RS Fabrications Exhaust - Clio V6

[Mike_182]

Only a couple of iPhone pictures for now as I've got to wait for Russell to upload the proper pictures, but got a video of it as well. Have to say it's been worth the wait and the money - the work is absolutely fantastic and it looks perfect. Sound is probably a bit marmite, and very difficult to capture on video however when driving it's got a very definite hint of Porsche flat-6 in there for some reason!

The exhaust replaces 2 of the 4 catalytic converters on the V6, leaving it able to breathe a bit better. Once the pictures are up it'll be a bit clearer but it uses two boxes running in a double-pass (in the same side as it goes out!) before connecting to two detachable/adjustable tailpipes.

The popping you can hear is the balance pipe - something I wanted to keep as I wanted it to have hints of the standard system (V6 owners will be able to confirm that as standard it has a popping sound) and I wanted it.

Enough rabbiting until I've got the proper pictures, but:

[YOUTUBE]AeYcaQdLwdU[/YOUTUBE]

When I get time to I'll do a drive-by video.

 

[chrispy.clio]

Sounds amazing

 

[Ali]

Sounds awesome Mike!!!!!!!!

 

[Addz]

wow that sounds great! need to here it properly though

 

[BREMBO]

Very nice, first time to be done to a V6 ?

 

[Ali]

Very nice, first time to be done to a V6 ?

No no, the design has been done before. "Similarish!"

 

[Plummer]

Offt!

 

[Mike_182]

Very nice, first time to be done to a V6 ?

First time RS Fabrications have done one apparently - they had trouble working out how they were going to make it anything other than obnoxious given the space that they were using, but IMO more than succeeded in making a noisy, but tolerable, system.

And it weighs about the same as a normal exhaust now, so my car's probably about the same weight as a 182 now (wishes! But the Vee's exhaust really is rediculously heavy).

 

[Christopher]

Very nice work. I'm not sure on the sound TBH, but I think that's more fault with the vid than anything else.

 

[R20 CWH]

Not much different to a quicksilver

 

[Adamio]

Looks and sounds nice

Need to get some more vids up, may be a drive by one

 

[Mike_182]

Not much different to a quicksilver

Beg to differ! The quicksilver I had didn't fit and looked like it was welded by a pissed up blind man! This fits!

 

[Ali]

Looks nothin like a quiksilver, and sounds alot better. Quiksilver is honestly the most overrated piece of rubbish i've ever seen.

 

[ljohny]

nice! ive seen and rs fabrication exhaust on rs spider, the job they did on the exhuast was amzing, every single weld was perfect.

 

[Mike_182]

Tailpipes I went for are ever so slightly versions of the inrolled tails like the standard car as well - wanted it to be a case of being able to walk up behind it and think it was standard.

And I forgot to mention the welding on the RS Fabrications pipe is very, very good IMO. I'm sure Fred will be along at some point - welding's his bag!

 

[Wests Renault]

wheres the vid?

 

[Gaz.]

Sounds nice that Mike, bet it sounds sweet under load.

 

[Paul.]

sounds superb!

 

[R20 CWH]

Looks nothin like a quiksilver, and sounds alot better. Quiksilver is honestly the most overrated piece of rubbish i\'ve ever seen.

Granted it looks nothing like a quicksilver, it looks worse. Again granted a quicksilver back box is not worth 700 notes. Regards to fit you obviously had a Fri afternoon jobby. Sound wise I think it sounds very similar to a quicksilver although the video quality isnt the best.

 

[Mike_182]

Granted it looks nothing like a quicksilver, it looks worse.

FPMSL! I take it you've not seen a Quicksilver they didn't make for their promo material photos.

Again granted a quicksilver back box is not worth 700 notes. Regards to fit you obviously had a Fri afternoon jobby.

If you frequent V6Clio.net there's s**tloads of people who have to bodge them on.

Sound wise I think it sounds very similar to a quicksilver although the video quality isnt the best.

Can't comment as mine barely mounted to the pipework, although I've lost a pair of cats so I doubt it's 'the same' particularly!

 

[R20 CWH]

Mike knows best.com is that way!!Tailpipes and the size of the box alone looks better than what you have imo. If you also frequent v6clio.net you will notice lots of people dont have issues also.Anyway less of the bitching session, what you have sounds awesome but just aswell you cant see much of it.

 

[Mike_182]

Aye, I must have had a crap one if the one you fitted to your... Oh, wait. No...

 

[Fred@BTM]

Quicksilver, don't get me started!!

looks brilliant, will look forward to hearing it in the flesh!

 

[Mike_182]

Couple of videos - last one is still 'processing' apparently.

Pulling off:
[youtube]so-sQBURBWM[/youtube]

Arriving (not much cop, too much wind noise):
[youtube]oCwKCTe4xWI[/youtube]

Windows down, NSL:
[youtube]dFIxVjX7l0c[/youtube]

Windows down, town:
[youtube]7j4ICgraHxU[/youtube]

Windows up, town:
[youtube]NdmivLkjl_Q[/youtube]

 

[Paul.]

awesome!!:approve:

 

[K1NGY]

sounds .. Sooooooooooooooo nice!

 

[Hugo-]

Love that Mike, sound awesome!

 

[Ben]

Sounds lovely that

 

[BREMBO]

Looks nothin like a quiksilver, and sounds alot better. Quiksilver is honestly the most overrated piece of rubbish i've ever seen.

and stupidly loud

That does sound very nice though

 

[Ali]

and stupidly loud

That does sound very nice though

If by loud you mean Booming and poorly designed...Then, you're right!

Sounds Awesome mike!

 

[Mike_182]

http://www.rsfabrications.com/2009/...-ultimate-rs-fabrications-performace-exhaust/

Made it's way onto their site now - name's spelt wrong, mind! Lol. Top blokes and can't recommend them enough...

 

[blakey]

Sounds very nice, like the first vid, it has a powerfull note.

 

[Ribena]

sounds awesome! very different to the other V6 exhausts I've heard though. It just so happens I was looking for RS Fab. but couldn't remember their name, thanks for that!

 

[sideways danny]

I was told RS fab had gone under. is this the same company? utterly stunning work on previous jobs i've seen if it's the same guy

 

[Mike_182]

Sounds like the same place - their work just demonstrates how wrong so many 'respected' companies are in the quality of their items. The only comparable I've seen is BTB - although theirs are more motorsport oriented so spend longer being designed/flow tested et al...

 

[Fred@BTM]

I was told RS fab had gone under. is this the same company? utterly stunning work on previous jobs i've seen if it's the same guy

you got told wrong, they've been in the same place for years

 

[Dash]

Looks well designed.
I hate seeing welds however good they might be.
Only ever seen and heard one that's better.

Very much approve of this. :approve::approve::approve:

 

[Ali]

What you really need is a PIPER exhaust!

 

[ForceIndia]

Always difficult to judge an exhaust on video, the sound never comes through well. Looks good though.

 

[kevin.s]

Always difficult to judge an exhaust on video, the sound never comes through well. Looks good though.

took the words out of my mouth. i found that when i put one of mine up.