exhaust options

[JestersG60 at worldnet.att.net (Eric Lonchambon)]

This is exactly the advice and reasoning stated in Techtonics Tuning's parts
catalog.
was just browsing it last night.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Southerland <jsoutherland16@comcast.net>
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; Ryan Ruggles
<ryanruggles@uniserve.com>
Date: Thursday, July 24, 2003 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: exhaust options


>My advice is keep the stock manifold and DP. My experience with headers is
>if it's not a 4-2-1 header, your gains are minimal-read not worth the
>trouble- over the stock manifold. Some say even the 4-2-1 header does not
>provide a large gain with stock bore, street driven motors. Most of the
data
>I've seen shows no real gains low in the rev range, where you need it the
>most on the street. If the unknown header is 4-1, you can also have fitment
>problems and flexing that leads to breakage. The noise levels -at the
>engine- are slightly higher with headers, and even the best headers can
have
>problems on a daily driven car. I will never run headers on another DD. The
>gains on the street did not impress me enough to justify the headache.
>Remember this is all my opinion now.   Jeff
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ryan Ruggles" <ryanruggles@uniserve.com>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 1:46 PM
>Subject: exhaust options
>
>
>> I am putting a new exhaust on my rabbit Gti with a 1.8l JH with a weber
>> redline throttle body.  Here are my options:
>>
>> 1)  Use my current 4 to 2 manifold and downpipe and just adapt it to 2"
>from
>> the flex pipe back w/ no cat (82)
>>
>> 2) I can get a header from a wrecker for $10-20 and then make a 2"
exhaust
>> ofter the header, but then I have to remove the manifold that has been
>there
>> since the beginning of time and then find a gasket for the header of
which
>I
>> don't know the make.
>>
>> 3) Also I need options for the best mufflers.  I have a 2 &1/4" thresh
>> mufffler I could use but it is for my toyota 4x4 so I'd rather not.  So
>what
>> kind of mufflers fit/perform for this set up.
>>
>>
>> Which is better to go for, the manifold setup or the unknown header?
>>
>> Peace
>>
>> Ryan
>>
>> PS: looking at buying my second 16V Roc :)
>>
>>
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