ian888

Hi, i recently bought a afterburner vortex for my bugeye wrx of ebay from a breakers, it arrived today and i was dissapointed to see that someone has took a hack saw to the tailpipe and shortened it slightly for some reason and they've done a sh*te job plus it has a small dent in the tailpipe, i could easily tidy this up but want to make sure that its not going to be too short and look crap, if any of you have the same exhaust could you do me a massive favour and measure the length of the tailpipe to the first weld so i can see how much has been butchered of mine before i decide whether to give the ebay seller some grief,
any help much appreciated,
Ian.

ian888

Also is there any way to see that it is genuine, stamp etc? It has a spiralled baffle inside im wondering if this is a sign of a genuine one?

Sy5

iTrader: (6)

Should have a burnt look to the tail pipe too. Well the last inch or so.

wrx271

iTrader: (1)

I have the same box if I can at the weekend I'll try and get the tape out but if it's cold/wet/snowing/windy I'm staying in bed lol.

You could just sleeve the 2 together it should be pretty simple once you've fitted the box into its hangers that will give you the length needed to the centre which you would have to hack the flange off.

AzzDSM

If i bought something and it wasnt as described id want my money back no matter how much its been hacked

ian888

Thanks for the responses, out of interest whats the score when you have to send something back to an ebay seller if they offer a refund with regards to postage costs?

harrisard

iTrader: (6)

Hi mate I have an after burner vortex tailpipe is 150mm and if genuine should have spiralled baffle!!

Harri.

ian888

cheers harri, yeah it definitly has the spiral baffle, i know that hayward and scott make the vortex but they also make an identical backbox to the vortex but without the flame tip, its on there website so im thinking its that one, either way its still been cut, i just measured the tailpipe to the first weld and its 175mm long are you sure you measured 150mm?

harrisard

iTrader: (6)

Yeah sorry mate just measured it in the day light and its 200mm(8") lol

ian888

Hi thanks for your help harri, looks like im one inch short, i'll have to try and sort something out, cheers, Ian