Last year february my furby get into an accident and dropped sideways into a conctete drain at the side of the road. I got it fixed however the work done on the exhaust was sub-standard i did not go to my dealer to do the repairs wrong choice. recently i found that my car was sounding very old and i was burning alot of gas. The exhaust pipes and barrel was in a mess so i was told that i should change the pipes and barrel, and put in 2" pipes instead of the normal ones and a free flow which is legal where i'm from. I'm wondering how this will affect the performance of the car.

free flow should be nice. It works well on my diesel.

How far do you need to change...down pipe from exhaust manifold all the way back or just the rear silencer?

Cat back/rear silencer won't really give you anything in terms of performance but a full downpipe to rear silencer system would give you some gain.

Which engine do you have?

i have a 1.4 16v petrol, and the exhaust pipes has to be changed from the manifold.

You need to talk to Graeme, Fab16v.....he had a1.4 16v with a rather large exhaust.

You need to talk to Graeme, Fab16v.....he had a1.4 16v with a rather large exhaust.

How do i get in contact with him.

I haven't noticed him posting this week so perhaps he's on holiday/vacation.

Top righ of the page you can see a Private Message option. You need to use the "Send new message" option.

In the "to" line enter ...Fab16v.

Then ask away.

HTH.

I haven't noticed him posting this week so perhaps he's on holiday/vacation.

Top righ of the page you can see a Private Message option. You need to use the "Send new message" option.

In the "to" line enter ...Fab16v.

Then ask away.

HTH.

thanks alot.

Where u from?

Where u from?

Trinidad and Tobago the southern most island in the Caribbean.

i did it, got my 2" pipes and my free flow exhaust and it sound wonderful, not much change in performance and fuel consumption.

i did it, got my 2" pipes and my free flow exhaust and it sound wonderful, not much change in performance and fuel consumption.

Good news. Where did you get them from?

Good news. Where did you get them from?

there is a shop that makes them about 2 minutes from where i live and it only costs about $300US and everything is stainless steel and the barrel is chrome.

i did it, got my 2" pipes and my free flow exhaust and it sound wonderful, not much change in performance and fuel consumption.

You've got to remember that TT fuel probably isn't that great..cheap though ..... and your car is tuned to suit. I think there is only one supplier...Petrotrin.

Maybe get yourself some octane booster...you can probably order from the States.

With change of exhaust and being a normal aspirated engine your not going to "feel" a great difference in performance. Sound....yes...due to the bigger diameter pipe.

You've got to remember that TT fuel probably isn't that great..cheap though ..... and your car is tuned to suit. I think there is only one supplier...Petrotrin.

Maybe get yourself some octane booster...you can probably order from the States.

With change of exhaust and being a normal aspirated engine your not going to "feel" a great difference in performance. Sound....yes...due to the bigger diameter pipe.

actualy it's $0.50 US per liter and yes we only have one supplier. Octane boost is availabel here and that to is cheap so i will give it a try.

Do you think a turbo from a petrol octavia work on a fabia or beter yet the whole engine complete with everything.

actualy it's $0.50 US per liter and yes we only have one supplier. Octane boost is availabel here and that to is cheap so i will give it a try.

Do you think a turbo from a petrol octavia work on a fabia or beter yet the whole engine complete with everything.

If you wanted to do this it is much more cost effective to get the whole engine. You will then also have no worries about reliability.

You can tune the engine you have but it'll cost a lot due to the labour involved.

Where abouts are you in TT?

If you wanted to do this it is much more cost effective to get the whole engine. You will then also have no worries about reliability.

You can tune the engine you have but it'll cost a lot due to the labour involved.

Where abouts are you in TT?

San Fernando, Pleasantville to be exact which is on the southern side of the island, where all the Oil and Gas plants are. Have you ever been here, you seem to know a bit about the country.