New VT Race Cat Down pipes for Phase 2

**hamish** · Thursday 9th November 2006, 18:21

Hi,

We will have in stock as of tomorrow our New and Exclusive VT 3" Down Pipe with Race Cat. These our being exclusively made for us by one of the UK's best custom race exhaust manufacturers in 100% Stainless Steel.
They are significantly cheaper than all the other offerings currently available in the UK at £495 + VAT, without any comprimise in quality. We are happy to give all VPCUK members a 10% Discount (ask Justin for code).

Note: These will only fit Phase 2 Turbo Petrol (S60 / V70 2001 onwards excluding R models).

To order yours please call us at Chip Tuning (AKA Volvotuning) on 01527 577710.

Regards,
Hamish.

**poochingaround** · Thursday 9th November 2006, 21:34

What advantage is gained coupled with current RICA?

**volvotuning** · Thursday 9th November 2006, 22:54

Coupled with a custom remap, you would only see a relatively small increase on top of the ECU upgrade alone, assuming of course that the standard downpipe is good in comparison. The best results in terms of bhp/£ spent are when it's combined with a larger turbo.

Adam.

**SAMXPJ** · Friday 10th November 2006, 01:29

When will these be available for the pre me7 engine ?

**volvotuning** · Friday 10th November 2006, 08:54

Originally Posted by SAMXPJ

When will these be available for the pre me7 engine ?

No. They're not going to be available for the ME7 phase 1 cars either. It's only for phase 2, ie S60/V70 2001 onwards.

Adam.

**hamish** · Friday 10th November 2006, 09:37

Originally Posted by volvotuning

No. They're not going to be available for the ME7 phase 1 cars either. It's only for phase 2, ie S60/V70 2001 onwards.

Adam.

Hi,

What Adam forgets to mention is that if you want a 3" Down Pipe and Race Cat for the Phase 1 cars we can supply you with a Ferrita item. ( www.ferrita.com ) for £575 + VAT.

Regards,
Hamish.

**hamish** · Friday 10th November 2006, 17:52

Hi,

I've just had a good look at these new Downpipes and they are Works of Art ! The quality of the welding is superb infact it is so good I think I'm going to hang 1 on the office wall just to look at !!

(Photo soon)

Regards,
Hamish.

**wootty** · Friday 10th November 2006, 19:38

come on then post a piccy.i like nice welding

**V70Man** · Saturday 11th November 2006, 06:14

Originally Posted by volvotuning

No. They're not going to be available for the ME7 phase 1 cars either. It's only for phase 2, ie S60/V70 2001 onwards.

Adam.

There are a few of us Phase 2 owners who have a 2000 car you know!

Does this mean my car was registered very quickly, or is my engine slightly different? Mine was registered in Nov,2000.

**Wobbly Dave** · Saturday 11th November 2006, 14:25

Sneaky peaky at the pipework!! (new is nearest)

**scooby555** · Saturday 11th November 2006, 16:31

look very nice and neat that.

**volvotuning** · Saturday 11th November 2006, 16:34

Originally Posted by scooby555

look very nice and neat that.

The quality is superb, and is actually better than any other system we have seen so far.

Adam.

**Wobbly Dave** · Saturday 11th November 2006, 22:39

Here are the other pics

**Wobbly Dave** · Saturday 11th November 2006, 22:40

And in close up (the welding is impressive I have to say)

**Vikingxl** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 09:11

Looks very well made shame its no good for mine

**scooby555** · Tuesday 14th November 2006, 11:26

any one had one put on yet ?

**volvotuning** · Tuesday 14th November 2006, 11:33

Hamish has!

Adam.

**Loadsamiles** · Thursday 3rd July 2008, 19:06

Note to oneself from the future......

Joules.. Don't buy one.

The welds failed on the 2 brackets you see in Wobbly's picture.

The first one you bought was swapped out by Hamish, only for the second one to fail in the same place...

It's faulty welding at a heat stress point, the weld brakes away to leave a small tack, and a hole in the downpipe.

And FFS dont try and get SW Autos to do an exhaust repair... It'll end up like this.

If you want one. Buy a Ferrita.

**aeroresh** · Thursday 3rd July 2008, 19:17

I had this downpipe on my old S60 and it never gave any problems in the 20k miles it was fitted.

**hamish** · Wednesday 9th July 2008, 14:45

Originally Posted by Loadsamiles

Note to oneself from the future......

Joules.. Don't buy one.

The welds failed on the 2 brackets you see in Wobbly's picture.

The first one you bought was swapped out by Hamish, only for the second one to fail in the same place...

It's faulty welding at a heat stress point, the weld brakes away to leave a small tack, and a hole in the downpipe.

And FFS dont try and get SW Autos to do an exhaust repair... It'll end up like this.

If you want one. Buy a Ferrita.

Julian/Loadsofsmiles/Sirdrivehisdogupbensaralot,

Did I not read somewhere that when you finally changed your engine at 200zillion miles you found that more than 2 engine mounts were failing/failed? I am sure that this was the reason our down pipes failed on your car and nothing to do with their quality or design, but caused by excessive engine movement. The reason I am so sure of this is that when we sent your downpipe back to the manufacturer the bracket that you are refering to was bent and would no longer fit in the gig. Also I had that bracket repaired and subsequently fitted it to my own car. It hasn't failed in 8,000 miles!
Julian have you had any exhaust failures since replacing the engine and mounts? Thought not. So the only reported failures to these exhausts were while fitted to your car with a broken engine mount and one of your failed exhausts has even been repaired and fitted to another car without failing again.......ummmmm.
The reason we had these exhausts made in the first place is because we weren't happy with the Price, Quality, and Delivery on the the Ferrita Product. And even today after all your forum gripping Julian I am confident that our Downpipe still beats the competition's offerings on all 3 counts.

Regards,
Hamish.
The UK's Leading Volvo Tuner.

P.S. We are still selling these downpipes at very competive prices.