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Fitting new Dansk exhaust

After firing up TheHoff I discovered that the joint between the front and rear exhaust sections was blowing badly.

The  existing 8v rear and new 16v front exhaust sections to not align properly which meant a hop onto the internet to try find a new rear back box section. With a little browsing I discovered an exhaust rear section on eBay from ECP that was very well priced although I'd never heard of Klarius before. Sometimes limited budgets makes for easier shopping.

When I collected the new exhaust from my local ECP I noticed that it carried a Dansk sticker - being rather curious and slightly excited by this discovery and opened up the box to discover that it was indeed a polished, stainless steel Dansk system all for the bargain price of less than £130 after an additional 15% off for buying a second item - I chose a £3 rubber bung to drop the price from £150 down another £20...






Although there are mixed reviews about Dansk systems I was happy enough to pay what I did for this new rear exhaust back box for my budget project 16v upgrade.

Compared to the old exhaust this one weighs about half and looks miles better!




I then set about fitting it and it met with the front section almost perfectly but after a start it was apparent that I needed something else to make the blowing at the joint disappear - a short trip to my local motor factors produced exactly the remedy I needed - exhaust assembly paste for the princely sum of £2.60!





Applied liberally to the joint and the union washer/spacer the connection is now completely sealed and the exhaust note much better - now to solve the slightly rough idle...
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  1. Chris18 May 2014 at 09:18

    Hey man, awesome blog!

    I bought a 944 2.5 from 88 just 2 months ago and I already learned so much about the car when I found your blog and read a couple of posts. I love what you're doing with it and I wish I had the knowledge to refurbish the engine and such things too!
    Keep it coming mate, this is a great resource for any 944 owner!

    Cheers, Chris

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  2. RetroSteve20 May 2014 at 11:51

    Thanks Chris - keep on tinkering and you'll find that most of this stuff is all possible. Happy driving!

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