mcauleyj Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Fitted a scorpion s/s backbox and mid-pipe at the weekend to the stock Y-pipe, sounds great, but a few niggles to get sorted, would appreciate comments/ suggestions if anyone has any previous experience with this... Fitment wise I had 3 issues: - Needed to take off the black plastic cover & metal frame on the driver side bumper area as others have mentioned. There looks to be some sort of reservoir can/ overflow outlet in there so i will refit the cover once exhaust fitment & adjustment is complete. Anyone know what this is, is it for the fuel tank? - The clearance between the mid pipe and chassis brace is minimal so will rattle every now and then. I will wait until final adjustments are made to see if it will be OK, or if spacing the brace down a little with washers is necessary. Good time to treat the brace to some paint. - The exhaust tips sit too far into the bumper (are recessed more than i'd like) - certainly a lot more than stock. You cannot see the 'Scorpion' name imprint on the top of the tips as it is so far back. The first two issues I can solve & after having a local tyre/ exhaust outlet place have a look at the setup - there seems to be plenty of room between the backbox & bumper, and range in the hanger rubbers to shift the whole exhaust back about 1.25"/ 32mm which would leave the exhaust just right IMO and hopefully solve the third issue. The best way of doing this looks like inserting an exhaust spacer/ extension piece between the Y-pipe and Scorpion midpipe. Has anyone done this before? After looking around online, i have come up with 3 options: 1. Getting a custom made spacer with 2.5" bore and renewing bolts in stock Y-pipe with longer ones to go through Y-pipe flange, spacer and Scorpion flange. Two gaskets required. This would look essentially like a really deep flange. Exhaust/ Tyre centre guy is looking into getting this made. 2. Getting an already available 30mm spacer (but has 3" bore and is constructed from 2 flanges with a pipe mid-section). Again 2 gaskets required & may be able to retain Y-pipe bolts and use new ones in to connect to mid-pipe. See here for example, thouh there are s/s ones available too: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-76mm-Mild-Steel-Exhaust-Spacer-Plate-30mm-/310278770822?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item483e0e5086 I dont know if having a small section going between 2.5" to 3" to 2.5" would be detrimental to the exhaust system. 3. Using multiple flanges with gaskets in-between. E.g. 3x 10mm flange. This would require 4 gaskets. Anyone have any comments on the feasibility of each? I'm assuming that the more connections, then the higher probability of leaks etc. One last thing, are aftermarket Y-pipes the same length as the stock Y-pipe or longer? - If the cost of getting the spacer done approaches the cost of a new Y-pipe which is sufficiently longer than the stock to solve the issue, this might be a better option. Open to all comments! Thanks, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 there has been some minor fitting issues with these and Scorpion make it very clear that these Zorsts are not suitable for imports. Unfortunately sellers and traders don't make it clear to consumers. First question would be is your car uk or import ? Stock and aftermarket ypipes are typically the same length, the tips don't really stick out that far, a bumper tuck would show it off a bit more . Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcauleyj Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 Hi Chris, Thanks for the reply - I should have mentioned, my car is is UK 2004 GT, not an import. I know that the tips dont stick out that far & am aware of the fitment issues people have had to date (chassis brace & rear box bracket). However, I would prefer if the tips stuck out a little further, similar to stock and from the trial we done by moving the whole exhaust by about 32mm towards the rear, the Scorpion looks a lot better IMO - I'll take some before and after pics if I can to show the difference. So does anyone know what the reservoir at the drivers side of rear bumper is for (that the black box/ bracket protects)? Anyone ever used an exhaust spacer like described before? John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RisingPower Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Hi Chris, Thanks for the reply - I should have mentioned, my car is is UK 2004 GT, not an import. I know that the tips dont stick out that far & am aware of the fitment issues people have had to date (chassis brace & rear box bracket). However, I would prefer if the tips stuck out a little further, similar to stock and from the trial we done by moving the whole exhaust by about 32mm towards the rear, the Scorpion looks a lot better IMO - I'll take some before and after pics if I can to show the difference. So does anyone know what the reservoir at the drivers side of rear bumper is for (that the black box/ bracket protects)? Anyone ever used an exhaust spacer like described before? John I wonder whether it's the evap canister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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