gti_al 1 Posted June 27, 2007 (edited) Got my mi16 in and the exhaust attached to the manifold (with clearance provided by a PeterT's wedge), but have found the mounts look like they need modifying. The downpipe seems to sit marginally to the drivers side now, and further towards the back of the car than it should. We took the exhaust off to get it in, and now can't really get it back on. The person helping me fit the engine said he had to reweld his mounts as they didn't line up, but i hadn't heard of this being necessary. Has anyone else had to do this, or is there a better solution? As i can neither weld, or drive the car until it is sorted i am keen to find an alternative. Also, i haven't looked at it since the exhaust was reconnected, so am just going on what a mate said at this point. Not ideal, but i won't get a chance to look at it for a couple of days. Did a search and didn't find much... although some said they needed to shorten the downpipe? Is this common? Edited June 27, 2007 by gti_al Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackherer 543 Posted June 27, 2007 Different people seem to get different results with different 205s and different downpipes I always have to cut the flange off the downpipe, cut a cheese wedge section off and reweld the flange at a slight angle so the downpipe runs straight through the tunnel and the mounts line up. YMMV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gti_al 1 Posted June 27, 2007 (edited) Thanks for moving the thread... This is a significant pain in the arse anyway. Is it better to modify the downpipe or the mounts? I should probably replace the whole lot... Was i being unrealistic to think it would all bolt up? Edited June 27, 2007 by gti_al Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackherer 543 Posted June 27, 2007 if its pointing to one side and sticking back too far then its the same as all the conversions I've done so just chop the flange off the downpipe and remove pipe until it all lines up then weld it back together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan 99 Posted June 27, 2007 Same here. I had to take ~30-35mm off the downpipe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gti_al 1 Posted June 27, 2007 Cheers guys - sounds like my car isn't unusual then. Had me quite stumped though, as i thought that once the exhaust was reangled i would be fine... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
