Stainless Steel Silencer... cracked in the middle

[Dayve]

Hi Guys,

I recently had a second hand scorpion stainless steel exhaust system and manifold put onto my 91' 320 Cabriolet.

I was driving it the other day and it started making a horrible drone and also a tinny noise.

I had it put up a ramp at a garage and it seems the silencer has cracked. Right down the middle of it. Width ways.

My question is, how does that actually happen? It didn't take any knocks whilst I had it installed. Would it be a faulty exhaust or had he previous owner bashed it at some point?

Any advice or previous experience would be welcome!

[Cloggy Saint]

I was driving it the other day and it started making a horrible drone and also a tinny noise.

I thought that was normal for a Scorpion? Sorry, that's all I've got.

[Dayve]

I'm getting the sense that it might not be the most popular choice on here. What I originally wanted was a bit more of a grunty sound from the car. The original exhaust broke and I figured I would replace it. Ended up going for the manifold and the scorpion full system. I'm undecided as to whether this was a waste of money or not. But it has happened no the less

[Brianmoooore]

The advantage of stainless steel is also responsible for its main disadvantage. The stuff doesn't rust, so they can get away with stuff not much thicker than what you cook the Christmas turkey in.
Can only guess, but I'd expect that the failure was down to sloppy fitting of the system, forcing things into place, and leaving the box under stress.

[Dayve]

The advantage of stainless steel is also responsible for its main disadvantage. The stuff doesn't rust, so they can get away with stuff not much thicker than what you cook the Christmas turkey in.
Can only guess, but I'd expect that the failure was down to sloppy fitting of the system, forcing things into place, and leaving the box under stress.

Thanks Brian,

I guess this might be the likely cause. Lesson learned.