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Re: C900 exhaust on a 99 turbo Posted by Larry West [Email] (#1140) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Larry West) on Thu, 9 May 2013 08:19:31 In Reply to: C900 exhaust on a 99 turbo, Justin, Wed, 8 May 2013 16:56:27 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Without heavily modifying the floor of the engine bay, and probably the 900 downpipe as well, a C900 turbo exhaust from the turbo back won't fit.
The 99T blows straight down, and exits the engine bay in front of the front axle centerline. It makes an almost 90 degree bend to go back alongside of the "belly" of the engine bay, then has to hook a right turn to go into the catalyst and/or on to the middle muffler, etc.
A C900 turbo exhausts diagonally through the engine bay, exiting just in front of the axle and going under it, all the way with much smoother turns than the 99T. They could do that, since the floor of the engine bay was completely redesigned, and the car lengthened between the front axles and the A pillars.
From the cat back, though, you're fine until you get past the axle. Here, the earlier design of the trunk on the hatch will, at the very least, have your tailpipe coming very close to the bottom of the spare tire well. All 900s with the H motor have the mini spare that lays flat in the shallower trunk area. But this could easily be worked around by judicious bending of the tailpipe in the area.
_______________________________________ Current: 2002 9-5 Aero Kombi Cosmic Blue 2000 9-5 SE sedan, Imola Red 1990 900S Rose Quartz, Auto Past: 1999 9-5 LPT Combi 1999 9-5 LPT sedan 2002 9-5 Arc 1990 900 5-speed 1986 900 turbo Convertible 1991 9000 turbo 1980 99 GLi 1986 900 turbo 1986 900 S 1991 900 turbo 1984 900 turbo 1976 99 GL
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