Black Gold Trophy
Did this a while ago but it's taken me a while to upload the photos!
Basically the entry pipe into the cat is a 2.5 inch-ish hole, the scorpion rs192 system is supposed to be 2.5 inch, however the exit from the cat is about 1.5 inch!
So before you question why I'm doing it, the reason is there is theoretically a torque/power gain to be had and the standard join between the cat and centre pipe is a sh*te design and always leaks/blows!
So heres a picture showing the 3 bolt flange assembly and straight pipe I bought to convert it against the standard setup (identical to the scorpion)
And a close up...
Cut the standard flange off the cat to open it up to 2.5 inch
Levelled it off and welded the flange assembly onto it
A quick comparison against the existing setup to check fitment
Couple of pictures missing at this stage, but in short the scorpion centre box has a internal diameter of 2 inches, so in order for the work up until now to be of any benefit I had to enlarge this section to 2.5 inches too.
This meant cutting off the silencer and then welding a piece of straight pipe in its place then welding the other half of the 3 bolt flange assembly onto that.
I then decided I wanted the tailpipes to be perfectly level when I did the final welds as it's normally the rotation of the pipes at joins that put them at uneven levels (despite the mounts).
So as I was working on my own, I used a mirror placed behind the car so I could see how level the tailpipes were while working under the car.
Joining up the new centre pipe to the cat
Perfectly level tailpipes
Undershots of the car and the result
It's a little louder now but iatleast it doesnt leak anymore and if I get fed up with it I can always weld a new silencer in there, all fun and games!
c/c welcome! Btw I realise my welds aren't the prettiest but they're solid and holding everything together nicely so I'm not too fussed! Oh and apologies for the crappy phone pics!
Basically the entry pipe into the cat is a 2.5 inch-ish hole, the scorpion rs192 system is supposed to be 2.5 inch, however the exit from the cat is about 1.5 inch!
So before you question why I'm doing it, the reason is there is theoretically a torque/power gain to be had and the standard join between the cat and centre pipe is a sh*te design and always leaks/blows!
So heres a picture showing the 3 bolt flange assembly and straight pipe I bought to convert it against the standard setup (identical to the scorpion)
And a close up...
Cut the standard flange off the cat to open it up to 2.5 inch
Levelled it off and welded the flange assembly onto it
A quick comparison against the existing setup to check fitment
Couple of pictures missing at this stage, but in short the scorpion centre box has a internal diameter of 2 inches, so in order for the work up until now to be of any benefit I had to enlarge this section to 2.5 inches too.
This meant cutting off the silencer and then welding a piece of straight pipe in its place then welding the other half of the 3 bolt flange assembly onto that.
I then decided I wanted the tailpipes to be perfectly level when I did the final welds as it's normally the rotation of the pipes at joins that put them at uneven levels (despite the mounts).
So as I was working on my own, I used a mirror placed behind the car so I could see how level the tailpipes were while working under the car.
Joining up the new centre pipe to the cat
Perfectly level tailpipes
Undershots of the car and the result
It's a little louder now but iatleast it doesnt leak anymore and if I get fed up with it I can always weld a new silencer in there, all fun and games!
c/c welcome! Btw I realise my welds aren't the prettiest but they're solid and holding everything together nicely so I'm not too fussed! Oh and apologies for the crappy phone pics!
