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I'll take a set if still available please. PM sent. Steve

Thank Jonathan

Thanks, did you use a heat resistant silicone? I'm assuming sealing it would make it difficult to remove in future if you needed to repack the system. Steve

Alastair Thanks. Are there gaps in places on the rear flange on your system? Mine has the skin of the can pulled up tight at the bolt positions but has gaps between the bolts which is where it blows. I'd post a photo if I knew how! Steve

Ended up fabricating new support brackets and everything now fitted. Talking to Fast Road Conversions they find quite a range of support brackets, what a surprise! Fired the car up this afternoon and all looks good but I was surprised to find there is a significant amount of blowing in places around the rear flange of the can (the bolted section that can be removed for repacking) due to the varying gap around the end flange section and the rolled section of the main can. Is this normal as was I expecting this to be sealed and not blow (including onto the side skin)? Thanks Steve

Sorry, should have been clearer but I have tightened everything up on the manifold and its all rock solid on the primaries and can.

It's possible but the fact that the can will foul the side skin and the mounting points still don't align leads me to think it's either the brackets on the car or on the exhaust.

Well it was all going so well, skin cut out to take primaries ready to fit the collector and can. However, on assembling things together loosely the mounting brackets on the exhaust don't line up with those on the car! Firstly the pitch between the brackets on the exhaust and those on the car are out by about 10 mm lengthwise, not unsolvable with some fettling but annoying. More significantly though the rear mounting point is about 30 mm out of alignment, with the can sitting parallel to the side skin (with a clearance of about 20 mm) the rear pick up point has a gap of about 30 mm outboard, the front one also has a gap but is much less. Even the exhaust was forced to fit by pushing it towards the centreline of the car the can would foul the side skin before the mounting points aligned. The easiest solution I can think of is to make up a new rear mounting bracket for the car with but about 50 mm longer to pick up the exhaust bracket correctly. My only concern in doing this is the bracket section bolted to the car is only short being mounted off the chassis rail so extending the length of the outboard section will place more stress on this connection point due to the increased leverage, but maybe I'm being too cautious. The other option is getting the can back to Powerspeed to do a change to the bracket by putting a welded extension piece on it but that would be a pain due to the distance involved an time. Did anyone have any problems with alignment of the brackets and if so how did you get round it? Thanks Steve

Thanks for the photos and tips. As stated they are all a little different. Current exhaust is slightly "low" in the existing round aperture so there could be a little sag in the engine mounts so may be worth taking the opportunity to fit new ones. When fitting I assume just nip up each primary on to a new gasket when taking them on and off to cut the hole and only torque up fully when everything is right and the collector is fitted. I'm assuming there is not much movement when finally torqued up? Steve

Many thanks for the replies, much appreciated. RJ - How much clearance around the primaries do you recommend to allow for engine movement? Steve

I'll shortly be taking delivery of a new Powerspeed 4-2-1 exhaust system to fit to my 1.6k Superlight. Will be doing the installation myself and have read some of the previous posts in the archives but any hints and tips from those that have done this would be appreciated. In particular, does anyone have any photographs they could send me of the enlarged aperture for the primaries through the side skin as I want to keep this as small and neat as possible. Thanks in anticipation. Steve

Thanks Piers

Thanks Jonathan

Trying to sort out a misfire and I need a new coil pack for my 1.6k Superlight (EU2 with distributor, year 2000) it's a single pack on a bracket below the inlet manifold. Does anyone have a reference/part number for the correct coil pack as there seem to be a few different variants? Thanks Steve

I'd like one please, form submitted. Steve

Ruth I'm interested assuming these will fit 2000 Superlight (4.25" PCD). Can you please confirm? Where are you located? Regards Steve

Hi PM sent re suspension set. Steve

PM sent. Steve

Mark YHM Steve

Yes please, one for me. Steve

Jonathan Can you put me down for one tube and one black bag please if not too late. Thanks Steve

Paul BM sent re 56m. TB. Steve

I'd like a pair if still available. Thanks Steve

Hi I'm interested, can you send me photos. Thanks Steve

Can you let me have more details, manufacturer, carbon, concave/convex etc? Steve