[Vwdiesel] exhaust sound

[Theo]

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On 12/4/06, B & R Decker <bdecker001 at centurytel.net> wrote:
>
>         When I was running a Rabbit pickup with a Jetta 1.6 turbo diesel I
> just ran a 2.5 inch straight pipe. The turbo seems to do a pretty good job
> of making the exhaust sound reasonable. It was a little loud when I was on
> it really hard but if you ever heard a new Harley by comparison it is
> really
> quiet as a kitten. The turbo really spools up fast and you have lots of
> power with a 2.5 inch straight pipe.
> Brian Decker
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of MLightner
> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 4:14 AM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] exhaust sound
>
> I've yet to take my Jetta (85 1.6 TD) out on the open road and opened
> 'er up, for obvious reasons, but I'm wondering
> if it's usual for it to sound kinda like a tricked-out  high revving
> little sports car;  once the tach gets above about 2,500 and at or
> nearly at WOT.  The exhaust system looks to be intact, I can't hear any
> exhaust leak when idling in the driveway.  There's a rather small
> diameter muffler-looking thing (resonator?) about 2 feet back from the
> down-pipe and then the rather stock looking muffler at the rear of the
> car.  It seems especially loud at lower revs when coming back down steep
> hill and using engine braking only, is it possible that the muffler is
> original, and it's missing it's usual contents but still looks good on
> he outside.  Just trying to get up a comprehensie parts list, thanks.
>
> Mike
>
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