side pipes on ebay

[ferociousfish]

I'm guessing that the right-hand side would be a true side pipe exiting behind the door, whereas the left-hand side (not legally able to be directed toward a sidewalk) would typically be a cosmetic pipe, with the exhaust exiting out the back. Is this correct?

Venom, it might be an idea to drop the 'Capitalise Every Word' typing...very hard to read and detracts from the seriousness of your posts, but just my 2 cents worth
Cheers Dave

[spookypt]

I say run em both out the side and worry about burnt calves and ADR's when they happen....

Yeah yeah I know...before you say it....BUT I'm doing it anyway..

SpookypT

[boxhead]

Hello Venom (David).
I thought I was being fairly reasonable in my post on this thread and have not tried to down grade yourself or your work.
I still really dont understand what you are saying in your first reply on this thread but I can tell you I got fairly ticked off after emailing yourself on numerous occasions only to in the end see no replies.
The last half dozen or so emails I sent where actually asking for your bank details so I could deposit money into your account (glad that didnt happen) to purchase 3 wiper arms and blades.
Yes I realise these are small and trivial items (and I actually dont require them anymore) but what annoyed me about it is that you are using ebay as a way of running a business and frankly arent doing a very good job of it.
At one point in time after a lengthy delay you appologised and said your pc had crashed, well low and behold it is the same excuse you are using in the attached link.
I recomend you buy another pc.

Sorry about the rant but I am telling you how I saw it from my end.

Now that I have that out of the way, if you are trying to make a fair go at the Cobra accesory trade can you supply some better quality pics of the roll bar (unpainted) with the 3rd leg?

[Shelby400]

I am in the same situation. David is making some side pipe covers for me and I have requested his account number on a number of occasions. His response to my emails could be more timely.
I am supposedly receiving the covers some time this week via COD postage.
Hopefully everything will work out OK.

[Shelby400]

I received the heat sheilds and they are perfect

[Beejay]

I am guessing this is you David.

http://stores.ebay.com.au/Venom-Moto...ralia-AC-cobra

How about Club Cobra Discounts!

Ben

[cobra5.4]

i see that Dave Tucker (RC Sports Cars ) has surfaced again. Have you paid all the money that you owe people

[Mando]

lookout, the sh$ts hit the fan now.

Regards.

[Tenrocca]

Geez that was an interesting first post by cobra5.4....i dont think he'll be getting a "club cobra" discount

[Rebel1]

Now..that's what I call a king hit

Cheers

[Cobra.au]

OUCH!

not even any forplay

[ferociousfish]

this is going to be a fun thread to watch....hang on, I'll grab a beer and get comfortable.....

[Philm]

Come on Venom put the gloves on and have a go.

[spookypt]

Gents
There does seem to be a few issues with the whole Cobra Ebay thing. I also sent off an email regarding a wheel package price request with no response... Sure emails can get lost and stuff but there seems to be a little bit of continuity of complaints here. I also know of someone else who tried a few times to source parts off the ebay site and he had to get stroppy to get what he wanted.

To keep it fair I have to say that if your running a business through ebay you really have to make sure that you respond to all emails promptly and send orders quickly to gain a good consistant rep. So...

I'm going to resend my email...and try again... Will post up a feedback if I hear anything.

Spookypt
Matt

[spookypt]

I recieved a reply and quote........ All seems cool!

Spookypt

[venom0427]

your right, the price is rediculas for what you get, i pay around $100+ every 10 day listing, thats why i sell more thru my email address than thru ebay. i was just kicked of for asking that all paypal customers pay a 2.5% ontop of the final price, due to me copping a bill of say, $40 for every $1000 sale, then thay keep the funds for up to 7 working days, which pi$$ of the purchaser for having to what for the goods an extra week or more, plus pay pal sting you for withdrawl of funds if lower than $150. just by sayng this will get me into trubble???. thanks for the coment about the quick jacks to.........boy for someone not spending much time on the net?????

[Ross Smith]

Hi All,

These are my new side pipes, fully functional and legal in Western Australia!!
We get an exemption from the ADR that requires the exhaust to exit behuind the rear wheels.

Cheers

Ross

[Beejay]

So when you say legal, do you mean that they also pass all noise tests?

I think in NSW we have to meet 91 db approx. Still don't beleive it can be done with proper working side pipes!

Ben

[400TT]

This is how I understand it in QLD.

Ignoring noise levels, in QLD you can have drivers side, side exhaust, but not a passenger side one. There is a rule that exhaust gas cannot exit the passenger side of the vehicle.

Even if you have an exhaust that exits the rear of the vehicle, if you turn the exhaust tip to the passenger side, then that is not compliant. Some import vehicles have exhaust tips pointing towards passenger side and they need to be rectified to get compliance.

You can always go back to the old trick of running exhaust through side pipes and then back under to exit the rear. This is how the Harrison Daytona will be configured.

[venom0427]

A while back, the dba had to be 86dba, (VIC) then I took it to another guy and he wanted it at 87dba so for the extra 1 dba I went with him, now this some time back.
Recently I had the car go thru Inklman’s and the car came in at (with the side pipes) 82dba, at this point the car was almost stalling from the pressure. Due to the new regs, I wasn’t going to be stuffed around with having to put the car thru again with only a few weeks before the new ADR’s rules.
But that car had cats, 1 x 18” resonator, muffler, 2 x small hot dogs and a heap of bends.

I spoke Doug Pearce a few weeks ago about tying to put cobras thru with the side pipes, and he was nocked back the day before (I think it was a Nell) due to heat issues, as we spoke the issue seemed to me that he was trying to get it resolved by having a spare under slung system that would modify this unit to suit each different car??.
Now the way I see it is, if I had to have a car with the 4” – 5” ground clearance then have a 2 – 3 inches for the pipes plus the mountings plus all the work to the suspension to gain the extra clearance, that to me seems like a hell of a lot of work, to make the car sit so hi up, and then get it down to level that looks right.
The car that went thru last year had 4 ½” ground clearance, we had put the covers over the pipes, with heat wrap, on the inside and on the pipes that reduced the heat and the pipes were ceramic coated. Now the owner can have a car with legal pipes or take the pipe sleaves of and run them out the side with the cats remaining, not ADR but at least EPA legal (and a $10,000 fine) now this isn’t a sales pitch, but if was building a car and wanted pipes the most logical way would be to build something that was universal.
If you wanted to build something cheep and do the job, a 3” bend from the car, step it up to a 4” then put your cat and hot dog in, then back down to a 2 ½” and then back under the car and out the back. If you guys got together and built 1 set you all could lend it for a small fee and the system would pay for its self in the first year, and save a heap of headaches. That my big spill