#237 washed with mods

[Darrenb92]

Here it is with a wash. Mods to date:
- wheel spacers and bolts
- KTR induction
- resonator delete
- Turn one steering wheel
- carbon rear door cards
- speaker upgrade x 4
- rear brace
- akro xhaust tips
- engine bay tidy

watch this space for more

 

[turkie172]

Like the tips whats the story with them size wise and haw much clearance is there to the diffuser?

 

[Darrenb92]

Hi T, they do foul the diffuser slightly, I shaved the material back with a craft knife. It can be a disturbance fit as the stainless doesn’t transfer much heat because of the stand off. From memory the ID is 60 mm so fit fine with the clamps that come with it. I can send you pics and info if you email me.
thanks D

 

[turkie172]

Cheers I do believe an outside diameter of 3" is as big as tips can go with comfortable fit, I now have an Akrapovic EVO system with tips for a 197 as I found a place that can sell the genuine mid section separately I would still like actual Akrapovic tips preferably carbon and long enough to attach behind the diffuser and come on through but most seem to be 120 - 160mm long. Can't understand why they never made a tip set for 197's they could have sold a lot more systems.

 

[Darrenb92]

Agree. I can send you measurements and photos if you would like.

 

[turkie172]

No that's OK I had two custom tips made with a 5 degree bend so the pipes would exit the diffuser level I bought the back box used when the first one came up and it had been modified already so was trying to correct it the exit pipes have a small angle to stop water free running into the back box but it was cut on the down leg with a straight slash tip that then pointed at the ground. I think the original system lines up with a 197 diffuser but I do not know for sure but might not be long enough to go through but I think a straight tip then to extend and finish would have done the job. The tips go a little beyond the diffuser for practical purpose its reversed up a slope parking and stops the water dripping down the back of the car into the exhaust and easyier to wash.

 

[Darrenb92]

Looks great!