I have a question regarding the 5Zigen Pro Racer exhaust and that is are the piping that comes with it stainless steel as well as the mufflers?
It is fitted to my car (orignally came over fitted when imported) and has signs of corrosion especially around the weld seams and more so on the flanges to the CAT.
From what I understand and only just found out what exhaust it is, they are pretty good and hard to come by. Id like to know if it is worth removing and having the tubing replaced with new stainless steel pipes and refitting? Can this even be done/worth it?
JDM 5Zigen Pro Racer Exhaust system
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Re: JDM 5Zigen Pro Racer Exhaust system
These are quite rare and hard to come by. I've got one myself and paid £300 for it in good condition. The piping is mild steel unfortunately, so does rust and rot. Depending on condition of the silencers I'd get the piping replaced. Any good exhaust place will do this.
Re: JDM 5Zigen Pro Racer Exhaust system
Cheers for the information thats what I thought...sounds great on my Beams is got a nice deep rumble and not to noisy
Re: JDM 5Zigen Pro Racer Exhaust system
I bet that sounds really nice on a beams! You should get some videos and photos up!
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I didn't realise you could get the piping replaced in stainless thats very interesting.
I had wondered as i want to keep this exhaust (it screams at high rpm!) but wondered about the life of the mild steel just like the OP.
Thanks for the info!
I had wondered as i want to keep this exhaust (it screams at high rpm!) but wondered about the life of the mild steel just like the OP.
Thanks for the info!
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Re: JDM 5Zigen Pro Racer Exhaust system
Mine's starting to look a bit tired on the welds too
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Thread bump but does anyone know if it's just the pipes that are mild? Or is only the tip stainless? I've just got one and it's been painted so was thinking of taking the box back to stainless and giving the tip a quick polish
Re: JDM 5Zigen Pro Racer Exhaust system
A quick test with a magnet should show which parts are stainless and which mild steel. If it attracts strongly it's mild steel. A magnet can also provide a bit of a guide as to the quality of the stainless used, as there is often a weak pull on a magnet with low grade stainless, presumably due to impurities.
Paul
Paul
Re: JDM 5Zigen Pro Racer Exhaust system
Cheers for that I'll check it tomorrow, seems like the silencer and tip are stainless but the pipes are mild