hey everyone, i got the motoria exhaust and ..of course it doesnt fit. i laid for 2 hours torching the bolts so i could break them loose and all i got is a let down and one hell of a loud car haha. the exhaust is just a little too long to fit so im pretty sure ill have to get the obx headers before it'll all bolt up. so, does anyone know any sites i could buy them? importshark.com is out and the obx website has them for 250 shipped i think..do any of you know a cheaper place i could get them? or is there any other places? the reason its too long is the cat con pipe is a few inches too long. any help would be appreciated! thanks

 

I guess I'll take your word on it being too long, first I've ever heard of it.

Why dont you cut off a few inches of pipe and weld it back together?

If you can't do it, take it somewhere where someone can. Since its off the car it'll be a piece of cake and won't cost you that much.

 

Damn, mine was a PERFECT fit.

try ebay for headers though

 

yeah i think the guy that owned it before me replaced the cat with a longer one or something..and the pipe("race cat" or whatever) that connects to the cat pipe has flanges set at an angle when the cat pipe is perfectly horizontal..i looked up pics of the obx headers connected to the motoria and its suppose to be at an angle. so..have you ever heard of this problem..maybe im missing something?

btw couldnt find any on ebay i already checked..today just isnt my day

anyone know whats goin on?

 

it's too bad you had to wrestle with it like that... i just paid meineke to do mine since they had all the tools and experience...

umm... all i can say is that you tib probably has a different setup than the previous owner of the motoria. probably different headers... maybe had a cat welded to the downpipe or something... you will probably need to go to a shop.

 

no the motoria is brand new but i believe that the last owner of my car had modified the exhaust somehow cause it wont bolt up..i probably will have to take it to the shop..but i think ill just use this as a reason to slap on some headers fing02.gif

 

He also has a 97 Tib.

1.8 or 2.0??


MK3 Design, please fill out your profile, you have NONE for your Tiburon year.

 

Theres a Hotshot header fom Flyryde, thats what Im getting right now cool.gif If you dont know how to weld Id take it to te shop when you have everything you need and have them make a hiflow cat fit.

 

The issue is he got the moteria exhaust and we know it fits perfectly up to a RD2 exhaust.

The problem is he's got an older RD1 and prolly has a 2 bolt flange with ONE catylitic converter, hence the reason it won't line up.

1. What type of headers are on there? The kind with the cat right where it comes out of the engine and then a cat further down the exhaust? Or do you only have ONE cat in your exhaust stream?

2. 1.8L Engine or 2.0L?

3. Get under your car and see if you have a 2 bolt flange or 3 bolt flange. Just count how many bolts hold each pipe section together.

You will prolly need a bit of custom work to get it all working, but that happens with aftermarket parts and variations of cars. Your info could help out folks in the future.

 

I used to have the Motoria exhaust on my 2000 Tib. I think the issue has more to do with the number of cats rather than RD1 or RD2. My RD2 only has one cat (the one built into the exhaust manifold). Any Tib that has two cats is the one where the Motoria should bolt right up because the pipe left on the car after removing the stock exhaust is longer than in the one-cat Tibs.

With mine, I used the test pipe/racing cat that came with the Motoria and attached it to the stock pipe on the car. This allows the Motoria to be bolted up because it changes from two-bolt to three-bolt. But then the Motoria mid pipe is too long. So I had it cut, flared and rewelded back together so it was the correct length. This worked fine. Your only other option is probably to not install the test pipe and get a shop to make you a short section of pipe with the proper flanges at both ends to fill in the gap. Either should take care of your problem.