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No cracks. Pipes are solid. It's the toilet bowl clip ( there normally are two ) and one of the exhaust manifold studs. The entire exhaust system is hung on rubber mounts, which prevents cracking, but the toilet bowl joint is fairly stiff so the pipes resonate. I've actually been very happy with the setup other than having to stay on top of bolt tighteness. I will send pics separately. 

Chris

Dnia 17.10.2017 o godz. 13:39 Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> napisał(a):

> Did your toilet bowl exhaust system suffer from premature cracks or outright failure? My exhaust had a cat. I think the cat weight, positioning, bracing etc. makes a big difference. I.e. Maybe a catless exhaust wouldnt crack as soon or at all before it rusts out.
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> Im still undcided re exhaust design but since the 1.8  + diesel parts engine i bought c/w a toilet bowl manifold and single pipe (rudimentary) to stainless miffler exhaust, i can at least run that for engine break in and testing  purposes.
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>> On Monday, October 16, 2017, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I was pulling my gearbox on Sunday for a rebuilt so I had a chance to inspect the exhaust.  One of the toilet bowl clips is missing as is one exhaust manifold stud. I replaced studs and used brass nuts previously. I would recommend using flex pipe sections even with the toilet bowl to keep things from buzzing off. 
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>> Chris
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>> Dnia 14.10.2017 o godz. 18:59 Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> napisał(a):
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>>> I can certainly attest to toilet bowl's robustness. 
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>>> Chris
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>>> Dnia 14.10.2017 o godz. 13:47 Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> napisał(a):
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>>>> Thanks for the exhaust info. At this point, I will keep things simple by using the RV 1.8 exhaust manifold that came with the engine/diesel parts I bought. A person on the samba (Bill) swore by his "toilet bowl" exhaust set up and said the exhaust never had any cracks. Having built at least 3 different versions of exhaust for my 15º swap, I'll gladly sacrifice a few HP for exhaust longevity. .......  I hope!
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> 1988 Westy Images
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> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical
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