[urq] Exhaust Issues

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Wed Dec 1 22:00:11 EST 2004


 
 
In a message dated 12/1/2004 3:50:59 PM Mountain Standard Time,  
martin at quattro.ca writes:

The only  problem is the mild steel muffler box... otherwise yes, OEM is a
great  exhaust system.

On my '83 I kept the original pipes and simply changed  the box for SS free
flow one.
Worked out very  well.

Cheers
Martin Pajak

http://www.quattro.ca

1983  Audi Ur-quattro (305,000 km) In storage
1985 Audi Ur-quattro (203,000 km)  Euro spec. import mit 3B ;o)
1986 Audi 4000s quattro (266,000 km) winter  car
1971 Porsche 911T (45,000 mi) all original



-----Original  Message-----
From: urq-bounces at audifans.com  [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Brandon Rogers
Sent:  1-Dec-04 17:46
To: Jack Walker; urq at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [urq]  Exhaust Issues


I've said it before an I'll say it again.  I  think the factory exhaust is
pretty tough to beat, overall.  Pricey  yes.  Good sound - you bet.  I doubt
other systems really give  much of a power advantage.  And they are  well
built.

Brandon
'84 ur 20V w/ factory exhaust sans center  resonator

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Walker"  <jwalker at ivey.com>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday,  December 01, 2004 2:32 PM
Subject: [urq] Exhaust Issues


I don't  get it, why is anyone willing to buy something mail order, that
they can  get down the street at any common exhaust shop?

Unless you are headed  for a performance exhaust I can't see the reason
to ship something like  this anywhere. I've owned my UrQ for a little
over 10 years and it's  needing it's second rear muffler right now, they
have all rusted at exactly  the same place on the bottom of the muffler.
I've gone through tons of sets  of rubber hangers which makes me very
upset but I can deal with a $1  dounuts. My muffler isn't anything that
couldn't and hasn't been able to be  replaced locally.

In that I'm converting to an AAN motor this coming  spring I'm
researching a 3" Stainless system for my car.
At  semi-performance exhaust system shops in my area (Portland, Ore)  I'm
getting prices of $600-700 for a complete system, including making a  new
3" downpipe, cat, and complete to the tailpipe. None of the shops I  have
contacted have the capacity to do Mandrel Bending.

Now I'm not  really thinking I'll actually get a complete flange to
tailpipe system for  $600, but I've been in contact with other owners
that have cat back systems  from Stan's in the Seattle, Wa area for $750
for a mandrel bent SS  system.

But it's pretty interesting that the original system for the  10V has
only needed 2 mufflers in the 230,000 miles and 10+ years I've  owned it.
In that I'm keeping the car for the next 10 years, I'll go  SS.

Jack Walker
Ivey Imaging
5679 SE International  Way
Milwaukie,  Oregon
97222
jwalker at ivey.com

www.ivey.com

503)353-6521  direct line
503)807-3807 celluar phone



Has anyone found a shop that can replicate the flared flanges of the stock  
system? I tried a year or so ago to have the center section reproduced, and 
none  of the custom shops would quote that aspect. They all wanted to harvest my  
originals, which I didn't want to do. 

 
Dennis
Denver



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