850 Part replacement / upgrade

[stevienix]

Originally Posted by Gonzobard

I think I may well do the same, Stevienix. The car is reasonably tidy, but not immaculate, but has been reliable over the last 12 months as a daily so I’m happy to put some time and effort into it. Have you had it re-mapped?

No not had it re-mapped yet , mine has been my daily as well until recently and has'nt missed a beat . I'm keeping mine auto for now but would really like to do the conversion in time , had mine 2 years now . Been looking into getting it re-mapped to around 280 as really not to keen on having a droning exhaust note ie changing to a 3" exhaust . I like the sound of oem .....

[Gonzobard]

Mine has a Powerflow cat back exhaust and I love the sound of it. When I bought it the exhaust did drone when cruising at 50mph. However, turned out the de-cat by a previous owner was a bit of a bodge (car exhaust smelt very rich!). Had a standard cat fitted and both drone and rich exhaust have gone. I’m looking now for a 3” downpipe and sports cat, so gone may change again. Stage 0 tune next, plus some paint and refurbished alloys, then possibly some power gains. Enjoying the car a lot.

[stevienix]

Originally Posted by Gonzobard

Mine has a Powerflow cat back exhaust and I love the sound of it. When I bought it the exhaust did drone when cruising at 50mph. However, turned out the de-cat by a previous owner was a bit of a bodge (car exhaust smelt very rich!). Had a standard cat fitted and both drone and rich exhaust have gone. I’m looking now for a 3” downpipe and sports cat, so gone may change again. Stage 0 tune next, plus some paint and refurbished alloys, then possibly some power gains. Enjoying the car a lot.

Hmmm , interesting , i have been looking at all sorts of exhausts available for the R even contacted local to me exhaust companies . One quoted me ( in AUD) $1300 for 3" turbo back exhaust , don't got me wrong i understand 3" is the way to go on this and eventually i will go that way , just not looking forward to the drone , bloody to old for that these days , maybe i'll be impressed with it . One that does stand out to me is the OBX 3" down pipe into 2&1/2 system , i understand the down pipe need a mod as in for RHD and what iv'e found through pics on the web is the down pipe needs a 'knock' with a hammer to get around the steering rack or the likes , but does fit ......