[Vwdiesel] Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] EGT temps continued

[Nate Wall]

How much did the custom exhaust work cost at the muffler wshop?

--Nate

dieseltdi at earthlink.net wrote:

> Went to the muffler shop today and had the stock exhaust system replaced.
> Measured the inside diameter of the stock inlet to the muffler 11/2"!  We
> took off all of the pipe from the cat back and took out that hideous
> resonator and muffler.  He then fitted 2 1/2" pipe to the back with a Thrush
> turbo muffler in the position of the rear muffler.  Fabricated a 2 1/2"
> downturned tail pipe and viola!  Started the car and there is absolutely no
> difference in the noise level!  The may be a little more resonance at idle
> but nothing that is bothersome.  EGT seems to rise more slowly and is
> running at least 50-75 degrees F below where it did before at normal highway
> speeds.  Let my engine breathe!  I can feel the difference in the seat of
> the pants as the turbo now spools up much faster.  It has also stopped
> making the whining sound that it use to make on spool up.  Now, those of you
> with TDIs using cone filters, do you use the one for the 2.0 and just make a
> vacum outlet for the vacum hose connected to the air box?  Let me know,
> because that is the next step - more cool air in, cooler exhaust out.
> Hayden
>
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