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blink - 18 Jun 2004 00:42 GMT

Hi

I have a '94 1275 carb Sprite. It's badly in need of a new downpipe. I
duly ordered a new pipe, clamp and flange gasket from a Rover main
dealer.

Waited the obligatory eternity for it to turn up, but they are telling
me the flange gasket has been discontinued. Suggested I use exhaust
paste instead. Chap who was going to fit the new pipe says "no way,
Jose" without a new gasket.

Wondered if anybody else had had the same problem in appropriating a
gasket? Would imagine MG International or Minisport might have the
gasket, but I rarely get any sense out of either over the phone

This has been my story.

:-)

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Jono Barspeed - 18 Jun 2004 08:17 GMT

dont have their details at hand by why not try maniflow in salisbury?

jono

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blink - 18 Jun 2004 18:11 GMT

>dont have their details at hand by why not try maniflow in salisbury?
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>jono

Thanks. Managed to locate one at an exhaust parts supplier.

Cheers

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Steve68s - 20 Jun 2004 17:31 GMT

The Genuine front pipe is a waste of time, take it back & demand they give
you your money back as they are unable to supply you with all the parts you
needed, you can get a LCB performance exhaust manifold with fittment for a
lambda sensor & link pipe to the CAT cheaper than a OEM front pipe, mini
spares can supply these, both parts are included, part number C-AEG368, the
gasket between the CAT & the link pipe part number will be GEX7761, manifild
to cyl gasket part no C-AHT381,

Steve68s.

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blink - 20 Jun 2004 18:31 GMT

>The Genuine front pipe is a waste of time, take it back & demand they give
>you your money back as they are unable to supply you with all the parts you
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>gasket between the CAT & the link pipe part number will be GEX7761, manifild
>to cyl gasket part no C-AHT381,

Thanks for the pointer. Will bear this in mind for the future. But,
really, I didn't want to mod this car. Went through all that with a
stage 2 MGB in the '80s. Could never get the right balance between
noise, evenly spread performance and mpg plus a continually breaking
joint between the Janspeed manifold and exhaust. Guess I'm just
getting old...:-)

(Though I do admit the standard exhust on the Mini does make it feel a
bit strangled sometimes - so you never know...)

Cheers

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