Scorpion exhaust cracks???

[SKIDDERWOLF]

Been under the car this morning trying to sort my blowing exhaust (cat to centre silencer join) looking at the front face of the silencer there seems to be what looks like small stress cracks forming in the stainless steel, has anyone else had similar with stainless systems?


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[Clio_fool]

RS 192? It's a common problem and they added a flexi to stop it happening on later versions.

 

[SKIDDERWOLF]

Yes 192 and the cracks look very similar but not quite as bad - yet.. thanks


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[JB21]

Mines the same. It needs a new centre section, I'm just gonna get the non resonated one for £70.

 

[SKIDDERWOLF]

Is this the one advertised on scorpion site? Think I will be doing the same next year. Just hope that it’s not too loud


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[Clio_fool]

Yeah it's because they are so bloody heavy. I dropped lucky on a newish centre for £45 delivered. Been on a few months and seems OK still. In not going under to change it again anyway [emoji16]

 

[JB21]

Yeah same one mate, it'll be louder probably around 95db vs the 87db of the resonated section.

 

[Clio_fool]

Loud ain't bad, it's just if it drones at low revs.

 

[SKIDDERWOLF]

Thanks for the replies chaps, seems these cracks are the cause of the exhaust blow rather than what I thought was the olive joint


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[SKIDDERWOLF]

Yeah hate the droning


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[Louis]

My toyosports centre section did the same. I ran a bead of weld around it and then put a smear of high temp silicone on it.

 

[guysy]

Mine had a crack in the same place, they replaced it for a tubular style centre section, been fine since - touch wood. pics in my project thread somewhere.

 

[flebay]

If your the original owner then scorpion will replace it if you send the faulty part back to them at your expense.
Then they will send you the revised 1 with the flexi free of charge.
or you can buy off eBay , and then there's the unsilenced option for £65 but I couldn't live with the noise.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Clio-182-Scorpion-Exhaust-Stainless-Centre-Pipe-Section-Non-Resonated-LOUDER/232495472249?fits=Model:Clio|Cars+Type:182&epid=1730660023&hash=item3621cf5e79:gOQAAOSwDk5T8fpg

 

[SKIDDERWOLF]

Thanks, I have emailed Scorpion will wait to see what happens