thebiglad · May 24, 2008

Hi all, well that job is finally finished and I don't ever want to do it again, but, I now have a catt-less Disco !!

I finished last night and was too tired to do a proper evaluation on the change, so after modifying-out a small rattle I can now report that - IT'S WORTH DOING;

Just been on a test drive with 'er indoors and she said "it feels quieter and easier running now" and she's not wrong.

I'm particularly pleased with slower speed acceleration, you know, when you're pulling out of a side road for instance. Also, round our way there are lots of small country roads, almost tracks, where you don't want to be doing much more than 25-30mph and the car used to feel really heavy and sluggish, now she doesn't.

So, overall, cost of downpipe £21.50+vat from Paddocks, 5 bloody and tiring hours to fit, but actually, well worth it.

I'm pleased with the change.

Now, does anybody know where I can get a Disco straight-through centre section? Not a Defender one because they have flange style fittings at both ends and the Disco centre section has a flange/mandrel at one end and male/female at the other??

andymach23 · May 25, 2008

Hi Dave

Would this do?

Land rover Discovery 300 TDi mid pipe exhaust on eBay, also, Land Rover, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 26-May-08 06:58:57 BST)

This bloke seems to sell pretty much everything exhaust wise.

Cheers

Andy

thebiglad · May 25, 2008

andymach23 said:
Hi Dave

Would this do?

Land rover Discovery 300 TDi mid pipe exhaust on eBay, also, Land Rover, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 26-May-08 06:58:57 BST)

This bloke seems to sell pretty much everything exhaust wise.

Cheers

Andy

Hi Andy, yes, it looks good.

I'll make some enquiries with them about dimensions etc and delivery to France.

Thanks very much. It's beautiful sunshine here now, so I'm off out on "The Mighty One" - 1200cc's of pulsating power

eightinavee · May 26, 2008

Why didnt you just buy the disco downpipe with the flexible section,but without the particulate filter - just bolts straight on.

thebiglad · May 26, 2008

eightinavee said:
Why didnt you just buy the disco downpipe with the flexible section,but without the particulate filter - just bolts straight on.

The Defender one "just bolts in", once you've got it place !!!!

The reason why I bought the Defender one is that it costs £21.50+vat as opposed to the Disco one at about £60+vat !!

girvtheswerve · May 27, 2008

thebiglad said:
The Defender one "just bolts in", once you've got it place !!!!

The reason why I bought the Defender one is that it costs £21.50+vat as opposed to the Disco one at about £60+vat !!

Hi Big

Told you it was worth doing didn't I ?

You did do as I said didn't you and put PLENTY of WD on for a good couple of days?

Those bolts are well tricky to get at too particularly if you got big arms and hands like me!

As for the middle section, theyre quite pricey you know, I did mine with a metre length on Pipe I bought from my landy parts place and it only cost a tenner, took middle box section out, cut the box out keeping the connections at both end, and ground a length of upipe long enough to fill the gap, clamped it at bothe ends and bolted the section back in, jobs a gud un. Should really have welded it but its as good as.

I'll try and upload you some photos its a pretty neat job and sounds and goes a treat.

Girv

thebiglad · May 27, 2008

girvtheswerve said:
Hi Big

Told you it was worth doing didn't I ?

You did do as I said didn't you and put PLENTY of WD on for a good couple of days?

Those bolts are well tricky to get at too particularly if you got big arms and hands like me!

As for the middle section, theyre quite pricey you know, I did mine with a metre length on Pipe I bought from my landy parts place and it only cost a tenner, took middle box section out, cut the box out keeping the connections at both end, and ground a length of upipe long enough to fill the gap, clamped it at bothe ends and bolted the section back in, jobs a gud un. Should really have welded it but its as good as.

I'll try and upload you some photos its a pretty neat job and sounds and goes a treat.

Girv

Hi Girve, YES you were right !!!!

It wasn't a problem getting the fixings undone at all - I'd prepared them earlier in the week.

It was getting the bastid thing in place !!!!!!!!

I'd lifted the chassis, but it took me ages to get the thing into position. Eventually I had to take off a bracket that holds some oil pipes in place and then with a gentle attack from my 2lb persuader, she's in !!

Next is the centre section and as you say cutting the box out whilst leaving the hangers available and a bit of straight pipe would seem to be the way to go, but I've got my Contrôle Technique this week, so I'll do it after that.

Cheers Girve

Dave

girvtheswerve · May 27, 2008

thebiglad said:
Hi Girve, YES you were right !!!!

It wasn't a problem getting the fixings undone at all - I'd prepared them earlier in the week.

It was getting the bastid thing in place !!!!!!!!

I'd lifted the chassis, but it took me ages to get the thing into position. Eventually I had to take off a bracket that holds some oil pipes in place and then with a gentle attack from my 2lb persuader, she's in !!

Next is the centre section and as you say cutting the box out whilst leaving the hangers available and a bit of straight pipe would seem to be the way to go, but I've got my Contrôle Technique this week, so I'll do it after that.

Cheers Girve

Dave

Aaaaah the French MOT, hope they're good to you Dave!

Carl

thebiglad · May 27, 2008

girvtheswerve said:
Aaaaah the French MOT, hope they're good to you Dave!

Carl

So do I girve, so do I. It's part of the process of putting it on french plates.

The CT (Contrôle Technique) is only every 2 yrs here, so once you've got through clean, you're good to go for 2 yrs which is great.

"Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye," etc etc ...................old war song!!!!

Dave

girvtheswerve · May 27, 2008

thebiglad said:
So do I girve, so do I. It's part of the process of putting it on french plates.

The CT (Contrôle Technique) is only every 2 yrs here, so once you've got through clean, you're good to go for 2 yrs which is great.

"Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye," etc etc ...................old war song!!!!

Dave

War song? Im too young for them Dave, do they do a dance version?

All the luck in the world to you mate!!!

Carl

thebiglad · May 27, 2008

girvtheswerve said:
War song? Im too young for them Dave, do they do a dance version?

All the luck in the world to you mate!!!

Carl

Thanks very much Carl, I'm hoping I don't need it, but it's always handy to have a bagfull of good wishes - you just never know.

Btw, love your sig about acts of God !!!

benjiboy · Aug 9, 2008

Really want to do this to my disco, so you would recomend using a defender down pipe? and whats the best thing to do for the mid section?

thebiglad · Aug 9, 2008

benjiboy said:
Really want to do this to my disco, so you would recomend using a defender down pipe? and whats the best thing to do for the mid section?

I thoroughly reccomend you do the de-cat downpipe thing, the only choice is between the Disco flexy one at £60+vat or the Defender non-flexy one at £21.25+vat.

Having run mine for a little while now, I think I might just go and buya Disco flexy one, as I think I'm getting more NVH than before.

The choice, as they say, is yours - but just do it !!!!!

thebiglad · Aug 9, 2008

girvtheswerve said:
War song? Im too young for them Dave, do they do a dance version?

All the luck in the world to you mate!!!

Carl

Just to update you Girve, she flew through her French MOT. The limit here is 3 somethings & my car was 0.8 somethings, so about a quarter of the max pollutants permitted.

Joy is unconfined. She seems nippier and better on juice. The only tiny downside is a little more NVH, so I might at some stage spring for a Disco flexy one, MAYBE

Cheers
Dave

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