the quote receipt thing from i think atb tyres exhausts vrakes garage from cat back it was 311.68 which included fitting

29th November 2011, 00:35

its shearing off just before the back box, where the weld from the pipe meets the box. if theres no sound diff then il go for the standard box at 27 quid new i think.

29th November 2011, 02:13

Just fit sportex back box if you want sound.......

29th November 2011, 08:25

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Originally Posted by krisdiamond91

its shearing off just before the back box, where the weld from the pipe meets the box. if theres no sound diff then il go for the standard box at 27 quid new i think.

is the centre pipe knackered then? as the back box has a donut shaped flange on the end for the centre pipe to sit over then clamps up

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Originally Posted by Bedford126

Ha ha 311 for a standard replacement my arse i can get a full standard system from citroen for 156-inc vat and oe spec replacements your talking under 100 for everything you need

i got quoted £250ish by a place near me when i just enquired. i laughed at them, so hard.

went around the corner, bought the parts for about £70 and took a lazy day to do

30th November 2011, 00:32

il be having a look at it tomorro. will be annoying if it is the centre pipe as well. when i moved it yesterday i could see the back box move but not the pipe. il have to get it done tomoro tho as its vibrating as well as blowing now ha.

30th November 2011, 01:22

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Originally Posted by saxokid100

Just fit sportex back box if you want sound.......

Sportex do make quite a nice sound. I had one a couple years ago, not overly loud but better than standard sound.

Vtr and Vts backboxes aren't any louder than any other box.

30th November 2011, 01:24

if the main pipe has gone as well il just get a standard system for it. on a budget unfortunatly. espec with crimbo just aroound the corner.

30th November 2011, 01:26

Shop around a bit, prices vary massively depending where you go.

15 mins making a few phone calls to garages will probably save you quite a few quid.

30th November 2011, 01:29

yeah im hopeing it just the backbox, but i didnt know the main pipe sat over the backbox. so may have sheared. i dont mind doing the backbox myself but i dont have access to ramps or a pit so its fiddly getting under to do the main pipe as well. il have a look tomoro morning if its dry. thunder here just now wtf?

30th November 2011, 01:32

Haha! We've got massive winds and heavy rain.....lovely!

If you do need a new centre pipe, I think they're really, really cheap for the Sax.

30th November 2011, 08:38

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Originally Posted by krisdiamond91

yeah im hopeing it just the backbox, but i didnt know the main pipe sat over the backbox. so may have sheared. i dont mind doing the backbox myself but i dont have access to ramps or a pit so its fiddly getting under to do the main pipe as well. il have a look tomoro morning if its dry. thunder here just now wtf?

get it jacked up at the back real high, and on the edge of a kerb. i had to do that to get mine off

30th November 2011, 12:32

i took it to etb tyres and exhausts. said its just the back box and would supply and fit for £60 i thought that wasnt a bad deal. plus its now all been cleaned and unrusted so if i want to go for a sortex back box at a later date its gonna be easier to fit.

30th November 2011, 12:36

Glad you got a good price, dude!

30th November 2011, 12:40

thanks mate. i was panacking it would cost a bit, didnt need that so close to xmas.