Exhaust system

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Exhaust system

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Are the pancake type exhaust systems still available? If so where from?
I have one that is slightly stuffed and I am being quoted around A$1,000 to repair/rebuild it.
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No, they are not available new anywhere. Occasionally we have heard that Wag Aero's repair arm will repair them, then we hear they won't.

What do you mean by stuffed?
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BTW $1000 is half the cost to replace with Hanlon Wilson system. I would have to think hard about keeping the pancakes. This is a decision I may have to make as I also have pancake mufflers.
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Bruce Fenstermacher wrote: What do you mean by stuffed?
Commonwealth slang for useless or meaningless...see also 'knackered'
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Thanks for the info. Yes stuffed = totally useless or beyond repair. The old one was full of corrosion and holes. I have had a new one made $1500.
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