I've very recently fitted a silencer and downpipe from armours ( ron pier stainless M20 type) and encountered the same palava...I shortened the down pipe ( cant remember by how much but obviously it would depend on the particular "bend" on the individually manufactured pipe..!?)...I'm thinking it was 70mm or so,but dont quote me on that!!...it was a very very snug fit in the cylinder head and used a course sand paper to rub it down a tad...of course action was taken not to let any grit and filings get into the head itself!... the fixing bracket was over long too but I drilled out a hole to take the mounting bolt approx "55mm centre" up from where the weld meets the pipe and cut off the excess accordingly!,..its close to the stand spring and toolbox but had to be! It's under a bit of pressure to get it up into place but,fingers crossed,not excessively!!....the toolbox lid can be opened 75% of the way but access to tools etc is not a problem atall.....I've been using armours for many years and cant think of a time that I haven't had to twist or bend a bracket??..which isn't too bad if its stainless but a right pain in the arse if its chromed!!.. a real shame because the pipes etc themselves are great quality!!......last year I had to bend both downpipe brackets on my new A10 downpipes and one kicked out slightly further than the other 🤨...too much poncing about but got it sorted in the end!!..a couple of years before I sent a pair of dominator pipes back because they were atrocious!!!!.......anyway,I hope some of this makes sense chaps?..I was going to send a couple of pictures but haven't got a clue how to😂?..pip pip shaun

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Hi Shaun
I also have 2 stainless down pipes - reason - if you bead blast you can mimic the dull chrome effect with no paint required

However, Like Bastiaan’s pipe - it’s not possible to fit without significant rework- again as mentioned before - it cannot not be difficult to get this right in this day & age - especially if they have been given an original as a template to base their work on

I have to buy 2 pipes from them for a 51 Troumph 3T I have here - going home to Ireland soon - I truly hope they fit when time comes to fit them - I need to order them on Tuesday

Another forum member recently had an M20 pipe made & it fitted well by all accounts - the company who bent this was Raysons Exhausts - it’s run by the grandson of the former owner of Unity Equipe -
I have seen some of their examples on printed media & social media posts - they seem to excel in making specialist & one offs to a high degree of accuracy
Maybe an option for the future
Br
Jo’b

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To OP: wait until you will start the motor with the Armours system.
You will definitely need an ok from the Ministry of Environmental Protection.

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Well fitted my exhaust last week and it fitted perfect just needed a little taking off the rear bracket. So they must of copyed Rons .

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Armorers are normally pretty good , all normally need a little fettle , I hate messing around with chrome,Well I have a problem with a wng silencer the bracket is in the wrong place but as it’s stainless I can move it , however the little indentation at the exit pint should it be at the top or the bottom, I think it should be at the bottom as a drip point what do others think ?
the chrome ones on my 1940 twin port single AJS upswept pipes and silencers fitted perfectly ,

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The flute is definitely at the top Andrew. I guess more ornament that use! The last contracts had the "Bell End" removed....OUCH! Ron




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