It was found out that some genius at Renault decided to make 182 exhausts all one-piece rather than 3 which it should be. Seeing as the exhaust goes over the rear beam this meant that the cat and centre section were taken down, but the whole exhaust being connected did not come out because we couldn't slide it over the beam and the backboxes would not fit out under the rear bumber.
Therefore, the rear axle had to be dropped...
After almost a horror story we eventually got the beam off, jacked the back of the car up enough and got the cat off with a last minute discovery that we were able to just get the old exhaust out of the back.
then we had a lunch break :lol:
back to work...decat went in fine, centre section went in fine, backbox went in fine. Much easier with 3 sections to the exhaust. Started it up to check all was ok and it was fine, not too loud at idol. Rear beam went on fine and once the car was lowered back down to the ground I started it up again and left it idoling for 10 minutes. No emissions light
but a definate smell of petrol :lol:
turned it off for about half hour to let the joins seal etc etc and then came the test drive
i took a friend out whilst 3 others waited on the drive to try and hear it along as I went along a country road a few hundred metres away. Drove down my road...very quiet, but you could tell it was going to have some bark on it.
Onto the country road, foot hard down and wow it is loud, but the pitch and tone of it is spot on, lovely sound and not overly loud from inside the car. The car was however noticeably quicker, and it was hot out too. Got back, to my road, windows up, 35mph, radio on, couldn't even hear the exhaust, it is great.
Back on the drive..."how was it?" "Where did you go, we didn't hear you at all." Much joking later and my mates all say together..."That is just ridiculous, it sounds like a superbike, it is so so loud! We heard you for miles."
I wanted to hear for myself so my brother took it out, didn't hear him until he put his foot down along the country road a few hundred metres away...my face dropped and i just started laughing, could not believe that was my clio.
It is unbelieveable...much faster, quiet at idol and slow speeds, but when you want it, it is so loud and has an amazing pitch! Utterly bowled over by it. Through tunnels all you can do is laugh at the sounds, and blips are savage, so so good!
anyways, here are some piccies...need to get some videos up tho and will do asap.
standard exhaust...
yozzasport exhaust...
yozza and standard exhaust in background. Hmmm which looks better?
monster truck :lol:
finished product...
fills the exhaust holes much better with the larger tailpipes!
LOVE IT, EVERYONE MUST HEAR IT!
Therefore, the rear axle had to be dropped...
After almost a horror story we eventually got the beam off, jacked the back of the car up enough and got the cat off with a last minute discovery that we were able to just get the old exhaust out of the back.
then we had a lunch break :lol:
back to work...decat went in fine, centre section went in fine, backbox went in fine. Much easier with 3 sections to the exhaust. Started it up to check all was ok and it was fine, not too loud at idol. Rear beam went on fine and once the car was lowered back down to the ground I started it up again and left it idoling for 10 minutes. No emissions light
but a definate smell of petrol :lol: turned it off for about half hour to let the joins seal etc etc and then came the test drive
i took a friend out whilst 3 others waited on the drive to try and hear it along as I went along a country road a few hundred metres away. Drove down my road...very quiet, but you could tell it was going to have some bark on it.
Onto the country road, foot hard down and wow it is loud, but the pitch and tone of it is spot on, lovely sound and not overly loud from inside the car. The car was however noticeably quicker, and it was hot out too. Got back, to my road, windows up, 35mph, radio on, couldn't even hear the exhaust, it is great.
Back on the drive..."how was it?" "Where did you go, we didn't hear you at all." Much joking later and my mates all say together..."That is just ridiculous, it sounds like a superbike, it is so so loud! We heard you for miles."
I wanted to hear for myself so my brother took it out, didn't hear him until he put his foot down along the country road a few hundred metres away...my face dropped and i just started laughing, could not believe that was my clio.
It is unbelieveable...much faster, quiet at idol and slow speeds, but when you want it, it is so loud and has an amazing pitch! Utterly bowled over by it. Through tunnels all you can do is laugh at the sounds, and blips are savage, so so good!
anyways, here are some piccies...need to get some videos up tho and will do asap.
standard exhaust...
yozzasport exhaust...
yozza and standard exhaust in background. Hmmm which looks better?
monster truck :lol:
finished product...
fills the exhaust holes much better with the larger tailpipes!
LOVE IT, EVERYONE MUST HEAR IT!
