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[JBG]

I have an exhaust system on my n.a vx220 displaying a little plate saying the exhaust was made by clf technologies. It has a part number: 116s0041 d32n10m3 Can anyone tell me: 1) if this is a cat or non-cat system? 2) if clf still exist - did the buyout in 2008 succeed? Can I call them? 3) is it a quality exhaust!! Thanks

[Goosenka]

Er call them and ask.

[PaulCP]

Standard exhaust I believe.

[CocoPops]

yep standard.

[fiveoclock]

Yes standard exhaust silencer worth about £25!!! The plate is only on the silencer, who knows if the cat is still there, if its all standard then, yes, its a cat system

[2GOOD]

Also known as the makers of Micron & Magnex exhausts I believe

[JBG]

Thanks all. Can't call them - their advertized phone is dead or changed.

Call me an idiot but I'm glad its original. I'm working mine back to all original parts. I think thats where the value lies in the furure because this little car is a dead cert future classic - you know one of those low production runs that blows everything that a maker subsequently attempts out of the water - a kind of "how did they do that?" car. I don't think people realize that yet and are still busy modding them and wrecking them on tracks.

Now that cuts me out as an idiot, deffo! But thanks again

[smiley]

They made about 7200 of these.

 

[JBG]

They made about 7200 of these.

 

well, Citroen made over a million DS's. I remember being driven about by my Dad in a beautiful DS he picked up in about 1983 for around £1000. A good one will now sell for £35,000 whilst the best, most original of them sell for over £100,000!!! 7200 is not a big run.

[techieboy]

Well, if you can keep the tub glued together and stop the clams from dissolving, in 25 years time it might actually be an appreciating asset.

[smiley]

I wish you lots of happyness maintaining, polishing and not driving your plastic skip for 30 years, and make lots of money by then.

Meanwhile i'll go rag the tits of it on track and have fun today if you don't mind.

 

 

[JBG]

Well, if you can keep the tub glued together and stop the clams from dissolving, in 25 years time it might actually be an appreciating asset.

True! But the citroen was a b**stard to keep going even in the 80's - all legendary cars are brutes. You can't get into the engine of a e-type without first making yourself a unique set of long handled bent spanners! Only another 24 3/4 years to go...

[JBG]

I wish you lots of happyness maintaining, polishing and not driving your plastic skip for 30 years, and make lots of money by then.

Meanwhile i'll go rag the tits of it on track and have fun today if you don't mind.

 

 

Fair do's. I'll try to do a bit of both.

[slindborg]

stuff is disposable these days, lifes too short etc blah blah... thrape it

[smiley]

The oem exhaust system is made from normal steel and will probably not make it the 30 years you wan to keep it.

In an x amount of years the oem exhausts will probably also no longer be available.

So remove it fully, put it in the attick and put a stainless miltek (almost as silent) in there.

 

 

[slindborg]

The oem exhaust system is made from normal steel and will probably not make it the 30 years you wan to keep it.

In an x amount of years the oem exhausts will probably also no longer be available.

So remove it fully, put it in the attick and put a stainless miltek (almost as silent) in there.

 

 

 

and find the Miltek lasts less time

[FLD]

it amuses me how planes were once glued together.  From what I've seen, all those planes have been drilled and rivetted.  What hope does our little plastic shitbox have?

[smiley]

 

The oem exhaust system is made from normal steel and will probably not make it the 30 years you wan to keep it.

In an x amount of years the oem exhausts will probably also no longer be available.

So remove it fully, put it in the attick and put a stainless miltek (almost as silent) in there.

 

 

 

and find the Miltek lasts less time

 

 

well, replace that every 10 years then.

[Ormes]

I bought one second hand... the pipes are made from stainless but it seems the flanges are mild steel...