Drakman Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Hi Guys and Girls,I am about to retro fit a set of individual primary exhaust pipes to my 2014 Duratec roadsport 175. As standard my car has the single exhaust pipe exiting through the drivers/right hand side panel.What i am looking for is the measurements to enlarge the hole for the 4 individual pipes through the side panel.Is it possible for anyone who has an SV/large chassis duratec engine with the 4 individual exhaust pipes to measure down from the engine number stamped chassis tube to the top of the opening for the exhaust exit and also from the lower rear, front suspension A arm cutout back to the front of the exhaust exit cutout?Does that make any sense.Thank you in advance,Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlastairA Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Hi Dave,Tricky measurements to take so I took some photos which I hope helps - first one is from the primaries port to teh underside of the chassis tube. Second is from the primaries port to the wishbone port: Best,Alastair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 These measurements are for my 2008 S3 so may not be a lot of help, although some of them may also apply to an SV (especially the 185mm):Rear of lower wishbone cut-out to front of exhaust cut-out = 335mm.JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Paul Richards Posted July 17, 2023 Area Representative Share Posted July 17, 2023 When I fitted a 4 primary exhaust to my k series replacing the single pipe that exited the bodywork I offered up one of the primaries and trimmed the bodywork bit by bit until it fitted when fully bolted to the head. I then moved on to the next primary. Do the primaries one by one individually and you should have an exact hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakman Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 Thank you Guys, That is exactly what i wanted. A picture is worth a thousand words in this case. CheersDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Be careful using the scuttle as a datum point as their position can vary, normal process is fit the nose, then the bonnet to the nose and scuttle to the bonnet.... hence the variation.you may want to transfer these from a chassis rail at the front etc and then drop them vertically form the top chassis rail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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