roboldham Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 ARSE! My motor is up at Leon's for a service and freshen-up. He rang me to say that my NurSpec is fuxored as it looks like its been repeatedly bashed with a large hammer - and all the baffles in the back section are rattling around too. The "new shape" NurSpec doesn't quite fit my Supe - does anyone else have this problem with it hanging down too low? Basically - new zorst after 6 months - over half a K a pop pretty expensive! Leon is seeing if he can engineer better mounting rods on a new zorst as I love the NurSpec still. My cambelt is nearly fuxored after on 30,000 miles too - is this normal? Also - my diff oil looks like its been in a furnace for 6 months :-) - but that's entirely my fault R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 The NUR hangs quite low, 'specially compared with std' or even my old Mongoose ! ! BUT, not considerably lower than any of the Big-Boyz zorsts ? ? it's made of quite heavy gauge St/Steel and needs WACKIN quite hard to damage it enough to scrap it ! ! ! ! can't imagine my rear baffle breakin' up after 6 months either ? it look incredibly well made ! ! ? 'sides... it's STAINLESS, so it's worth repairing ! ! ! (although, the 'repair' welds will never look quite as neat as the original... ? ? ?) FatS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kindell Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 I've had my Spec r on for 18 months bashed it a few time but its still ok ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyefi Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 dude, yr car is beat up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashpoint Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 Originally posted by Steve W The NUR hangs quite low, 'specially compared with std' or even my old Mongoose ! ! Sh1t not going to get a Nur then as my mongoose catches on speed bumps already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 The last time I had the car on ramps my NurSpec look like it had seen one to many speed humps. Still sounds the nads though and to me has done a dam good job. I'm even running it with lower suspension.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 Veilside or Amuse exhausts are the daddies for clearance... Gaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W2 Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Does this mean I am going to destroy my new exhaust within months of having it then? It's arriving around 1/11/03, will I be speaking to Gaz for another one around May! I'm off to do a search for photos of the Nur spec on, not sure I will like it if it hangs too low, may have to change it for a titanium jobbie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Steve, As others have said they are incredibly well made. Maybe Rob drives like a nutter (not saying anything ) or has loads of speedbumps around him. The Nur's will last much much longer compared with a similar one from HKS... Its the first time I've heard anything bad said about it... Gaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W2 Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Yeah have got to admit in the short time i have been on this BBS its the first time I have a bad word. Am still looking forward to getting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_Devlin Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Bloody hell Rob, you must be ragging the arse out of your car mate Even my 2nd hand Hiper has lasted longer than that!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith C Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 The Nur has been on my cars for years, has been repeatedly scraped, scrunched and bashed on all sorts, has a fair bit of 'flattening' on the bottom of a couple of the lower bits, and is still as sweet as a nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam W Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Just chop it off Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboldham Posted September 30, 2003 Author Share Posted September 30, 2003 Hehe folks. I love the pipe, its incredibly well made as stated - the design of the mounting brackets were altered this year according to Leon -causing it to hang lower - unless this is something to do with my relatively later model Supe. I'll let you know how Leon gets on messin' with the brackets on a new one to get it higher. I dont have any unusual road bumps around here - just a lot of country lanes. But its fuxored beyond repair Leon recks. As for driving like a nutter ..... ummm. Not me! R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pulse Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Hrm.. with my car being lowered I'm looking forward to buying a new exhaust a couple of weeks after I get it I have to park up on the curb at the moment because my bloody MK3 is STILL taking my driveway (it doesn't physically fit in the garage, too wide - quality houses in Aylesbury), so I expect to rip it off pretty quickly. Whee! -p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_Devlin Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Mines lowered also. Its got bugger all ground clearance, can just about get your fist between the exhaust and the ground where it goes under the back axle. 'bout 4 inches max! (oo'err!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 I try and steer people away from NUR Specs, they are always beaten to buggery because they hang lower, and usually the baffles and stuffing are trying to exit the tailpipe. IMO. HKS seems to last better, but they are all too dear, and of course there is stainless and there is STAINLESS,m as well as those have a bit of stainless.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboldham Posted September 30, 2003 Author Share Posted September 30, 2003 I hear what you are sayin' Chris. What would you recommend - a custom stainless pipe? R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust2luv Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 I'd be interested in someone who makes and fits a really good quality custom stainless exhaust that could be designed with the NA in mind (re back pressure issues, etc), if you know of anyone Chris? (or indeed can do it yourself?!) I'm sure there's a ready market of NAers out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Originally posted by roboldham I hear what you are sayin' Chris. What would you recommend - a custom stainless pipe? R Also fro LUST2LUV: I have often toyed with doing a full stainless sytem, but people want 3 inch pipes, which are way OTT. I'd do them in 2.5 myself, and the thing would be tucked up properly out of the way. Could do them if there was a demand, for both N/A and TT, in decent gauge high quality stainless pipework and boxes all through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust2luv Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Interesting. What sort of ballpark price would you be thinking? Any noticable performance gain for a decatted NA bearing in mind my current exhaust is probably somewhat excessively proportioned? Oh and what would it sound like? (close to stock?) I know it's not the most important thing, but I'd like a really deep throaty sound, rather than the constant roar of my current set-up (though I do get a nice burble when engine braking). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 I have heard good things about :- http://www.haywardandscott.co.uk/ :baa: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust2luv Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Why the 'baa's, are they really expensive? Anybody had any dealings with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Not as cheap as Powerflow which is also custom made to your car but I don`t know what the quality is like. As for the I like it :flame Dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Originally posted by lust2luv Interesting. What sort of ballpark price would you be thinking? Any noticable performance gain for a decatted NA bearing in mind my current exhaust is probably somewhat excessively proportioned? Oh and what would it sound like? (close to stock?) I know it's not the most important thing, but I'd like a really deep throaty sound, rather than the constant roar of my current set-up (though I do get a nice burble when engine braking). Probably a similar price to HKS and Blitz, but for a system that will last longer and fit higher and tighter, in all stainless pipe and boxes, but unless I get a feel that there would be at least 10 orders it's not worth getting the CNC stuff done for the bends and flanges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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