Elio. Car With A Hernia.

[Ian442]

The Mini Cooper we have my daughter named Gerard. I call it Gerard.

My car is referred to as Ding. My youngest son thinks White Trash Willie is more appropriate. I call it Deer Magnet since ive hit two deer already

 

[Maurtis]

Message:
Hello Elio. Over at ElioOwners.com ther was a thread called, " Elio. Car With A Hernia." , referring to the bulge created for the exhaust pipe. I was thinking, uh oh, that since there is an interior bulge created for the shifter and emergency brake, maybe a tweak to the unibody frame would allow the exhaust to run along the same line with no bulge. Thank You,

Thank you for your feedback, we will pass that along.
Regards,
The E Team

Sounds like a recipe to add a LOT of heat to the interior of the cabin since the "interior bulge" is likely not exposed to the outside underneath. I am thinking a chrome side pipe with open fenders and a pair of American Racing Torq Thrust wheels would look pretty sweet.

http://www.americanracing.com/wheel/25671/vnb425-torq-thrust-sl

 

[booboo]

Sounds like a recipe to add a LOT of heat to the interior of the cabin since the "interior bulge" is likely not exposed to the outside underneath. I am thinking a chrome side pipe with open fenders and a pair of American Racing Torq Thrust wheels would look pretty sweet.

http://www.americanracing.com/wheel/25671/vnb425-torq-thrust-sl

It all depends how it is done, most cars a tailpipes running underneath, usually the heat escapes to the outside air, and the catalytic converter and pipe will have a heat shielding to protect the vehicle. I do like the idea of chromed outside pipes, had two 6" ones reaching to the sky on my class 8 truck.
http://www.cartalk.com/content/one-exhaust-heat-shields-fell-my-honda

 

[Coss]

Sounds like a recipe to add a LOT of heat to the interior of the cabin since the "interior bulge" is likely not exposed to the outside underneath. I am thinking a chrome side pipe with open fenders and a pair of American Racing Torq Thrust wheels would look pretty sweet.

http://www.americanracing.com/wheel/25671/vnb425-torq-thrust-sl

Those wheels would be cool for the front wheels, what are you going to use on the back wheel?
Remember it's mounted to a swingarm and you see the wheel from both sides.

 

[Coss]

It all depends how it is done, most cars a tailpipes running underneath, usually the heat escapes to the outside air, and the catalytic converter will have a heat shield to protect the vehicle. I do like the idea of chromed outside pipes, had two 6" ones reaching to the sky on my class 8 truck.

They put it where they did to give it some ground clearance.

 

[Maurtis]

Those wheels would be cool for the front wheels, what are you going to use on the back wheel?
Remember it's mounted to a swingarm and you see the wheel from both sides.

I have not heard of any open wheel options for the rear, so that should not be an issue. From the looks of the P5 and E1A in the pictures it does not seem like enough of the rear wheel is showing to make a difference. I would just want to match the general rim color, silver/chrome if the from wheels are chrome, black if the front wheels are black, etc.

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[booboo]

Is it just me, or is our Hernia getting larger ?
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0087.jpg

 

[pistonboy]

I got this picture from booboo in the above post. I thought the picture should be seen.

It looks like the front body panel and side panel are cut out so the hernia sets within their cutout.
The trunk lid is not inset completely.
I would like to know what vehicle this is and where at.

Thanks booboo.

 

[Coss]

I got this picture from booboo in the above post. I thought the picture should be seen.

It looks like the front body panel and side panel are cut out so the hernia sets within their cutout.
The trunk lid is not inset completely.
I would like to know what vehicle this is and where at.

Thanks booboo.

Yes, it is longer and there is a new inset by the front suspension
Here's the P5 pics

It also looks like the inset on the body panel is deeper on the E; or the front of the body is wider. The exhaust cover is also shaped different, the P has a bend on the top, the E doesn't.
Here's the open suspension on the P5:

The first pictures of the E-series didn't have that filler around the suspension:

But you can see where the side inset is deeper.

I also don't think that it's color or lighting that is playing tricks with our eyes on the depth of the inset.

The rear hatch sticking up is probably just a temporary thing (like someone forced it up, or too far).

(I feel like I was playing find the differences in the two pictures)

 

[pistonboy]

Look how close the exhaust exit is to the back of the hernia. The white one has a greater distance.

However, I do not consider this a great difference.

On the white vehicle, the black mounting tabs for the rear wheel cover can be seen through the mounting crack. This is not a "big" deal.