Rover 800

[Mark827]

Replaced my frankenstein backbox (so called because its made from lots of different exhausts, and its been cut open and had its inards removed) with a Powerflow backbox. The flange was different, mine was the assymetrical type as I'm using a diesel center pipe because its bigger. So I had to weld on a different flange. The main pipe itself was mild steel, so I silver Hammerited it all once welded up. You can see in the pictures how many times my old exhaust has been welded.
Also the backbox pipe was 20mm too short to meet my center pipe so I welded an extra piece in. Even now the tailpipe is a good couple of inches back under the bumper, but the hanging brackets dictated the position.





Its way too loud though, real boy racer stuff and it drones at motorway speed. The standard box sits neatly under the car too whereas the Powerflow box hangs low even though the tailpipe bends up.
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Mark

'92 827 Coupe

[Richard Moss]

[rich1988]

didnt the baby sized exit on the backbox give you some clue as to how loud it would be ? bet it sounds nice uner full load though
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10 plate transit connect (woop woop) and a 2000 reg zx7r

[Mark827]

It may have sounded nice 20 years ago, but i like my cars quiet, especially as I'm driving a Sterling, quick and quiet.
Its actually so loud at full bore its embarrassing when overtaking, it just doesn't suit the car.

A long time ago when I replaced a standard exhaust on my Volvo T5 for a straight through one, the single rear backbox was replaced by 2 boxes to keep things quiet.
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Mark

'92 827 Coupe

[CHR15E]

Stainless exhausts depend on who made them and whether they were bespoke.

Then it's down to the customer. The one on my fastback makes more noise but in a nice way and doesn't drone at all.
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Chris

91 827 Si Manual + matching trailer
90 827 Sterling Project
94 Espace 2.1 DT
94 Espace 2.1 DT Spares car

[Richard C]

Mine doesn't drone either although it's louder than standard, like Chris says it's just dependant who made it.
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Richard


Long Live www.rover800.info

1989 827 Si Fastback, Manual, Pulsar Silver Metalic
2010 VW Golf 1.6 Tdi SE Bluemotion (company car)

[CHR15E]

We need to get mine and yours togther sometime Rich and see which is best?
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Chris

91 827 Si Manual + matching trailer
90 827 Sterling Project
94 Espace 2.1 DT
94 Espace 2.1 DT Spares car

[NONOTE]

Just got to say Mark, I really admire your patience and persistence with the old exhaust (and the new one come to think of it)!! I just put a new back box on my Sterling, I bet you could have fixed the old one and had another three years out of it.

Steve
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Some big lads did it.

[CHR15E]

[Mark827]

I don't believe in spending lots of money on cars. Every car has an exhaust so there thousands out there that can be salvaged and repaired. Its a spare part to car value ratio, on a £200 car any repair over £50 is too much. It'd be a different story on a expensive car.
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Mark

'92 827 Coupe

[CHR15E]

I'm beyond all reasoning then on nearly all my cars.

I think you have to look at what Brad and Tim were saying about value.

I wouldn't give up my fastback for any reason other than a serious accident. It wouldn't matter what it needed. I only gave Joe £300 for it but must have spent 4 times that in the parts that's on it. Fair enough not all specifically repairs, mostly uprating (modifications) but still way more than the car's worth.

As for the Sterling, as and when that gets finished that'll have probably cost at least 4 or 5 times the £400 I paid for it.

Not as much on the R reg though. It has lots of new parts fitted but most of them were silly cheap. Mind it was double the price of my fastback.

Paid a whole £600 for it.

At the end of the day you have to look at the long term if you're planning to keep a car. Worth spending a little more in the first place or making a bit more of an effort sometimes I think.
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Chris

91 827 Si Manual + matching trailer
90 827 Sterling Project
94 Espace 2.1 DT
94 Espace 2.1 DT Spares car

[Slamm]

Was a bit of a patchwork quilt, wonder how old it was?

Are you keeping it as a spare
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Mk2 Vitesse Fastback
Mk1 Sterling Saloon

[Nuts4my827]

I am looking at getting a Stainless system for my Coupé. What really bothers me is the noise it will make. Not decided between single or twin outlets (as standard) yet...
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Phil B



1996 Coupé Rover 827 Manual White Gold

1994 Saloon Rover 827 SLi White Gold- RIP. You were good to me for 9.5 years. Enjoy shaving with her.....

[CHR15E]

Have a word with Rich C.

You can basically have the exhaust set to your liking at a lot of places.

Twin pipes on a single box IMO as OE.
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Chris

91 827 Si Manual + matching trailer
90 827 Sterling Project
94 Espace 2.1 DT
94 Espace 2.1 DT Spares car

[Mark827]

Think mine is definately coming off. Above 4500rpm it sounds like a tank, its really really loud. I haven't got time to think about adding another box somewhere on the system. Unless I remove the cente resonator box which has nothing in it and replace it with a packed straight through silencer.
I'll just repair my old exhaust again which feels just as quick, if not quicker cos I'm not embarrased to floor it. My old backbox sounded perfect.
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Mark

'92 827 Coupe