rgrigsby Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 As I'm going the Duratec route I need a new exhaust so my existing RaceCo 7.25 Titanium Silencer is for sale, it's about 18months old but hasn't had that much use as my car has spent pretty much the whole of this year in the garage! It has all the usual RaceCo features of light weight, superb quality and is very very quiet even when bolted to a noisy crossflow like mine. The down side is it's not new, it has been on my car and has the tradditional collection of scratches you get on most silencers, ie on the bottom it's got some marks. These do not affect the way it works at all it just doesn't look perfect from underneath, there are some pictures available at the following links Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 Pic 4 It cost around £550 new so I'm looking for about £385 although I'm open to sensible offers. Rob G www.SpeedySeven.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary-Cornwall Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 What's the diameter where it fits into the 4-1 collector? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrigsby Posted January 3, 2005 Author Share Posted January 3, 2005 Oops I knew I'd forgot something, it's a designed to take a 2.5" bore collector. Rob G www.SpeedySeven.com Edited by - rgrigsby on 3 Jan 2005 20:43:32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henk Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Its used ,dented , and the welding around the stainless parts, bracket etc seem to be poorly done (not tigged ? ) £185 that seems a sensible offer, regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonboylaw Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Bagsy first dibs. Rob you have mail. Jonathan ----------------------------------- 1db too loud ! ☹️ Bastxxd Santa never delivered the Raceco!!!! ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMO Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Henk Good try! The silencer is tig welded by the way. Maybe you should contact Metal Mickey and tell him his welding is crap. I'm sure you can give him some hints on how to improve. 😬 AMMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nifty Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 His woodwork is of a similar standard too Ammo..I saw it on a Phantom II only the other day. And I am led to believe he also did some similar standard work on that Mercedes SSK that went for peanuts at Goodwood last summer. 😬 😬 Keep off the straight and narrow 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithj41 Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Ammo Agree Mikes works is of the highest standard (Hence the business he receives), got a Raceco fitted and am VERY HAPPY with performance and Build. James 🤔 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonycaterham Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Henk, Being the very happy owner of a Raceco silencer and having seen some of Mike's other work I think you are well out of order!! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henk Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Thanks Ammo,as you said nice try ,i said poor, you said crap, i,ve seen better and so have you. Can you please let me have have Metal Mickeys no ,and is the silencer now sold, regards Edited by - henk on 4 Jan 2005 18:02:03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMO Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Henk Poor and crap are the same thing in my opinion. Excellence is what we all strive for. As a matter of fact I haven't seen better welding than Mike's, and I've seen a lot of welding in my time. The fact that he makes silencers for me (I run Raceco by the way, so you are calling something I designed mediocre) and that he is also entrusted with million pound cars for restoration should make you realise that you are not talking about a back street welder. Maybe the photos don't do his abilities justice. Wait until you see a silencer in the flesh. There is nothing wrong with the welding. Unless you are the Northern Hemisphere tig welding champion I think you should back off a little. This posting is light hearted. I know you were just trying to get a lever to get something at a knock-down price. ****, I do that all the time myself! 😬 AMMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrigsby Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 Provisionally sold! Rob G www.SpeedySeven.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henk Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Ammo, invite me to your Duratec day ,bring along a Raceco silencer and make me a convert, regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMO Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Henk You are welcome to come to the Duratec day. The more the merrier. I have a silencer on my car you can have a look at. See you there. AMMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithj41 Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Henk Mike will be going too, I guess you can tell him how to weld right. NOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henk Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 You mean Metal Micky, looking foward to meeting him, regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrigsby Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 SOLD 😬 Rob G www.SpeedySeven.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonboylaw Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 😬 😬 ----------------------------------- 1db too loud ! ☹️ Bastxxd Santa never delivered the Raceco!!!! ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobuy Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Henk, what size flak jacket do you need, I'll bring one of my spare undented ones for you 😬 😬 😬 Duratec Se7en SV, built in Dubai, pics here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrino Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 And can you catch it all on camera for the next Year-In-The-Club DVD? 😬 Lobbying Caterham for a new badge.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal mickey Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Will I get royalties? 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonboylaw Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Fitted it, took it up to Bedford Autodrom to get my new noise figure and guess what..... Yep 0.3 dB louder....... Bloody Gasket on 2/3 is leaking, after 5 mins of driving. Still the system looks great and with all the noise, lots of people get to see it. I think I should be in line for some advertising revenue ! So what is the solution to the leaky exhaust gasket ? I have posted on Tech Talk. I guess it is the £25 copper sandwich one. As you can tell by the ime, I am well past my best. If anyone has a "fix it" for me i'l be most grateful. Rob, Pleasure to meet you. Jon. ----------------------------------- 1db too loud ! ☹️ Not for long!!! Santa may be coming late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMO Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Jon I had the same problem with my Crossflow. I linished the gasket face on the headers as they were not quite flat and fitted the copper gaskets. Seemed to solve it. If your engine pops and bangs on the over run than you will need to re-pack more often. When properly packed you should weigh the silencer. Then if it becomes noisy you can weigh it again to see if you have lost any packing without having to dismantle it. Th packing burns from the front. May be an idea to dismantle the silencer to see if it need re-packing. AMMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonboylaw Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Thanks Ammo, I'll try to flatten the Primaries and check the packing. Can I order off the Raceco web site? Jonathan ----------------------------------- 1db too loud ! ☹️ Got the Raceco, just need a Gasket fix ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMO Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Jon Just email me at raceco@btinternet.com AMMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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