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Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:54 pm

Hola Senores y Senoritas,

I was fortunate enough to win an auction for a complete Mongoose Exhaust last night. However I need to arrange courier pick up myself, I have done this before so I have an idea of what to do..but I was wondering if anybody here has done it recently and if so what company they used..Also I'm a bit concerned that at the time I was going through a business for which I no longer work.. Essentially I'm hoping GLS wont just tell me to bugger off cause I don't have an account with them..

Here's the link to the auction if you wanna have a look..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1

by **mcgon1979** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:47 pm

nice exhuast maud. I see the decat pipe too. sweet. :lol:

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:19 pm

TA

I hope it lives up to what I have in my head.. A bit of roar when I stick the foot to the floor but otherwise quiet enough to not make children in my estate cry/explode.

by **steelroe** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:48 pm

I find interlink by far the cheapest

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:32 am

Coolio I'll give them a bell on Monday, Thanks Rory.

Facebook · by **gt94** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:10 am

have a Mongoose Exhaust full de cat on my gpx nice sound not as loud as the hks dragger but nice note of it u should be well pleased :lol:

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:55 pm

Can't wait to get this thing..

Whilst looking for quotes I came across these lads..

http://www.senditeasy.com/european_services.aspx
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PARCEL-COLLECTION ... dZViewItem

Could be fairly handy for smaller stuff..

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:44 pm

Quick update on this - I rang the easy send lads - nice peeps..

My exhaust is a little bit too big - but they'll take it anyways.. so I'm getting a boxed package picked up from UK - it's 179cm * 75cm * 26cm - and weighs 19kg - they're gonna send it to me here in work (Dub 15).. Online tracking the whole shabang..

26.99gbp

I'm fairly impressed this far!

by **mcgon1979** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:33 pm

thats a great price maud!!! hope all goes smoothly

Facebook · by **Sebastian** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:36 pm

nice and cheep!
when can we hear the ROARRRR ? :lol:

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:54 pm

I'm hoping to have it here by friday - but I doubt I'll get the time to stickin it on over the weekend.. :-(

Have to go to the meet AND I'm seeing mr. Timberlake TWICE (yes, my lady friend is a fan!).. So It'll prolly go on in a weeks time..

Will be driving it with the cat on till september as I have the nct coming up.. so it wont be proper till then I'm afraid :-\

Can't wait to get it sorted tho..that and the dent in my front wing..

by **mcgon1979** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 2:43 pm

get that cat gone.... :lol:

over the past 1k since I removed it I noticed the exhuast note has got slightly deeper (but not boomy) and suonds awesome under acceleration. hehe...

Saw Timberlake in the movie "Alpha Dog" last night. Good movie.

Facebook · by **gt94** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:44 pm

have my fto parked up for a bit so started it up today heres a vid of my gpx with full de-cat mongoose on.(i know i need to cut the grass and paint the house and get a better cam :oops:

)

by **mcgon1979** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 6:54 am

nice vid dude...

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:23 am

Yummeh...

I Guess mine will sound slightly different tho - seeing as I'm getting the single exit backbox??

btw - mine is Athlone at the moment..

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:20 pm

OMG! It was just delivered!

Best & fastest service ever!

Facebook · by **gt94** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:17 pm

throw up a vid when u have it on love to hear the differance :lol:

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:16 am

Was just about to start removing the standard exhaust when I realised that I'm going to need a gasket or two..Does anybody know where I could best get these in a relative hurry? (I have the day off)

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:46 am

Muad_dib77 wrote:Was just about to start removing the standard exhaust when I realised that I'm going to need a gasket or two..Does anybody know where I could best get these in a relative hurry? (I have the day off)

Did the seller not leave the nuts and gaskets on the exhaust?

You can get exhaust gaskets made up or you could bore out your original gaskets. Make sure you know the diameter of the pipework - it looks about 2.5 or 3 inches but you'll need to know either way - maybe bring the decat section along when buying the gaskets.

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:58 am

No bolts - I figured I'd reuse mine - they look to be i good nick.. Seller did include one gasket - to it's completely shot.. and I don't want to rely on my old ones being in on piece after removng the exhaust..I might as well get new ones..

Was thinking I'd head on down to motor factors once deadliest cath is over - hopefully the rail will have stoped then as wel..

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:21 am

Turned out I had a pair of gaskets i the shed from when I got my 1st cat-pipe, so I fitted the exhasut today..

Spent about 10hours (ok 2 of them I sat in the couch looking out at the pouring rain!) removing the old unit. In the end I had to buy new wrench set (hooray for halfords) as my 2 cheapy ones didn't cut the mustard..
I also needed to buy a hacksaw (hooray for homebase!) when it transpired the I couldn't seperate the original center pipe from the org backbox..
Installing the "new" exhaust took no more than 40-60mins.
It sounds great - BUT I feel like I vandalised my car..I do NOT like the look at all. :-/ (NOI it aybody else with a similar setup)
I think In 6months time I will start asking around for a custom back bit.

The car is much quiter inside now that I have a center section on with no holes in it. I have yet to actually go for a proper drive as it was p*ssing down when I finished and I'm on "slicks" at the moment I didn't feel like chancing getting more dents.

Theres a nice rumble when the car idles, nothing too loud - but a quite deep note..

I couldn't help myself so I fired her up when I had the old unit off (exhaust ends at Cat) - I made the neighbors baby cry..I kid you not..MAN that was loud! WroumWroumputputROOOOOARwhaaaaaaaa! :twisted:

Pictures and a spot of video to follow..

by CJ » Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:02 pm

Muad_dib77 wrote:BUT I feel like I vandalised my car..I do NOT like the look at all. :-/ (NOI it aybody else with a similar setup)
I think In 6months time I will start asking around for a custom back bit.

The Mongoose tends to sit quite low and detracts from the look a bit, if this is whats putting you off, I'd suggest tieing up the exhaust @ the hangers with wire (i.e coat hanger etc).

CJ

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:07 pm

Nah it's the 5" single exit I don't like... if there was another one in the otherside to help the symmetry then yes that'd look ok..right now it just looks too boy-racery..

by CJ » Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:12 pm

Muad_dib77 wrote:right now it just looks too boy-racery..

Right now it suits you - you did get caught for acting the boy racer recently, no?

I think that the large exit actually looks OK - you'll get used to it. On the upside its no Super Drager i.e. loud as hell!

CJ

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