my magnex system?

**kev bux** · 16th February 2009, 18:05

hi all.

getting a bit fed up with exhaust now. were it joins the standard front pipe it is a little oversized and tends to blow now and again and whistles when pulling away hard or high revving. is there a way i can make the diameter a tad smaller as in clamping it before fitting to try and squash it a little?

any ideas lads?

got plenty of paste in the join but that dont help.

cheers.

kev.

**big rich** · 16th February 2009, 18:23

have it cut and welded m8, that should sort it out

**simon1** · 16th February 2009, 18:25

was it a new or 2nd hand one as the ones my mates bought come with 3 diff reducers depending on the engine that was fitted to the car

**kev bux** · 16th February 2009, 18:56

it was new mate. yeah i got 3 different attatchments and the the other two that im not using are way too big.

it will get sorted soon though i hope. just waiting for the right weather so i can take it off and have a better look at it to see what i can do.

**mat100edt** · 16th February 2009, 19:18

just get a reducer made. its alot of messing around welding under a car if your not in right enviroment ie. garage with 4 pst ramp. you better off getting 2 bits of pipe one the size of each pipe their going connect two and welding it on bench, if you can find some pipe or get the measuremnts and il try i find some il weld it up and post it to ya and you can just clamp it on. or what i did on one of my old cars was get an exhaust repair bandage and wrap it around the pipe that tucks inside the other and clamp t down on that...

**kev bux** · 16th February 2009, 20:25

cheers for that, i will take a look as i said but i really need to get under the car properly as you say. i did buy a bandage but it was too thick and couldnt get it in between the pipes.

will keep all posted if and when i get it sorted.

think im looking at the thickness of a coke can skin to go in between the pipes. maybe that will work.

**Morephun** · 16th February 2009, 20:52

dont worry m8 mine is a 1.8 and it has been in the garage 2 times to be tightned up cos it was making a rasping noise

**mat100edt** · 16th February 2009, 23:38

i di try a couple of other methods, one was some sticky back aluminium tape that worked and i had (still got somewhere) some thin brass shim which was prob as you well described about the thickness of a coke can.