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2002 S40 Dwonpipe...not cat

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S40Luckey
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Year and Model: 2002 Volvo S40
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2002 S40 Dwonpipe...not cat

Post by S40Luckey »

OK, so the rebuilt engine, new transmission, exhaust, 14t hybrid turbo and Upsolute tune is ready to go in this weekend...and I snapped off two studs in the turbo exhaust housing angle flange.


"Not a problem!" I say to myself, then proceed to go through 8 drill bits without being able to extract. I go to Ebay and found dozens of 7cm angle-flange housings and ZERO 6cm housings. So I looked so more to no avail. I did find a ton of downpipes that look like they'd work if I had no upstream catalytic converter (no emissions testing here).


The question to everyone is...would a downpipe like the OBX (or similar) work in a 2002 S40 1.9 turbo with a 14t conversion, angle-flange and 7cm housing (without a catalytic converter upstream)? I know it may not be plug-and-play, but I'm looking for something close enough for the local shop to be able to weld to the rest of the exhaust.

What say you all?

Mark

S40Luckey
Posts: 22
Joined: 12 September 2012
Year and Model: 2002 Volvo S40
Location: Somewhere in Mid-America
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Post by S40Luckey »

Answering my own question.

It would work, but the wife wanted to be as close to stock (for emissions testing reasons) as possible. I re-used the 6cm angle-flange and an aftermarket catalytic converter. Works fine, but not as sexy or future-proof I'd say

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