tailpipes for 260

Elliot · 8th July 2009, 16:42

can anyone tell me about zero tail pipes for the 260 - sound good ? too loud? will the wife drive it? Alternatives?

Ragman · 8th July 2009, 17:15

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Originally Posted by Elliot

can anyone tell me about zero tail pipes for the 260 - sound good ? too loud? will the wife drive it? Alternatives?

There are really three options

Standard quad pipes - generally felt to be too muted and don't make enough of the V8 burble

X-powers - twin ovals - much louder, some say too much resonance in the cabin but I don't find that with mine and the wife's never worried about the noise. X-powers getting increasingly hard to get hold of now

Zero's - quad pipes giving more of a V8 burble, retaining the original look but not as loud as the X-powers by any means. Some have commented they are a bit on the pricy side

Other than this you're looking a bespoke systems as some 260 owners have gone for

Michal · 8th July 2009, 19:15

I would recommend to visit any of the Longlife, Powerflow exhausts branch and get a quote. I got a semi sport system (just back boxes) fitted to my S-Type R for £280 all in. I would pay abput £450 for full catback with balance pipe which improves performance but decided to leave it for later. I can't believe the prices would be much different for ZT260 as the system would be pretty similar on both cars.

black olive · 8th July 2009, 20:12

As ragman said on the "off the shelf " front, however the suppl of Xpowers seems to have dried up. bear in mind if purchasing for a tourer the boxes are the same but the tailpipes need to be 3 inches longer than the saloon

the only thing required on the 260 if going down the longlife/powerflow route is a pair of back boxes.

if you get over to the two-sixties and get assimilated there are threads with soundclips.

I currently have my rear boxes off- now that is LOUD.

If it were me I would go for the zeros, they are top notch materials and build quality

Elliot · 9th July 2009, 14:18

Thanks all - looks like zeros for me - just joined the two sixty site as well.

Tim · 9th July 2009, 16:44

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Originally Posted by Elliot

Thanks all - looks like zeros for me - just joined the two sixty site as well.

If you click on the links below Elliot you can hear them

8th July 2009, 16:42	#1
Elliot Newbie MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sparsholt nr Winchester Hants Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	tailpipes for 260 can anyone tell me about zero tail pipes for the 260 - sound good ? too loud? will the wife drive it? Alternatives?

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black olive I really should get out more....... 260 SE vin 214 ( last mark 1 260 ) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2,009 Thanks: 1 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	As ragman said on the "off the shelf " front, however the suppl of Xpowers seems to have dried up. bear in mind if purchasing for a tourer the boxes are the same but the tailpipes need to be 3 inches longer than the saloon the only thing required on the 260 if going down the longlife/powerflow route is a pair of back boxes. if you get over to the two-sixties and get assimilated there are threads with soundclips. I currently have my rear boxes off- now that is LOUD. If it were me I would go for the zeros, they are top notch materials and build quality __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Last edited by black olive; 8th July 2009 at 20:16..

9th July 2009, 14:18	#5
Elliot Newbie MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sparsholt nr Winchester Hants Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	rear pipes Thanks all - looks like zeros for me - just joined the two sixty site as well.

8th July 2009, 19:15	#3
Michal Regular poster Jaguar S-Type R Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Cardiff Posts: 73 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I would recommend to visit any of the Longlife, Powerflow exhausts branch and get a quote. I got a semi sport system (just back boxes) fitted to my S-Type R for £280 all in. I would pay abput £450 for full catback with balance pipe which improves performance but decided to leave it for later. I can't believe the prices would be much different for ZT260 as the system would be pretty similar on both cars.