Re: False 5T engine knocking; exhaust; Lime Rock

[Dave Head <dhead@sundial.sundial.net>]

At 06:13 PM 8/3/96 -0700, you wrote:
>
>I have been neglecting the older of my 5Ts a bit so I am doing a few
>projects including new exhaust. I called a few places, Shokan and MAAS.
>They both had reasonable prices $100-$140 per muffler section. However, I
>am worried that I will get a crummy after-market part. Did any of you go
>cheap on your mufflers too and get parts that you really liked and
>thought were comparable to "the real thing?"
>

Why not go with a custom exhaust, 2.5"? It will give you at least 5 HP and
yer turbo will wind up faster. That's my next mod. Ask PDQSHIP and STEADIRIC
about theirs. Breathes lots better, especially with a new monolithic cat.
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87 5KCSTQ 170K miles and now counting (after $230.00 to repair...)
1.9 bar boost (charlie spring, no shim) - @ 1.3 the shuttle launches!
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