s_barker said:
Exhaust has been refitted and is now sitting better. My mate reckons it could do with either a spacer from the flange at the cat or cut and twist it very slightly as the knock is due to the first bend being to close to the underside of the car. Never got any pics so not got nothing to show.
I think it'll do for now however once I get the money together for the manifold I'll ask if he can throw in a few spacers. Or fit the manifold on my mates ramp and see if any adjustments are needed and have him carry them out
Sorry to bring up an old post, i recently bought a solid fab to mate up with the OEM cat/manifold and i had exactly the same problems as you, hitting on the underside of the car just after where it comes off the cat flange. I cant really see a way to sort it to be honest without the rest of the exhaust system being really pissed up.
Did you buy the manifold and did it make the fitment better?
I have just purchased the solid fab manifold so if you havent yet il let you know what the fitment is like, it should sort the issue with the manifold since you can twist the VBand around to how you want it to sit and theres also a flexi which will give it a tiny bit more movement and i also think it sits further back than the standard one.