Stainless exhaust - on a diesel?

[horatio]

My rear exhaust has finally holed through. I spotted this on ebay - £280 for a bespoke cat back system, fitted & done. An aftermarket rear box at euro's is the same price!

Mercedes CLK 270 Custom Built Stainless Steel Exhaust Single Cat Back MC04 | eBay

Single cat back exhaust fitted with your choice of back box to suit the sound and performance you require. Fast Lane Styling Ltd specialises in high quality custom exhaust systems. While you wait at our showroom or drop off and collect.

www.ebay.co.uk

My only concern is doing this to a diseasel, the 5 cylinder 2.7 isn't exactly the quietest engine in the world either! Any thoughts/experiences welcome!

 

[14emerc]

How old is the car?

 

[horatio]

15/100k

 

[johnsco]

If you're intending to keep the car for a long time ... and assuming the exhaust has been well-engineered ... it's probably a good investment

 

[renault12ts]

G o for it. In my expereince aftermarket exhaust are fine.. I paid £30 for a rear box on my old 210 some years back. Did an excellent job.

 

[horatio]

If you're intending to keep the car for a long time ... and assuming the exhaust has been well-engineered ... it's probably a good investment

Its the cheapest fitted exhaust I can find anyway.

Just worried stainless will naturally drone a fair bit on a diesel. I have stainless on the 190 which is deeper than stock even though its close to original in design (3 silencers).

 

[Jockcl500]

I had a stainless system fitted to a couple previous cars, one was on a diesel, and found it to be no more noisy than the stock item, and it worked out cheaper and with a lifetime warrantee , I would not buy from ebay etc, I suggest finding a local supplier/fitter who will custom make/fit and that way you get to choose the tailpipe shape etc
I was happy with mine and it is a good point when you are selling.