Stainless steel exhaust system + downpipe for Elan turbo A/C

[nissias]

Yes we made it.
Mechanics in Cyprus show the way to others on how to make proper downpipes. Space was limited as I have an A/C Elan se turbo so the stiffy wouldn't fit for me (although that is also very very good). So we decided to give it a go and it ended up marvelous. The power response was immediately noticed by me and my mechanic. We experienced overboosting at night so that means the exhaust does work. But thanks to Alan we ported the wastegate just a bit and problem was solved. The car still improved dramatically in acceleration, mid-range and top speed.

We have used a diamond cut flange - that goes on the turbo (custom made), 2.5inch stainless steel pipes, some stainless steel curved pipes, flexy stainless steel pipes as to absorb vibration in the mid-section of the car and the final touch was a Twister Titanium backbox which gave the car a very aggresive sound!

Here are the pictures of what we have done.

[F1 LOTUS]

Looking good

[Costas]

Rings a bell, 2 years ago with a much bigger Turbo.

[nissias]

you could have just sent me the picture and save me some time instead of us trying to do a custom one Costa

[Elanlover]

Nissias, is the downpipe section all 2.5 inch? Just wondering because I (and possibly some others) are searching for a downpipe/pre-cat replcement section that would mate to the stock exhaust. Would this do the trick? Thanks!