eBid - Buy and Sell online

The Mitsubishi Pajero Owners ClubŪ
The Mitsubishi Pajero, Shogun, Montero, Challenger, Raider and EVO 4x4 Owner's Club
 
The POCUK - it's not just a Club, it's a way of life!

 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   Watched TopicsWatched Topics   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your personal messagesLog in to check your personal messages   Log inLog in 
Click here to link to the Pajero Owners Club UK FaceBook Group!POCUK FaceBook Group  POCUK home pagePOCUK Home  POCUK ForumsPOCUK Forums  CalendarCalendar

Mini exhaust braided section - is it essential?


 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    The Mitsubishi Pajero Owners ClubŪ Forum Index -> Pinin & Jnr technical forum
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
JPB
***
***


Age: 59
Zodiac: Sagittarius
Joined: 30 Apr 2018
Posts: 177
Location: Northumberland

PostPosted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 16:48    Post subject: Mini exhaust braided section - is it essential? Reply with quote

Why - if at all - is the braided section of the exhaust system required on a car with the engine mounted north to south as the Mini's is?

I get why this is a good idea on a car whose engine fits east to west, but as a longitudinally fitted engine doesn't rotate about the car's east/west axis, then surely the solid pipe - found in pretty much every other car whose engine is mounted so - would be an adequate and longer lasting fix for a slightly blowing section of the braid?
Is this more about collision crumple ability than engine vibration? The 4A30 is an incredibly smooth device as it is, so my plan was to use the flanges from the (original!) braided section, weld a piece of solid s/s pipe as found everywhere else in the Mini's exhaust system between the original flanges in place of the braided stuff, which was originally bms, I'm guessing because Mitsubishi & Nissan considered currently available stainless too brittle.
The position of the "tail" pipe means that a rear end impact would bend it forwards into the o/s/r tyre rather than cause damage further upstream, so has anyone any good reasons to offer as to why solid pipe ought not to be used?

I don't mind forking out for a new braided part if it will last another 22 years, but both Mitsubishi and Nissan (Kex being a badge engineered Mini) can supply a guaranteed part or a universal one can be obtained for under a tenner, but I have some lovely stainless exhaust tube in my garage attic and that's effectively free as I only need eight inches of it, plus a couple of carbon pencils for the welder, a few pence worth of electricity and a new aaa cell - helmet screen for the instant darkening of.
Laughing
Back to top
View user's profile Send personal message
Google
Sponsor







PostPosted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 16:48    Post subject: Google Ads keep the POCUK free to join!


Back to top
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    The Mitsubishi Pajero Owners ClubŪ Forum Index -> Pinin & Jnr technical forum All times are GMT + 1 Hour
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum


All contents © Hobson's Choice IT Solutions Ltd 1997 on
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group