Lightweight exhaust project receives ‘green’ light

Posted on 18 Dec 2014 by The Manufacturer

Engineers in the West Midlands have started a project to cut the weight of car exhausts in half supported by a grant from the Niche Vehicle Network’s Research and Development Programme.

Experts from JSE-UK, Unipart Eberspächer and Coventry University – in conjunction with a local high-performance vehicle manufacturer – plan to design and make exhaust systems weighing just 20 kilos through an intense six-month project. Manufacturing will take place at the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) in Coventry after funding for the R&D project…

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