[Vwdiesel] exhaust sound

[mikitka]

Ray,

That will work just fine. That way you get the correct size to the mounting
flange. The individual that made mine used the Down pipe from a 94 TD Jetta
as a template. I bought it off Ebay. It worked pretty well and he only had
to do a minor tweet for me to fit it under the car. Don't bother putting a
flex pipe in the down pipe.  Have your muffler shop put a ball joint on the
down pipe and then when you hook up the rest of the exhaust start at that
ball joint with a flex pipe and go back from there. That way if you ever
need to replace the flex pipe you don't have to touch the down pipe.  Also
you can use the existing mounting bracket to mount the down pipe. I have
pictures if anyone wants to see what I'm talking about. Hopefully I can find
them. LOL
Nick

-----Original Message-----
From: raymond greeley [mailto:rgreeley2 at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 4:18 PM
To: mikitka at earthlink.net; Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] exhaust sound

Hello nick and fellow vw enthusiasts, we may have discussed this before and 
i apologize. as we speak, I am noodiling through, up grading my 91 jetta td 
exhaust. making the same 2 1/2" down pipe you mention. I felt that
i would order a new gasket for the existing down pipe to use as a template 
for the flange on
the fabricated pipe. this is a daily driver and so this way i could make the

pipe, install it and
drive down to my muffler guy without any down time.that is of course if i 
can get the old down pipe housing bolts out. Just so i don't have to 
reinvent the wheel again is there a better progression or approach to this 
task. thanks, ray


>From: "mikitka" <mikitka at earthlink.net>
>To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] exhaust sound
>Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 04:55:18 -0500
>
>I ran my 91 ECO converted to true TD with just the new 2.5" downpipe on it
>for 22miles to the muffler shop to have the rest of the system put on. It
>didn't sound any louder than all these kids with their honda's and toyota's
>with that big round muffler on them, to me it seemed a little quieter and 
>it
>was no longer than just behind the steering rack. Now with a 2.5" system
>going through a Flowmaster muffler it is quiet.
>Nick
>
>
>MLightner wrote:
>
> >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.
> >
>