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Hi All

Has anyone fitted a Moto Build 2inch exhaust to their car/van, if so are they any good.

As I know people have had problems with other exhaust from different company's.

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Antony

I haven't

I would go to an academy race and try and speak to someone. I would worry about noise levels as it's a single box . I was put off their manifold as it looks crude compared to the Maniflow IMHO

My Maniflow system fits really well now it's shortened by an inch and sounds right .
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I agree , The Maniflow system is OK if not a bit pricey. There are various faults . The manifold seems to be too long and is too close to bottoming out if the car is very low . Is this because the manifold also fits the A40 as well?
The exhaust system is too long and I found I had to shorten mine by more than an inch in more than one place , also cut and had to twist one of the bends into a new position so I could tuck the system up tight against the floor pan.
Don't go thinking it will fit out of the box but it is a good starting point.
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2" bore might only work on larger capacity engines too. It's not just the shape of the pipework but the size can also affect how it works.
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gazza82 wrote:2" bore might only work on larger capacity engines too. It's not just the shape of the pipework but the size can also affect how it works.
My exhaust is smaller than 2 inches
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1 3/4" or 1.75" is the norm for 1275s ... and tuned 998 and 1100 engines in the mini circuit anyway.
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Hi

Thanks for the replies, will have a look at a few other places as well.

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It is much cheaper than the Maniflow big bore and couldn't possibly be as difficult to fit. Speak to Darryl at Motobuild he's a really helpful chap.
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Just reading this thead and wondered how you got on. We bought a Maniflow LCB manifold and 2 box system in 1 3/4 inch last summer. Had no problems fitting it to Melvin our 54 A30 on a 1098. Looks good and sounds great, deep exhaust note and not too loud.
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Hi

In the end I improved/modified the exhaust that came with the van, has a modified midget manifold with a 1 3/4inch system with a maniflow box. Works great now thanks.
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