Turbo exhaust

[random hero]

The front pipe is blowing on my 44 turbo ,i have looked underneath and its the small pipe that connects the down pipe to the main system (opposite the starter motor) does anyone have one for sale or know how much they cost as my local exhast centre dont list any parts for the turbo. And im about to put late style brakes on my early turbo and need to know what parts i will need to change in order to fit them.

 

[Fen]

I'm not sure what bits you mean. I think you mean the pipe from the wastegate that ties back into the main system in which case I can't help. If on the other hand you mean the crossover pipe I do have that, along with a set of headers all of which have a thermal coating on them to keep heat in. To be honest because of the coating I'd want to sell it as a lot rather than break it up.

 

[random hero]

I will have a proper look at it at the weekend but it on the o/s of the car and its about 6-8" long, I have a picture of the bit i need so can email it if need be.

 

[Fen]

That's the wastegate pipe.

 

[random hero]

Are these an opc part only ??

 

[Fen]

Never had one fail so I don't know, possibly though.

 

[random hero]

I will take it off and see it it can be repaired,if not it looks like a new one !!!

 

[944turboS]

I know Porscheapart have recently dismantled a couple of Turbos they may have the piece you need.

 

[944Turbo]

You local welder should be able to weld it back together, my small pipe to the wastegate cracked around the weld and I got it repaired, Apprently according to the welder they used the wrong wire when new and it was brittle, still it had lasted around 11 years so not too bad. Cost a fiver to get it repaired.
Tony

 

[random hero]

I havent had chance to take it off yet to see the extent of the damage but you can see it has been repaired before so i dont know if it will weld up again. porsch-apart has a few in ,are they the same for the 220 and 250 models ??

 

[Fen]

That's Essential Styling who had their exhaust designed by Janspeed a few years ago. Unless something has changed while I wasn't paying attention then that will be the same exhaust and it's fine. Lots of people on here have them. Another option is Hayward & Scott who used to be more proactive than they seem to be of late in the market, but whos system I have personaly experience of.

Your '86 probably doesn't have a cat. I'd say it's not 100% certain but probably 95% safe assumption however. It doesn't matter though as there is still a join in the system at the same place.

You won't get a lot of noise out of a Turbo without a custom system designed to be noisy, and if your car has no cat it will have a silencer instead so you quite possibly won't notice much difference at all with an off-the-shelf cat-back. My H&S was deeper sounding than standard but not a lot louder (but it was a full system). Having heard a noisy one I'd have to say it isn't a nice noise anyway, which you'd expect as it's just a fairly uninspiring 4 cylinder engine at the end of the day.

 

[J.C944TurboMan]

I had one fitted to my S2 few years back , bought it from ESS if I recall correctly , Had the Oval type and it was great , love the engine note and I do believe the exhaust made the S2 go faster , If I recall correctly I only paid 4years ago around the £295 ish mark and things get cheaper , just checked on essentialstyling.co.uk and the same exhaust is slightly cheaper , well recommended manufactured by Jan Speed very top quality , best regards J

 

[Wigeon Incognito]

Yes it's £325 on the ESS website, although I'm not sure if that includes VAT:

http://www.essentialstyling.co.uk/cgi-bin/ess_cart/commerce.cgi?cart_id=1222778138.27245&product=Exhausts&pid=18

 

[Suffolk944]

Yes had one too and its all good []

 

[944Turbo]

Had the first Turbo one, rear and front section - still very happy with it, Simon at Essential is a 944 'Enthusiast' though his pursuit of lightness may upset a purist []
Tony

 

[diabloam]

Just looking for a bit more of a sporty note, although I know these big capacity four pots never really serve up much of an aureal delight, but this sounds interesting.

I wonder if I do have a silencer where the cat is on later models (will check the morrow) like suggested. What would be the consensus on replacing this with a straight through section, so would just have the back box to silence whole exhaust. Amybody heard this kinda setup, just how vocal might it be? Also what bore is this ESS exhaust 2.5" or 3"? Cheers all

 

[Fen]

You can definitely get rid of any cat / resonator / silencer in the middle. The majority of decat systems I have seen are straight through with only the back box as silencer and my H&S definitely was. All the silencing is in the back box - if the tailpipe corrodes and falls off even on a totally standard car it is very loud.

I'm only guessing, but since it mates to the standard front section I don't think the ESS exhaust is bigger diameter than standard.

 

[Diver944]

ORIGINAL: diabloam

What would be the consensus on replacing this with a straight through section, so would just have the back box to silence whole exhaust. Amybody heard this kinda setup, just how vocal might it be?

That's what Jon M did to mine. It is slightly noisier but not obtrusive, which is good as I generally do not like loud exhausts. It made the car noticeably perkier with quicker spoolup []

 

[944Turbo]

ORIGINAL: Fen

You can definitely get rid of any cat / resonator / silencer in the middle. The majority of decat systems I have seen are straight through with only the back box as silencer and my H&S definitely was. All the silencing is in the back box - if the tailpipe corrodes and falls off even on a totally standard car it is very loud.

I'm only guessing, but since it mates to the standard front section I don't think the ESS exhaust is bigger diameter than standard.

The ESS front section is larger diameter than standard - especially the section that is 'squashed' on a standard car. Not sure about the rear, however Janspeed initially started without a front box and then fitted one (of a straight through design) and found more power in back to back testing. I had asked Simon to ensure it wasnt to loud for trackdays.

Tony

 

[Riverside]

Mine has a Dansk exhaust (fitted by previous owner), sounds nice without being too loud or booming/droning at any speed. Relatively cheap & popular. At a Bedford trackday last year my car was measured at 88dB so easily quiet enough for quiet trackdays.

Promax do a switchable Wortek one that is reputed to increase power and at the quiet setting is about the same loudness as mine (ie only slightly louder than standard). Expensive but worth considering if you want the soundtrack but not all the time.