Exhaust and the MOT?

[Quicksilver]

Mines up for it's MOT next month and I've got a little prob with something loose in the middle box. No holes or rust on the outside of box but maybe a baffles loose inside and it rattles on idle, can this be a MOT failier?.

If I cut out the middle box and fit a through pipe leaving just the small box before the tail pipe how noisy will it be?.

Thanks in advance.

[nobananas]

Won't be a failure MOT wise as long as it's not leaking and is supported correctly. Removing the 'suitcase' is a common mod and on the turbo's shouldn't make it too noisy (the turbo takes a lot of the pulses out of the exhaust tone)

[streaky744]

just double check it is your exhaust baffle rattling and not the cat convertor that has broken up before you chop it out. as this can give a rattle on idle as well

[Quicksilver]

Won't be a failure MOT wise as long as it's not leaking and is supported correctly. Removing the 'suitcase' is a common mod and on the turbo's shouldn't make it too noisy (the turbo takes a lot of the pulses out of the exhaust tone)

The exhaust looks in perfect condition and I renewed the hangers last year, it's deffo the silencer, if I hit the silencer or move it from side to side I can hear somthing rolling around inside it.

I may give cutting it out a try, if it is too noisy I can put a small silencer in there.

[SAMXPJ]

Or you could open it up with an angle grinder remove the baffle and weld it up again, while your at it remove all the baffles!

[Quicksilver]

Or you could open it up with an angle grinder remove the baffle and weld it up again, while your at it remove all the baffles!

That's another line of thought.