Stebro exhaust on 4kq

[Ben Swann]

Peter,

I have one on my wifes '85 4kq - I love it and she does too.  It makes a great sound when the car is started and nice tone when accelerating, yet when cruising it quiets down nicely, so there is no annoying drone on the longer cruises.   I intend to take this one off and put on my '87 Project GTQ with NG engine - since it is stainless, it is still in great condition.

With the Stebro, 264 cam and 6 deg. of advance, the engine pulls easily to the redline, which it didn't do before.

Fitment was not perfect on mine which is several years old now, but I understand they made some improvements.

So in short, Stebro is louder, but it is a nice kind of loud.

Ben

[Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 20:51:02 +0000
From: a4kcstq at comcast.net
Subject: Stebro exhaust on 4kq
To: quattro at audifans.com
Message-ID: <013020042051.27709.7ca at comcast.net>

Is anybody running the stainless cat-back exhaust from Stebro on a 4kq?  I'd like to go with the stainless for durability but I'm concerned about the noise.  It says 3-4 dB louder.  Any comments on the noise level or sound quality?  I don't want my car to end up sounding like a H*nda Civic.  Other comments on the general quality and fit-up would be good also.  I see I can get the OE replacement from Ansa or Bosal for about 1/2 the price of stainless.  I'm torn...
-Peter Lines]