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Post by Kingsley on Mar 31, 2004 5:41:36 GMT -5
Booo. flexi has failed on my janspeed manifold  is making soooo much noise i'm not sure i'll pass the test at silverstone! Anyone know if there's a temporary fix? It might be under warantee,, but will take longer than the weekend to get fixed! |
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Post by BobMillar on Mar 31, 2004 5:50:12 GMT -5
Will those temporary exhaust leak kits work?
You wrap them round holes in the exhaust pipe as a temp fix.
Or possibly some of the exhaust heat wrap insulation wrapped round the flexi?
Have a look in Halfords etc.
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Post by Rob Bell on Mar 31, 2004 6:28:03 GMT -5
Jeepers Kingsley - when will the bad luck let up?  Unfortunately, I don't think that you can bodge a repair. It'll need replacing (although you could always temporarily fit a rigid section of pipe to replace the broken flexi). Did your manifold come via PTP in Hinkley? Might be time to get on the blower to source a replacement FOC and perhaps even get some Quik Fit grease monkeys to fit it for you? |
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Post by TimW on Mar 31, 2004 7:29:15 GMT -5
I can confirm that any kind of patch is pretty unsuccessful to a flexipipe This is the one thing which always bothers me with a 4-2-1. Is the flexi portion replacable without removing the whole manifold? Anyway I really hope you manage to get it fixed for silverstone. Tim |
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Post by Rob Bell on Mar 31, 2004 8:06:40 GMT -5
This is the one thing which always bothers me with a 4-2-1. Is the flexi portion replacable without removing the whole manifold? A design requirement we should discuss with Phoenix Tim? |
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Post by TimW on Mar 31, 2004 8:17:06 GMT -5
This was one of the questions I raised with phoenix when I spoke to them. There is still a bit of a question mark over Phoenix producing a 4-2-1, there many consern is volume..... for a dozen individuals it isn't really cost effective but for 50 it may be. I did speak to www.Powerspeed.co.uk and the chap there (another Dave) said that they could easily provide a replacement flexi portion, so any future replacement would cost 20 quid or so. |
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Post by Kingsley on Mar 31, 2004 8:38:23 GMT -5
i'm seeing if janspeed can send me just the flexible bit.
fingers crossed
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Post by Rob Bell on Mar 31, 2004 9:53:36 GMT -5
Good luck Kingsley! Tim, I spoke to Victoria about the manifold today (funnily enough) - they've got Phoenix working busily on their roll hoop design - but a Phoenix designed 4-2-1 manifold should be coming out, even if that involves Victoria pestering them continuously!  Market wise - okay, they're not exactly going to be flying off the shelves, but there is increasing market awareness of product now what with X-Power retailing the Janspeed system. Plus there is always the Elise market you can sell too - and if you also factor in manifolds for FWD MGs (albeit with a different exit pipe design), then surely there is a compelling case for manufacture? How much were Powerspeed thinking of selling manifolds for Tim? Cheapest Janspeed system that I've seen mentioned was the Janspeed from Lotus dealer, Sinclair's: 389 notes. |
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Post by ScarletFever on Mar 31, 2004 11:54:19 GMT -5
IIRC the Janspeed/X-Power/Mike Satur 4:2:1 manifold comes with a seperate flexi section - so it should be easy to replace (and cheap too).
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Post by Dieter on Mar 31, 2004 15:32:35 GMT -5
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Post by apttony on Mar 31, 2004 16:40:18 GMT -5
For a short term fix on the standard flexi, that has now lasted over 12 months & got me through the MOT  , go to.....http://www.apttony.co.uk/Servicing/FlexiPipe.html  Tony |
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Post by Kingsley on Apr 2, 2004 3:41:21 GMT -5
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Post by dave on Apr 2, 2004 3:44:08 GMT -5
Kingsley,
Any word from the supplier on the failure?
Exactly how long & how many miles has this part done?
Dave
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Post by Kingsley on Apr 2, 2004 4:24:33 GMT -5
they will replace, but i have to same day it to them to get it back in time for silverstone £127!!
don't know what to do now!
It's 10 months old with 8000 miles and 2 trackdays
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Post by dave on Apr 2, 2004 8:17:41 GMT -5
they will replace, but i have to same day it to them to get it back in time for silverstone £127!! don't know what to do now! It's 10 months old with 8000 miles and 2 trackdays £127 to courier it! Where's it going - Hong Kong? There must be a mistake - have you shopped around the couriers? Also, try asking the supplier what they can do to help to reduce the timeframe. How about they send a replacement straight away rather than wait for your old one to arrive. If they don't trust you as a 'valued customer' you could offer to give them your credit card number, so that they can bill you if you fail to send in the old one. Keep pushiing them. Tell them you've spent a lot of money on a trackday and if they can't help you your going to miss out. |
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, go to.....http://www.apttony.co.uk/Servicing/FlexiPipe.html
