[urq] Stainless 2.5" Exhaust

[Mike Sylvester]

Steve,

I had the exhaust modified and it fits great.
There is no more rubbing or rattling.
Much of the droning is gone as well, even though they did not change the
muffler.
It was due to the exhaust touching the floor.

I don't have any photos yet, but what they did was replace the rear flex
with pipe, change a bend at that same place and move a hanger position. 
He didn't have to touch the bends going over the rear axle.

Mike

www.urq20v.com

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: [urq] Stainless 2.5" Exhaust
> From: "Mike Sylvester" <mike at urq20v.com>
> Date: Mon, April 05, 2010 7:49 am
> To: "Steve Schmidt" <schmidt694 at gmail.com>
> 
> 
> My system as built from 034 rattles regardless of heat expansion.
> It does rattle worse if there is a back seat passenger.
> 
> The other problem is the droning at highway speeds.
> The newer 034 systems may not have that droning problem as I see they
> use a different muffler than they did on the early systems.  I bought
> mine about 3 years ago.
> 
> I don't know what I'll be able to do for photos, since I am not doing
> the modification to it myself.
> 
> I know they are going to remove one of the flex couplers. The system I
> have has 2.  One just behind the front pipe and one just before it goes
> over the rear end.  They are going to remove the rear flex.  I am also
> having the muffler swapped out.
> 
> 
> 
> Mike
> 
> www.urq20v.com
> 
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: [urq] Stainless 2.5" Exhaust
> > From: Steve Schmidt <schmidt694 at gmail.com>
> > Date: Sun, April 04, 2010 10:21 am
> > To: Mike Sylvester <mike at urq20v.com>
> > 
> > 
> > Mike,
> > Please keep me posted.
> > Yes it's 034 & Al seems to think it will rattle as the steel expands since
> > there is so little clearance.
> > He's trying to talk me out of using it.
> > If you could take pics of your rework I'd really appreciate it.
> > Cheers,
> > Steve.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 6:17 AM, Mike Sylvester <mike at urq20v.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Steve,
> > >
> > > Which 3" system are you having trouble fitting?  The 034 or something
> > > else?
> > > I have the 034 3" system in my car.  It definitely has fitment issues.
> > > I'm having it reworked at a custom exhaust shop this week.  They seemed
> > > pretty confident that they could make it work.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > www.urq20v.com
> > >
> > > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > > Subject: [urq] Stainless 2.5" Exhaust
> > > > From: Steve Schmidt <schmidt694 at gmail.com>
> > > > Date: Sat, April 03, 2010 4:52 pm
> > > > To: urq at audifans.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > We can't fit the 3' system under my car & I'm wondering if anyone in N
> > > > America makes a stainless 2.5" system?
> > > > Thanks ,
> > > > Steve.
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