MrLizard Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Well, my scorpion exhaust has managed to melt my rear bumper slightly, im not too concerned with the damage at the moment but dont want it to get worse, is there anyway i can prevent this from happening? i dont want to spend £100+ on varis heat sheilds but there doesnt appear to be an alternative! Quote
breay Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Im assuming its touching the bumper? Cant you just get it repositioned? Quote
MrLizard Posted January 28, 2009 Author Posted January 28, 2009 not touching the bumper though the clearence isnt much, about the thickness of my finger. the amount of heat coming from the exhaust after the short track sessions is sufficient enough to melt it Quote
breay Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Jeez! I never had any problems with my Blitz melting my original bumper and it pretty much touched on one side! although ive never tracked it Is it normal for an exhaust to produce that much heat??!! Quote
rtbiscuit Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 i've used aluminium adhesive sheets before. you can get them from halfrauds, can be cut to any shape and then stuck any where you want on the bumper. it will repflect the heat away from the bumper, and should offer some protection. costs about £10. if done right it should be nearly invisible. Quote
djtimo Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Ive melted mine too mate, i just left mine and as it melts it gets to the point when its far enough away to not melt any more! just shows you use you car for what it for ! I have the "special" edition 5zigen with gold tips! They were silver inconel but they have turns gold due to heat! hahaha. Quote
MrLizard Posted January 28, 2009 Author Posted January 28, 2009 excellent thanks ill have a look at that, i wonder if they could just be used on the track and then taken off again... the problem is not when im on the track as the airflow keeps it cool but when the car is stationary sat in the pits after, the heat has no where to go Quote
Chris`I Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Get a blower for in the pits? Point it over the exhaust when you come in? Or take a longer cool down lap(s)? Quote
MrLizard Posted January 28, 2009 Author Posted January 28, 2009 i was doing a full lap of cool down which considering the 3.6 mile length of the track should have been enough! blower for the pits isnt a bad idea, just need to work out how i might go about powering it and repairing the damage thats been done... a file and some t-cut i suppose Quote
3FIDDYZ Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 If you PM Paul (P15ult) he has some lovely Varis carbon heatshields for sale that will solve and cover up your issue Quote
MrLizard Posted January 28, 2009 Author Posted January 28, 2009 must admit i thought he had sold those to adam but ill drop him a pm. Quote
rtbiscuit Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Where is this track you speak of mate? m25 at 3 am Quote
MrLizard Posted January 28, 2009 Author Posted January 28, 2009 lol, Bedford Autodrome's GT circuit, apart from one corner its a really nice track, home to palmer motorsport. m25 is a cheaper trackday and the pits usually have a mcdonalds in them but i find it a bit tedious Quote
davidmillzy Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 MrLizard ive too had a scorpion exhaust fit last week and mines been back and forth to the garage to be repositioned unfortunatly its not the way the exhaust has been fit ive been told its the rubber hangers the backbox is hanging on and ive been told i can order a set of adjustable hangers which have four holes to suit the cars exhaust positioning iam ordering mine tommorow from Revolution in gateshead www.revolution247.com hope this helps buddy. Quote
RobD7 Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 MrLizard ive too had a scorpion exhaust fit last week and mines been back and forth to the garage to be repositioned unfortunatly its not the way the exhaust has been fit ive been told its the rubber hangers the backbox is hanging on and ive been told i can order a set of adjustable hangers which have four holes to suit the cars exhaust positioning iam ordering mine tommorow from Revolution in gateshead www.revolution247.com hope this helps buddy. Can you let me know how you get on with them? Only I may be suffering from a similar problem! Quote
Chris`I Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 lol, Bedford Autodrome's GT circuit, apart from one corner its a really nice track, home to palmer motorsport. Which corner dont you like? Quote
davidmillzy Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 Hi ive been to my garage today and the rubber hangers to solve the problem with the exhaust are from powerflex www.powerflex.co.uk . the problem is that the rubber bushes that come with the cars original exhaust are made for holding a heavier system and when putting on a stainless system which is alot lighter, the back box gets lifted slightly causing the tailpipes to touch the bumper and look offset. Hope this helps. Good news for me today, my car is due a service and possible discs and pads change and after going to see the nissan dealer i bought my car from in november last year has said my service and replacement parts will be free due to a mistake by themselves as the car should have been fully serviced and not just prept for pick up Quote
RobD7 Posted February 8, 2009 Posted February 8, 2009 Hi ive been to my garage today and the rubber hangers to solve the problem with the exhaust are from powerflex www.powerflex.co.uk .the problem is that the rubber bushes that come with the cars original exhaust are made for holding a heavier system and when putting on a stainless system which is alot lighter, the back box gets lifted slightly causing the tailpipes to touch the bumper and look offset. Hope this helps. Good news for me today, my car is due a service and possible discs and pads change and after going to see the nissan dealer i bought my car from in november last year has said my service and replacement parts will be free due to a mistake by themselves as the car should have been fully serviced and not just prept for pick up I've been on the powerflex website but I'm not sure exactly what I should be buying!? Would you mind telling me the part number of what you purchased? Thanks Quote
MrLizard Posted February 8, 2009 Author Posted February 8, 2009 lol, Bedford Autodrome's GT circuit, apart from one corner its a really nice track, home to palmer motorsport. Which corner dont you like? Chris, its the one just before the the long straight, from the marshall's ive spoken to no one there likes it and most believe it would never make it onto a race track through being too dangerous... i dont hate it as such i just prefer the others Quote
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