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				RB Exhaust System
				Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:46 pm
				by MisterKane
				Hello guys!
I'm looking for a complete RacingBeat exhaust system for my S2, bolt-on-condition would be fine. If anyone has got one to sell, please offer with shipping to Austria.  
 
Thanks
 
			 
			
					
				Re: RB Exhaust System
				Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:25 pm
				by TOOL
				Very hard to find in Europe.
			 
			
					
				Re: RB Exhaust System
				Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:32 pm
				by MisterKane
				Yes, I know, but maybe it's worth trying...  

 
			 
			
					
				Re: RB Exhaust System
				Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:54 pm
				by TOOL
				It's worth a try. Headers should be easy enough to find, but the rest of the system is another story.
Note that the RB system may not fit RHD cars without mods due to steering box so unlikely to find in UK/Ireland. Belgium/Netherlands is the best place to look imo.
Cheaper to build one than purchase new and ship.
You going long primaries?
			 
			
					
				Re: RB Exhaust System
				Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:23 pm
				by MisterKane
				Really? I didn't know about the differences between RHD and LHD exhaust systems. Never stop learning!  
 
But my car is a LHD, so there won't be any problems - hopefully.
What do you mean with "You going long primaries"? (Sometimes I recognize my limited english...)
 
			 
			
					
				Re: RB Exhaust System
				Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:30 pm
				by ian65
				that's a good call about the LHD /RHD and the steering box Tool..... I hadn't thought about that either but it makes sense...... the design of the manifolds on RHD would probably be restricted by the steering box position whereas LHD cars have no restrictions and no compromises would have to be made.
			 
			
					
				Re: RB Exhaust System
				Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:41 pm
				by Lucky
				This is a common problem on FDs too, where RHD models need a whacking great dent knocked into the downpipe to clear the steering column. Many people have fallen foul of the impossibility of getting LHD-model downpipes to fit. I'd have thought there was a fighting chance with the RB headers on an FB though, they're quite swept back aren't they? This is how my headers fit on my RHD FB
bit of room to manouvre

 
			 
			
					
				Re: RB Exhaust System
				Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:39 am
				by TOOL
				This link shows the long primaries design, where the 2 separate pipes do not join until just before the rear axle.
http://www.racingbeat.com/RX7-1975-1985 ... 16422.html
Nik, note the 2 pipes are side by side on the headers, not over under (think shotguns).
Yours is custom, but I've seen a few short primaries headers like yours so someone was making them for RHD markets.
I have a couple of LHD cars so not an issue for me. I have a full RB system fitted fwiw.
 
			 
			
					
				Re: RB Exhaust System
				Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 1:12 pm
				by MisterKane
				I really never thought of the differences between LHD and RHDin the engine bay. Thanks for the pictures, Lucky! What about the heat? I've heard of RB-Headers getting quite hot... Will there be any problems at the steering box, concerning rubber parts and seals?
@ TOOL: Thanks for the link, now I knwo, what you mean. Is there any advantage or any disadvantage between the two designs? Generally I would say, it won't matter to me...?  

 
			 
			
					
				Re: RB Exhaust System
				Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:47 pm
				by TOOL
				Long primaries make more power, keeping each chambers gasses separate for longer.
Heat isn't really an issue on the steering boxes. On LHD cars like ours, the bush in the idler arm needs to be replaced anyway, if its still there at all. Go urethane. 10 minute job. Mine takes the heat no problem.